Chapter 2 Flashcards
Name the deepest body on earth?
Pacific ocean
What provides the world with most of its oxygen?
Ocean Alage
What is the name for algae that clumps together and grows to huge sizes?
Kelp
What is the term for specials structures that help plants and animals survive?
Adaptions
What do you call areas of land that are covered with water most of the year?
Wet lands
How do fish get the oxygen they need to survive?
Gills
Name the type of wetland that has woody plants like cypress trees and royal palms.
Swamps
What is the name for animals that live in the water and on the land?
Amphibians
where is most of earths water?
In oceans
A water environment that has a mixture of fresh and salt water is called a?
Brackish environment
How is surface water different from the deepest parts of the ocean?
Surface water is warmer. Deeper parts are cold
In what part of the ocean is most ocean life(plants and animal) found?
(Near the surface in the middle, in the depths, or evenly disturbed throughout?)shallow waters up to 100 meters deep
What are the differences between swamps, marshes, and bogs?
Swamps trees
Marshes grasses and reeds
Bogs moss and rich soil
How do wetlands help the environment?
They filter
they provide homes for animals,
They absorb excess water to keep areas from flooding.
What plants can be found in freshwater environments?
Grasses, reeds, moss, some trees
What plants can be found in saltwater environments?
Kelp, algae, eel grass
Why structure helps kelp to float?
Air bladders - they’re balloon like structures
What are adaptations that help animals stay safe in the ocean?
Camouflage, claws, sharp teeth, ink
What is the main difference between ocean water and water in rivers, lakes, and streams?
Ocean water has salt. The others have fresh water.
Would the following animals be found in salt water (s) or freshwater (F)?
Jelly fish S frogs F, whales S, heron’s F
Is there more salt water or fresh water on earth?
Salt water
Is most of earth’s fresh water found in lakes, rivers, and springs,
or is it frozen in article areas?
Frozen arctic areas
In what regions are coral found?
Shallow tropical reefs
Are most plants in the ocean true plants or algae?
Algae
What special adaptation to fish that live in deep dark oceans have?
Viper fish have large eyes and sharp teeth
Do birds travel to wetlands during migrations?
Yes
How can the pollution of ocean waters have an effect upon people who live anywhere in the world?
Pollution has a negative effect on both the plants and animals in the ocean.
People rely on the oxygen ocean algae produces
Birds and people eat animals from the ocean and can get sick
All of the oceans are connected so everyone needs to do their part to take care of them
Name three ways you can you keep the oceans from getting polluted.
Reduce , reuse, recycle
Pick up trash/ participate in a beach clean up
Look for new energy sources that don’t pollute
Name three types of amphibians
Frogs
Walking fish
Toads
Salamanders
