biology quiz #5
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kaitlin_c123 on December 11, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bog | higher latitudes, cold, once covered with snow during the last Ice Age |
| phytoplankton, cyanobacteria | two categories of ocean organisms that produce oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis |
| source | highest elevation, fast moving water |
| continental shelf | wide area with gentle slope, part of land under the ocean |
| continental slope | narrow area with steep slope |
| mouth | river ends here, emptying into larger body of water |
| marsh/swamp | wooded type of wetland |
| abyss | seafloor |
| fall line/zone | limited area, steep drop in elevation |
| pelagic zone | ocean life zone where free-swimming forms exist |
| eutrophication | process that produces overgrowth of algae |
| nitrogen, phosphorous | two specific nutrients that cause eutrophication |
| adiabatic | process of wind preventing rain from reaching certain points around a mountain |
| plankton | microscopic animal-like organisms, nonmotile |
| estuary | connection between river and a body of water |
| brackish | type of water in an estuary |
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