Chapter 7 Flashcards
Plankton
Are organisms that cannot swim against currents so, they drifters.
Nekon
Are free-swimming organisms such as fish and whales.
Benthos
Are bottom dwellers such as mussels ,worms ,barnacles .
Littoral zone
Near the shore aquatic life of diverse and abundant.
Benthic zone
The bottom of pond or lake which is organisms reached by inhabitants decomposed.
Eutrophication
Increase in the plant growth algae growth amount of large lakes.
Marshes
Tends occurs beneath the low flat surface.
Swamps
Flat poorly drained, wooded land, often near streams.
Wetlands
Protects any wetlands are vital government protects us states.
Rivers
Underground spring usually colder filled with oxygen.
Estuary
Area in which fresh water protects marsh growth.
Salt Marshes
Protects species like shrimp and crabs, fish, etc.
Mangrove
Found in tropical and damage storms and development projects and world.
Barrier islands
Such as the one mainlands and provided for wildlife
Coral reefs
Coral animals and the algae.