Study sets matching "marine ecosystems"
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Beach
Coral Reef
What are coral reefs made of?
What are the different types of coral r…
Most people are very familiar with beaches. Beaches are fun pl…
Often nicknamed the "rainforests of the sea," coral reefs are…
Calcium carbonate skeletons of corals - small immobile animals…
Fringing reefs, barrier reefs, patch reefs and atolls
Beach
Most people are very familiar with beaches. Beaches are fun pl…
Coral Reef
Often nicknamed the "rainforests of the sea," coral reefs are…
Adaptation
Biotic
Abiotic
Phytoplankton
a change in an organism's structure (body or body processes) o…
a factor caused by a living organism in an environment that ca…
physical, non-living, factors in an environment that can affec…
microscopic organisms that make food from sunlight through pho…
Adaptation
a change in an organism's structure (body or body processes) o…
Biotic
a factor caused by a living organism in an environment that ca…
Red light cannot penetrate deep into th…
Sulfur fixing, chemotrophic bacteria
Energy is recycled back into the ocean.
They must be able to eat whatever swims…
Why are most deep sea animals red?
What is the main source of energy at hydrothermal vents?
What role do whale falls play in the ocean community?
Fish in the deep sea tend to have large mouths and sharp teeth…
Red light cannot penetrate deep into th…
Why are most deep sea animals red?
Sulfur fixing, chemotrophic bacteria
What is the main source of energy at hydrothermal vents?
Adaptation
Biotic
Abiotic
Phytoplankton
a change in an organism's structure (body or body processes) o…
a factor caused by a living organism in an environment that ca…
physical, non-living, factors in an environment that can affec…
microscopic organisms that make food from sunlight through pho…
Adaptation
a change in an organism's structure (body or body processes) o…
Biotic
a factor caused by a living organism in an environment that ca…
Adaptation
Biotic
Abiotic
Phytoplankton
a change in an organism's structure (body or body processes) o…
a factor caused by a living organism in an environment that ca…
physical, non-living, factors in an environment that can affec…
microscopic organisms that make food from sunlight through pho…
Adaptation
a change in an organism's structure (body or body processes) o…
Biotic
a factor caused by a living organism in an environment that ca…
pelagic
neritic
benthic
coral reef
The area of the ocean past the continental shelf, with areas o…
Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the e…
The bottom of any aquatic ecosystem
A structure of calcite skeletons built up by coral animals in…
pelagic
The area of the ocean past the continental shelf, with areas o…
neritic
Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the e…
estuary
marine ecosystem
upwelling
photosynthesis
place where freshwater from rivers meet and mixes with salt wa…
any ecosystem that is part of the Ocean and has salt in the wa…
is the movement of cold nutrient rich water from deep layers o…
the process by which the cells of plants and some other organi…
estuary
place where freshwater from rivers meet and mixes with salt wa…
marine ecosystem
any ecosystem that is part of the Ocean and has salt in the wa…
barrier island
polar ecosystem
coral reef
salt marsh
a long relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainla…
flourishing marine biological system present in the extreme re…
The rainforests of the ocean, very complex systems that are ho…
a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone betwe…
barrier island
a long relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainla…
polar ecosystem
flourishing marine biological system present in the extreme re…
barrier island
polar ecosystem
coral reef
salt marsh
a long relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainla…
flourishing marine biological system present in the extreme re…
The rainforests of the ocean, very complex systems that are ho…
a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone betwe…
barrier island
a long relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainla…
polar ecosystem
flourishing marine biological system present in the extreme re…
pelagic
neritic
benthic
coral reef
The area of the ocean past the continental shelf, with areas o…
Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the e…
The bottom of any aquatic ecosystem
A structure of calcite skeletons built up by coral animals in…
pelagic
The area of the ocean past the continental shelf, with areas o…
neritic
Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the e…
ecosystem
open ocean
Biodiversity
abiotic factor
A group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with which…
extends from the steep edges of continental shelves to the dee…
The number of species within a specific habitat.
Nonliving components of environment.
ecosystem
A group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with which…
open ocean
extends from the steep edges of continental shelves to the dee…
Ecology
ecosystem
communities
hydrosphere
The study of the interactions between living organisms and oth…
where organisms interact with other organisms, as well as with…
groups of different living organisms living together in the sa…
connects all freshwater and saltwater systems. The high salt c…
Ecology
The study of the interactions between living organisms and oth…
ecosystem
where organisms interact with other organisms, as well as with…
Red light cannot penetrate deep into th…
Sulfur fixing, chemotrophic bacteria
Energy is recycled back into the ocean.
They must be able to eat whatever swims…
Why are most deep sea animals red?
What is the main source of energy at hydrothermal vents?
What role do whale falls play in the ocean community?
Fish in the deep sea tend to have large mouths and sharp teeth…
Red light cannot penetrate deep into th…
Why are most deep sea animals red?
Sulfur fixing, chemotrophic bacteria
What is the main source of energy at hydrothermal vents?
pelagic
neritic
benthic
coral reef
The area of the ocean past the continental shelf, with areas o…
Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the e…
The bottom of any aquatic ecosystem
A structure of calcite skeletons built up by coral animals in…
pelagic
The area of the ocean past the continental shelf, with areas o…
neritic
Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the e…
barrier island
polar ecosystem
coral reef
salt marsh
a long relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainla…
flourishing marine biological system present in the extreme re…
The rainforests of the ocean, very complex systems that are ho…
a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone betwe…
barrier island
a long relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainla…
polar ecosystem
flourishing marine biological system present in the extreme re…
barrier island
polar ecosystem
coral reef
salt marsh
a long relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainla…
flourishing marine biological system present in the extreme re…
The rainforests of the ocean, very complex systems that are ho…
a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone betwe…
barrier island
a long relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainla…
polar ecosystem
flourishing marine biological system present in the extreme re…
Ecosystem
Population
Species
Biodiversity
Refers to living organisms and the physical and chemical facto…
Organisms of the same species, usually defined as living in th…
Defined as a group of similar organisms that can interbreed an…
The number of different species present within a range of habi…
Ecosystem
Refers to living organisms and the physical and chemical facto…
Population
Organisms of the same species, usually defined as living in th…
marine ecosystems
plankton
The Intertidal Zone
The Neritic Zone
ecosystems in the ocean
tiny organisms that float near the surface of the water.
the place where ocean meets the land.
The water becomes deeper and the ocean floor starts to slope d…
marine ecosystems
ecosystems in the ocean
plankton
tiny organisms that float near the surface of the water.
ecosystem
habitat
population
community
a biological community of interacting organisms and their phys…
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other…
the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any…
collections of organisms within an area of the ocean that inte…
ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their phys…
habitat
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other…
ECOSYSTEM
HABITAT
POPULATION
COMMUNITY
The living organisms and the physical and chemical factors whi…
The place where organisms live
Organisms of the same species living in the same area
All the different species living in the same habitat at the sa…
ECOSYSTEM
The living organisms and the physical and chemical factors whi…
HABITAT
The place where organisms live
Estuaries
Brackish
Mangrove Forest
Salt Marsh
Formed when rivers meet ocean... Mixture of fresh and salt water…
slightly salty
An area in which a kind of tropical trees grows in swamps or s…
An area of coastal grassland that is regularly flooded by seaw…
Estuaries
Formed when rivers meet ocean... Mixture of fresh and salt water…
Brackish
slightly salty
Ecology
Marine Ecosystems
Abyssal Plain
Antarctic
The study of the interactions between living organisms and oth…
An ecosystem is where organisms interact with other organisms,…
The Abyssal Plain runs along the ocean floor between the base…
Harsh -- extremely cold temperatures. Sunlight exposure in the…
Ecology
The study of the interactions between living organisms and oth…
Marine Ecosystems
An ecosystem is where organisms interact with other organisms,…
Marine ecosystem
salinity
Estuary
Oceans
Aquatic system of interactions between organisms in salt water…
A measure of the mass of dissolved salt in a given mass of wat…
A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt w…
The largest of all the ecosystems. Contains salt water with a…
Marine ecosystem
Aquatic system of interactions between organisms in salt water…
salinity
A measure of the mass of dissolved salt in a given mass of wat…