L11 & L12 (Exam 2) Flashcards
1
Q
Macrophytes
A
Bryophytes: mosses,
angiosperms: flowering plants
2
Q
Four major Macrophyte groups:
A
- Emergent (rooted in or near water)
- Submerged (attached to substrate)
- Floating-leaves (rooted in shallows w/floating leaves)
- Free-floating (form mats
3
Q
RCC macrophytes
A
Headwaters= submerged
Mid-stream= emergent/submergent
Mouth= floating
4
Q
complete metamorphosis
A
egg
larva
pupa
adult
5
Q
incomplete metamorphosis
A
egg nymph adult
6
Q
Mayflies
A
incomplete metamorphosis
emphemeroptera
7
Q
hemimetabolous
A
incomplete lifecycle
8
Q
stonefly
A
hemimetabolous
plecoptera
9
Q
Holometabolous
A
complete metabolism
10
Q
caddisfly
A
holometabolous
trichoptera
11
Q
water beetles
A
holometabolous
coleoptera
12
Q
flies, midges
A
holometabolous
diptera
13
Q
damselflies and dragonflies
A
hemimetabolous
odonata
14
Q
lithophilous taxa
A
dwells on stony substances
15
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Xylophilous
A
dwells on wood