Aquatic Biomes Flashcards

1
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Large algae growing in the sea or on rocks below the high-water mark.

A

Seaweeds

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An organism, usually a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances.

A

Decomposers

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3
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Animals that consume dead organisms that have died from causes other than predation.

A

Scavengers

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4
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Lots of different kinds.

A

Diversity

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5
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Regular rising and falling of the sea level in different places.

A

Tides

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6
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Interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association.

A

Symbiotic

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7
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Feeding by filtering out plankton or nutrients suspended in the water.

A

Filter feeders

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8
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Aridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.

A

Coral reef

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9
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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water.

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Photosynthesis

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10
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A simple, non-flowering, and typically aquatic plant of a large group that includes the seaweeds and many single-celled forms.

A

Algae

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11
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The small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or fresh water, consisting chiefly of diatoms, protozoans, small crustaceans, and the eggs and larval stages of larger animals.

A

Plankton

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12
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The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.

A

Estuary

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13
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Is the eggs and sperms released or deposited into water by aquatic animals

A

Spawning

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14
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Land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.

A

Wetland

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15
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Aporous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it.

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Filter

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