Water Flashcards

1
Q

(Horizontal)Benthic areas

A

Intertidal, subtital, littortal?

Areas that at some point see air

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2
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(Horizontal)Oceanic/ pelagic

A

Open ocea

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3
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(Vertical) euphoric/ sunlit, epipelagic

A

200m

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4
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Disphotic, twilight, mesopelagic

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1000,m

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5
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Aphotic, midnight, bathypelagic

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4000

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6
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Abyssal

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6000

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7
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Hadal

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Below 6000m

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8
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Euphoric zone

A

Enough light for photosythesis

Phytoplanlton and zooplankton
Most animals live in this zone

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9
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Disphotic zones

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Not enough light to grow but enough light for deception and response by animals

Nothing much lives here but the dead material from the euphoric zone drops here

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10
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Aphotic zone

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No light so no plants
Very cold and extreme pressure
Food web based on bacteria

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11
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Shallow marine waters (kelp forests and coral gardens

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Kelp forests- temperate to sub polar
Coral reefs- closer to equator

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12
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Maine shores- the intertidal

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Physical conditions change dramatically every day

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13
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Photic (lakes)

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The part where light can reach

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14
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Benthic(lake)

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where light doesnt not reach

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15
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Littoral(lake)

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Where plants are rooted to the ground

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16
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Limnetic(lake)

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Open ocean part

17
Q

Epilimnion

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Sunlight penetrates and warms the water

18
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Metaliumnion

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Temp and other physycal/. Chemical factors can change rapidly

19
Q

Hypolimnion

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Water is cold and dark, may lack dissolved oxygen

20
Q

upwelling

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where wind causes cold, nutruent rich water to come to the surfaces, replacing the nutrientless warm water

21
Q

thermohaline

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a large-scale ocean current that moves water around the world, driven by differences in temperature and salinity