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Aquatic Ecosystem Flashcards

1
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Abiotic Factors

A

Salinity
Hardness
Temperature
Availability of Sunlight
Dissolved Oxygen
pH
Nutrients
Turbidity

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2
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It is the amount of dissolved salt in the water

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Salinity

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3
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Salinity is formed by the ______ of ____

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Weathering of rocks

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4
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Biotic Factor

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Aquatic Organisms

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5
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Higher salinity water is more _____

A

dense

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6
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It is the amount of minerals (calcium and magnesium) in freshwater

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Hardness

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7
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It measures the average kinetic energy of the water molecules

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Temperature

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8
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Warmest at the _______ and near the _______

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  • surface
  • equator
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9
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It decreases with water depth

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Availability of sunlight

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10
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It is the amount of oxygen gas per mL of water

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Dissolved oxygen

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11
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A measurement of the acidity or alkalinity of water

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pH

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12
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pH below 7

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Acids

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13
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pH
Rainwater:

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5.6 due to mixing with CO2

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14
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pH
Acid rain:

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<4.5 due to mixing with sulfur

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15
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  • pH is exactly 7
  • pure water
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Neutral

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16
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pH above 7

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Bases

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17
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pH
Ocean Water:

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8.1 due to carbonate (CO32-) ions

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18
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  • are nitrates and phosphates that runoff from land
  • needed for algae growth
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Nutrients

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19
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It measures water cloudiness, and also increases with soil runoff

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Turbidity

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20
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Aquatic organisms

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Plankton
Nekton
Benthos
Decomposers

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21
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Small, freefloating or weakly swimming

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Plankton

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22
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Plankton that are plantlike

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Phytoplankton

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23
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Plankton that are animal-like

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Zooplankton

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24
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Large, independent swimmers

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Nekton

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25
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  • Bottom-dwellers
  • Many do not move, or move very seldom
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Benthos

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26
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Break down dead organisms and waste, cycling nutrients back into the water

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Decomposers

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27
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An ecosystem that includes rivers, ponds, and lakes with low salinity

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Freshwater Ecosystems

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28
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Areas naturally filled with water

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Lakes and Ponds

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29
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Ponds are _______, lakes ______

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  • smaller
  • bigger
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30
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It is nearest the shore

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Littoral zone

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31
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Waters in the littoral zone

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warm, shallow, and sunlit

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32
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It root at the bottom and pass through the water surface

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Emergent plants

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33
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An open water area too deep for emergent plants

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Limnetic zone (Photic)

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34
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Water in the Limnetic zone

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  • warm and sunlit
  • supports phytoplankton
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35
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It is cold and aphotic

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Profundal zone

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36
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  • lakes that have low nutrient levels, limiting algae and phytoplankton growth
  • low turbidity
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Oligotrophic

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37
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  • lakes that have high nutrients levels and excessive algae growth
  • very high turbidity
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Eutrophic

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38
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Narrow channels that carry runoff water towards rivers

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Streams

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39
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Wider and carry more water

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Rivers

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40
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Each section of a river has different ______ _______

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abiotic properties

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41
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The headwaters or river source has:

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  • High dissolved oxygen (O2)
  • Low nutrients (NO3, NO2, PO4)
  • Cold water temperatures
  • Low turbidity (oligotrophic)
  • No salinity
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42
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In the transition zone, the river…

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  • Widens and deepens
  • Becomes warmer
  • Decreases dissolved oxygen
  • Increases nutrient levels
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43
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Within the transition zone are _________ that regularly flood

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floodplains

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44
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Floodplains

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  • high in soil nutrient levels
  • very fertile
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45
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It is where the river enters the ocean

46
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Mouth (river)
Abiotic properties:

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  • Low dissolved oxygen (O2)
  • High nutrients (NO3, NO2, PO4)
  • Warm water temperatures
  • High turbidity (eutrophic)
  • Moderate salinity
47
Q

Areas containing soils that are usually waterlogged

48
Q

Completely saturated in water

A

Waterlogged

49
Q

Soil tends to be __________ due to the lack of ___ _______

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  • oxygen-poor
  • air exposure
50
Q

Found in low-lying, treeless areas

51
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Low-lying wetlands dominated by trees

52
Q

Have floating mats of plant matter that living plants grow on.

53
Q

Bogs:
It is where living plants grow on

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Floating mats

54
Q

Slow rates of ____________ result in nutrient-poor water

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decomposition

55
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Adaptations of Wetland Organisms

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  • Floating
  • Carnivorous
  • Emergent
56
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Floating

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Fewer vascular tissues needed since water is abundant, making them lighter

57
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Carnivorous

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Capture and digest insects to increase nitrogen and phosphorous absorption

58
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Emergent

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Many empty spaces in tissues to allow oxygen to flow through the plant and into the submerged root

59
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Example of Floating plant

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Water lily

60
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Example of Carnivorous plant

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Venus flytrap

61
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Example of Emergent plant

62
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It includes wetlands that are found along the shoreline and in shallow seas

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Coastal Ecosystem

63
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Saltwater wetland areas that are continually covered and uncovered by the tides

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Tidal flats

64
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Saltwater pools that are separated from the ocean by sandbanks or coral reefs

A

Coastal lagoons

65
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Partially-enclosed bodies of water where river water mixes with sea water, forming brackish water

66
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Landforms at river mouths formed by deposited sediment

67
Q

As rivers reach the ocean, their ______ slows

68
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Slow-moving waters cannot ______ as much _________

A

carry as much sediment

69
Q

The sediment is deposited at the _____ _____ _____

A

shallow ocean shore

70
Q

Eventually the sediment ______ the coastline and forms large ________

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  • expands
  • landmasses
71
Q

Tidal flats dominated by herbs and grasses

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Salt marshes

72
Q

Contain submerged plants that resemble grass

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Seagrass beds

73
Q

have trees with roots that can filter salt

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Mangrove forests

74
Q

Purpose of mangrove forests

A

Coastal protection

75
Q

How does the mongrove forests protects the coast?

A

By dissipating up to 90% of wave energy

76
Q

It includes shallow seas, open ocean, and the sea floor in its ecosystem

A

Ocean Ecosystem

77
Q

The ______ ____ alternates from submerged during high tide to dry during low tide

A

intertidal zone

78
Q

It is the result of the gravitational pull of the sun and moon

79
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During this tide, the sun and moon’s gravity align, creating the greatest tidal range

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Spring tides

80
Q

During this tide, the sun and moon’s gravity are perpendicular, resulting in the smallest tidal range

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Neap tides

81
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Intertidal Zone Ecosystems

A
  • Rocky Shores
  • Sandy Shores
82
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Rocky Shores

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  • Substrate is hard and stable
  • Erosion is slow
83
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Sandy Shores

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  • Substrate is shifting and unstable
  • Erosion is rapid
  • Color depends on source
84
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Common Types of Sand

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  • Black
  • Brown
  • White
85
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Example of Black sand

A

Volcanic rock

86
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Example of Brown sand

87
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Example of White sand

88
Q

It is a shallow sea ecosystem immediately above the continental shelf

A

Coastal zone

89
Q

In coastal zone:

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  • abundant in sunlight and nutrients
  • contains 90% of ocean’s biodiversity
90
Q

Ecosystems that are built on the exoskeletons of coral polyps

A

Coral reefs

91
Q

Coral reefs are mostly found in what type of water?

A

Warm, shallow, sunlit water

92
Q

It is a symbiotic relationship between two organisms

93
Q

What are the organisms that are involved in the symbiotic relationship of corals?

A

Polyps and Algae

94
Q

It build the calcium carbonate exoskeleton

95
Q

It photosynthesize most of the coral’s food

96
Q

It is an important sink in the carbon cycle and helps to maintain ocean pH

A

Calcium carbonate

97
Q

The ____ _____ includes all areas beyond the
continental shelf

A

Open ocean

98
Q

Open ocean is also called as

A

Marine Desert

99
Q

What are the Ocean light zones

A
  • Photic zone
  • Aphotic zone
100
Q

A zone that contains sunlight; enough to perform photosynthesis in the topmost layer

A

Photic Zone

101
Q

It has no sunlight at all

A

Aphotic zone

102
Q

Abundant species in the aphotic zone

A

Bioluminescent species

103
Q

It can produce and emit light

A

Bioluminescent

104
Q

It is the result of chemical reactions by symbiotic bacteria

105
Q

The light can help to find _____ or _____ _____

A

prey or attract mates

106
Q

It receives no light, and all food webs are based around scavenging and decomposition

A

Abyssal plain

107
Q

It is received by the abyssal plain from the upper layer of the water column

A

Marine snow

108
Q

A constant flow of detritus from above

A

Marine snow

109
Q

Fissures in the abyssal plain where heated water and minerals are released

A

Hydrothermal vents

110
Q

Organisms that can generate food from these chemicals perform ___________

A

Chemosynthesis

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