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Photic zone
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The vertical portion in the water that light penetrates.
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Aphotic zone
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The vertical portion in the water where light does not penetrate.
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Flowing-water ecosystems
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Rivers, streams, creeks, and brooks.
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Standing-water ecosystems
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Lakes and ponds.
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Freshwater Wetlands
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Ecosystems where water covers soil for all or part of the year.
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Estuaries
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Bodies of water formed where rivers meet the ocean.
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Detritus
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Tiny pieces of organic material, including dead organisms and organism waste that settle to the bottom of aquatic ecosystems.
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Intertidal zone
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The ocean zone that is submerged with water for a portion of everyday.
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Coastal Ocean zone
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The ocean zone that extends from the low tide to the outer edge of the continental shelf.
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