Lecture 7a - Standing Waters

Question 1

What is a Lake:

Answer 1

A large considerable body of standing water either salt of fresh surrounded by land

Question 2

Types of Standing Water Systems:

Answer 2

1. Lake
2. Shallow lakes
3. Ponds
4. Wetlands

Question 3

What is a Shallow Lake:

Answer 3

A body of water easily mixed to the bottom by causal winds

Question 4

What is a Pond:

Answer 4

A small and shallow body of water where light penetrates to the bottom

Question 5

What is a Wetland (mire):

Answer 5

A body of water where vegetation protrudes from water surface (water table at/near land surface)

Question 6

What are the Different Types of Wetlands (4):

Answer 6

1. Bog
2. Fen
3. Marsh
4. Swamp

Question 7

What is a Fen:

Answer 7

A peatland is neutral/alkaline fed by nutrient-poor mineral-rish surface or ground water +/- tall plants (trees)

Question 8

What is a Bog:

Answer 8

A peatland with acidic peat (undecomposed organic matter) and nutrient-poor (ombrotrophic: rainwater)

Question 9

What is a Marsh:

Answer 9

A nutrient-rich wetland with emergents (no trees)

Question 10

What is a Swamp:

Answer 10

A waterlogged wetland with conifers/deciduous trees