Botany Bay Flashcards
Estuary
partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it
Aquaculture
the cultivation of aquatic organisms, such as fish, shellfish, and plants, in controlled environments for commercial purposes
Phytoplankton
microscopic plants that drift in the water and serve as a food source for many marine organisms
Mortality
the state of being subject to death; the number of deaths in a population
Genetically modified
referring to organisms whose genetic material has been altered using biotechnology techniques
Mangroves
Mangroves are groups of trees and shrubs that grow in coastal intertidal zones.
Between high and low tide (only covered by high tide)
Distribution
The way in which individuals in a species are spatially arranged
Intertidal Zone
An area wich is vovverd by water at high tide and exposed at low tide
Middens
distinct concentration of shell containing evidence of Aboriginal activities
Aboriginal shell middan
Salinity
The measure of the amount of dissolved salt in water
Silt
fine sand or clay carried by running water
Temperature
A climate characterised by milt temperatures
Between tropics and polar regions
Triploid
An organism possessing three sets of chromosones
Tropics
A climate characterised by warm temperatures
on tropic of cancer and capricorn
Abiotic
Non-living componants of an environment
Biotic
Living componants of an environment
Crustacean
An large arthropod, like crab or lobster
Ecosystem
A biological community or interacting organisms
Erosion
Natural forces removing the earth’s surface
wind or water
Epiphyte
Non-parasitic organism that grows on another organism
like oysters on mangroves
Groyne
A low wall built on seafloor to reduce erosion
Invertebrate
Animal without spine
insects or molluscs
Mollusc
Animal with soft, unsegmented body
Snails or clams
Plankton
Microscopic organism drifting in water
RAMSAR site
A wetland of international importance for migratory birds
Sediment
Soil materials carried by water and deposited elsewhere
Turbidity
Cloudiness of a liquid caused by silt
