Module # 16 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Intertidal Zone
A
Area of shoreline between high and low tides.
2
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Substrate
A
Bottom surface of a marine habitat.
3
Q
Epifauna
A
Benthic animals that move about the surface of the sea bottom or are firmly attached to the it.
4
Q
Sessile
A
A member of the epifauna that lives attached to the substrate.
5
Q
Desiccated
A
Term referring to an organism that has lost its body temperature.
6
Q
Vertical Zonation
A
Noticeable horizontal bands of organism living within a certain range in the intertidal zone.
7
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Infauna
A
Organisms that live under the sediment of an ecosystem.
8
Q
Ecological Succession
A
A gradually increasing occupation of new organisms into a specific area.
