aquatic biome Flashcards
1
Q
Estuary
A
Zone between river and sea
2
Q
Salinity of estuary
A
Variable
3
Q
Productivity of estuaries
A
Highly productive due to nutrient richness
4
Q
Why does intertidal zones exhibit stratification
A
High variations in salinity and temperature
5
Q
Features of intertidal zone
A
High nutrients and oxygen contact, lack of attached plants of algae
6
Q
Most abundant ocean biome
A
Pelagic zone (70%)
7
Q
Features of pelagic zone
A
Low nutrients, thermally stratified, phyto and zoo plankton
8
Q
Coral phylum
A
Cnidaria
9
Q
Benthic zone features
A
Constant darkness, cold, high water pressure
