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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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living on the bottom

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benthic

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2
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emerging from the water

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emergent

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3
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living within another organism

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endosymbiotic

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4
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living on rocks

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epilithic

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5
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living above ground

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epigean

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6
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living on mud

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epipelic

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7
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living on plants

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epiphytic

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8
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living on sand

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episammic

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9
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living in groundwater influenced by surface water

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hyporheic

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10
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living on lake shores in shallow benthic zone of lakes

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littoral

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11
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living on the surface of water

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neustonic

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12
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living in benthic water , in a complex mixture including algae

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periphytic

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13
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living deep in a lake

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profundal

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14
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living very near or within another organism

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symbiotic

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15
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actively using groundwater habitats for part of life cycle

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stygophilic

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16
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specialized for life in groundwater

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stygobitic

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17
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this type of lake is a basin formed by movement of earths crust, which can be very old and very deep

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tectonic

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18
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when a block slips down between two others, this tectonic plate is:

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graben

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19
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when there is diagonal slippage of rocks in tectonic lakes this is:

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horst

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20
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this type of lake is formed when ice left from retreating glaciers is buried in till, then melts

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pothole, kettle

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21
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this type of lake is formed when glacial activity deposits a dam of rock and debris

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moraine

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22
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this type of lake is formed when movement of earth dams a stream or a river (similar to reservoirs)

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earthslide

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23
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this type of lake is created when volcanic explosion causes a hole that is then filled with water

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volcanic caldera

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24
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this type of lake is created when limestone dissolves, and forms small, steep slides

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dissolution lake

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25
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this type of lake is formed when a river bend pinches off and leaves a lake behind

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oxbow lake

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26
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an area of the stream characterized by deep depths and a slow current is known as

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pool

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27
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an area of the stream characterized by shallow depths with fast, turbulent water is known as

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riffle

28
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an area of the stream characterized by slow flowing deep water often on the outside of bends is known as

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run

29
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How is Lake Baikal formed?

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parallel fault blocks

30
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phylum name: sponges

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porifera

31
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phylum name: hydra and jellyfish

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cnidaria

32
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phylum name: flatworms

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platyhelminthes

33
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phylum name: gastrotrichs

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gastrotricha

34
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phylum name: rotifers

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rotifera

35
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phylum name: nematodes

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nematoda

36
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phylum name: snails/bivalves

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mollusca

37
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phylum name: oligochaetes/leeches

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annelida

38
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phylum name: moss animals

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bryozoa

39
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phylum name: water bears

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tardigrada

40
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phylum name: arthropods

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arthropoda

41
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Class name: spiders and mites

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arichnida

42
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what is the common subphylum of arthropoda?

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insecta

43
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order collembola?

A

springtails

44
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order ephemeroptera?

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mayflies

45
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order odonata?

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dragonflies

46
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order plecoptera?

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stoneflies

47
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order tricoptera?

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caddisflies

48
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Order megaloptera and neuroptera?

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fissflies, alderflies, and spongillaflies

49
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order hemiptera?

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true bugs

50
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order lepidoptera?

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aquatic caterpillars

51
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order coleoptera?

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water beetles

52
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order diptera?

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flies and midges

53
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what is another common subphylum of arthropoda?

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crustacea

54
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order ostracoda?

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seed shrimp

55
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order copepoda?

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copepods

56
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class branchiopoda

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shrimp

57
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order cladocera

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water fleas (daphnia)

58
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order Anostraca

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brine shrimp

59
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order decapoda?

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crayfish, crabs, shrimps

60
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order isopoda?

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isopods

61
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order amphipoda

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scuds and side swimmers

62
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Name three characteristics of crustacea

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two pairs of antennae, head and thorax are fused, three pairs of mouthparts

63
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how many pairs of legs do crustacea usually have?

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greater than three

64
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what is the habitat for crustacea

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primarily aquatic, mostly marine

65
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the first larval stage of most crustacea is known as what?

A

nauplius

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