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28 Cards in this Set
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Burrower
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live in soft, fine sediment, long and slender
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invertebrate
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without a backbone
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skater
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walk on water surface
water strider |
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macro
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visible to the eye
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shredder
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chew on intact or large pieces of plant material
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collecter
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acquire and ingest very small particles of detritus
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scraper
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remove and eat thin layer of algae
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engulfer-predator
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swallow entire body of prey or tear into smaller pieces
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benthic
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on the bottom of the stream
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lotic-erosional
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fast-moving water
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lotic-depositional
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still water
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trichoptera
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worm-like, segmented
legs not on abdomen cling to rocks with hooks on end of abdomen |
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pelagic
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open water
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littoral
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depths where light reaches the bottom
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profundal
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depths where light does not reach the bottom
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lentic
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standing water
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clinger
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flat, sucker-like features, produce silk -- water penny
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crawler
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seek protected areas -- stonefly
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lotic
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running water
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climber
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live on aquatic plant life, long bodies and long legs
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plecoptera
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2 caudal filaments
gills on thorax |
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sprawler
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live on bottom on soft, fine sediment -- dragonfly
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ephemeroptera
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2 or 3 caudal filaments
gills on abdomen |
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ept richness better high or low?
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high
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biotic index better high or low?
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low
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percent model affinity better high or low?
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low
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which bmi is least tolerant?
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stonefly
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which bmi is most tolerant?
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worm
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