Water info Flashcards
What are the 3 types of Aquatic Ecosystems?
Fresh water
Estuaries
Marine
What is the percentage of fresh water in surface water?
Only 3% of surface water is fresh water
Fresh water includes?
Flowing water ecosystems
Standing water ecosystems
Flowing water includes?
Rivers,streams,creeks,brooks
Where does flowing water usually originate?
From underground water sources and flow downhill
Standings water ecosystems include?
Lakes and ponds
Home to plankton
How are Phytoplankton and Zoo plankton supported?
By a variety of living organisms present
What are Estuaries?
Wetlands formed where rivers meet at sea
Contain a mixture of freshwater and saltwater
Estuaries include?
Salt marshes and mangrove swamps
What is the Photic Zone?
Receives sunlight
goes 200 meters below the surface
What is the Aphotic Zone?
The zone that does NOT receive sunlight and is permanently dark
Marine ecosystems can be divided into?
Divided based on depth and distance from the shore
What is the Intertidal Zone?
Closet to land
What is the Coastal Zone?
From low tide mark to the outer edge of the confidential shelf
What is the Open Ocean?
Begins at the continental shelf and extends outward
