Freshwater Ecosystems Flashcards
Strong, wide stream is called a…
River
A stream of water joining a larger stream is a…
Tributary
What is one imported abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems?
Water it’s not that hard
What attaches to rocks
A: insects
B: tadpoles
C: Algae and Moss
C Algae and Moss
What lives under rocks?
A: Insects
B: Tadpoles
C: Algae and Moss
A Insects
What uses suction disc?
A: Insects
B: Tadpoles
C: Algae and Moss
B Tadpoles
The zone that goes as deep as the sunlight can reach home to many photosynthetic plankton.
A: Deepwater zone
B: Open water zone
C: Littoral zone
B Open water zone
The zone where no sunlight reaches organisms feed on dead organisms from above.
A: deepwater zone
B: Open water zone
C: littoral zone
A deepwater zone
The zone closest to the edge of the lake or pond sunlight reaches the bottom.
A: deepwater zone
B: Open water zone
C: littoral zone
C Littoral zone
What enables algae and plants to grow in the littoral zone?
The sunlight reaches the bottom so things can get energy to grow.
Name three organisms that live in the Deepwater zone.
Catfish, worms, fungi.
A wetland ecosystem
A: wetland
B: Marsh
C: swamp
C Swamp
An area of land sometimes underwater or with very moist soil.
A: wetland
B: marsh
C: swamp
A wetland
A wetland ecosystem that has no trees but has other plants.
A: wetland
B: Marsh
C: swamp
B Marsh
Name three reasons wetlands are valuable.
Rich soil, supports life, replenish land in dry times
