Study sets matching "marine ecosystems"
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
estuary
marine ecosystem
upwelling
photosynthesis
place where freshwater from rivers meet and mixes with salt wa…
is an ocean environment that supports all life on Earth
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
is an ocean environment that supports all life on Earth
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…
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…
salinity
entrophication
brackish waters
plankton
A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount o…
An increase in the amount of nutrients, such as nitrates, in a…
Water which is saltier than river water but less salty than se…
Tiny organisms that float in the water
salinity
A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount o…
entrophication
An increase in the amount of nutrients, such as nitrates, in a…
Salinity
Eutrophication
Brackish Waters
Plankton
A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount o…
A process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitr…
Water which is saltier than river water but less salty than se…
Tiny organisms that float in the water
Salinity
A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount o…
Eutrophication
A process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitr…
Keystone Species
Natural Selection
Selective Pressure
Stabilizing Pressure
A species that plays a critical role in maintaining an ecologi…
A process whereby organisms better adapted to their environmen…
Any cause for differing rates of survival and reproduction
A type of selective pressure where organisms with the most ave…
Keystone Species
A species that plays a critical role in maintaining an ecologi…
Natural Selection
A process whereby organisms better adapted to their environmen…
watershed
estuary
tributaries
aquatic Ecosystem
An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body…
A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt w…
smaller streams and rivers that flow into a main river
Includes freshwater areas, estuaries (mixture of salt and fres…
watershed
An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body…
estuary
A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt w…
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Current
Ecosystem
The number of species within a specific habitat.
a change in global or regional climate patterns
flow of electrical charge carriers, usually electrons or elect…
a biological community of interacting organisms and their phys…
Biodiversity
The number of species within a specific habitat.
Climate Change
a change in global or regional climate patterns
Coastal Wetlands
estuary
Salt Marsh
mangrove swamps
Coastal land areas that are covered by salt water for all or p…
an area in which fresh water form a river mixes with salt wate…
where rivers deposit their load of mineral-rich mud
dense growths of mangrove trees in swampy ares that are found…
Coastal Wetlands
Coastal land areas that are covered by salt water for all or p…
estuary
an area in which fresh water form a river mixes with salt wate…