componants of the ecosystem Flashcards
Define the word fertile
organisms that are able to breed
what is a hybrid
animal produced from the breeding of two different species [the offspring are rarely fertile
is a community all the organisms in an area at a specific time
YES
what is the environment
the abiotic and biotic factors that influence an organism in its habitat
is biotic living
yes
what is abiotic
non living
name 2 coastal ecosystems
coral reef, muddy shores, shandy shores
what is it called if you are collecting samples for field work
sampling
what is a quadrat used for
to sample areas in investigations
what is deeper the midnight zone or the twilight zone
midnight zone
what is the benthic zone
the sea bed and the water directly above it
when dose light stop penetrating the water
1000m
explain why fish shoal
to protect them from predator
why are fish in the sunlight zone more gelatinous
because of the pressure
name 2 types of shores
Rocky, muddy and sandy
what does it mean if the shore is inter tidal
it means its some times under water and some times not this will be due to tides
what do mangroves excreet from there leaves
SALT
what is the name of the roots that keep the mangrove up
prop roots
what is the name of the roots that stick out of the ground
pneumatophores
what is the particles size of fine sand
0.002mm to 2mm
what is smaller fine sand or mud
mud
what is bigger fine sand coarse sand or mud
coarse sand
what do clams use to burrow into sediments
muscular foot
what is the parrot fish adaptation for grinding coral
large teeth
