Aqua quiz Flashcards

0
Q

Trees and shrubs found along warm water coasts and in salt marshes and tidal estuaries

A

Mangroves

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1
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Area shoreline between low and high tides

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Intertidal zone

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2
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Mixture of non-photosynthetic and photosynthetic secondary consumers that feed on other planktons

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Zooplanktons

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3
Q

Exoskeleton of polyps made up of

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Calcium carbonate

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4
Q

Standing or still water in lake

A

Lentic

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5
Q

Shallow sunlit waters near shore

A

Littoral zone

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6
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Organisms that form coral

A

Coral polyps

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7
Q

Area with abundant sunlight and nutrients

A

Coastal zone

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8
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Bottom dweller organisms

A

Benthos

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9
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Brightly lit sea area where it is nutrient poor, high dissolved oxygen level, photosynthetic

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Photic zone

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10
Q

Aerial roots of mangrove trees

A

Pneumatophores

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11
Q

Coastal water are where sea water mixes with fresh water

A

Estuary

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12
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Lakes low in nutrients

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Oligotrophic

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13
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Organisms that are strong swimmers and consumers

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Nekton

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14
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Constantly moving water

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Lotic

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15
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Free-floating producers

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Phytoplankton

16
Q

Flowering plants growing in marine and saline environments

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Sea grasses

17
Q

Ring shaped cr

A

Atoll

18
Q

Coral reef close to and along land

A

Fringing

19
Q

Well lit open surface waters in lakes, away from shore

A

Limnetic zone

20
Q

Cr separated from mainland by deep channel or lagoon

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Barrier reef