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25 Cards in this Set
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Where are two sources of water from which streams and rivers can develop? |
1. Melting snow and ice 2. Springs |
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What is a tributary |
A stream of water that joins a larger stream. |
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Tributaries combine to form a______. |
River |
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What is an important abiotic factor in freshwater ecosystems? |
How quickly water moves |
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List three ways organisms have adapted to living in fast moving water. |
1. Algae attach to rocks 2. Amphibians you suction discs 3. Insects live under rocks |
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What are the three zones of lakes and ponds? |
1. Open-water zone 2. Deep-water zone 3. Littoral zone |
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The area of a pond or lake closest to the edge is the______ zone. |
Littoral |
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How does sunlight affect the littoral zone? |
The sunlight makes it possible for algae and plants to grow in the littoral zone. |
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Name three plants that are in the littoral zone. |
1. Water lilies 2. Cattails 3. Rushes |
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Name five animal examples that are in the littoral zone. |
1. Frogs 2. Turtles 3. Fish 4. Snakes 5. Salamanders |
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Describe the open-water zone. |
The zone of a pins ore lake that extends from the littoral zone and that is only as deep as the light can reach |
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Three animal examples. |
1. Bass 2. Lake trout 3. Plankton |
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How deep is the ocean - water zone? |
As deep as the light can reach it |
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Describe the deep water zone |
The zone of a lake or pond below the open - water zone. We're no light reaches. |
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Laporte Animal examples in the deep - water zone. |
1. Catfish 2. Carp 3. Worms 4. Crustaceans |
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A wetland is described as what? |
An area of land that is periodically underwater or soil contains a great deal of moisture |
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Name three important roles wetlands play |
1. Flood control 2. Home for wild life 3. Replenish underground water supplies |
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What type of wetland is a marsh. Describe the marsh. |
A treeless wetland an ecosystem where plants such as grasses grow. |
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Where do you find marshes? |
Shallow areas along the shores |
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Three marsh plants |
1. Grasses 2. Reeds 3. Frogs |
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Three marsh animals |
1. Muskrats 2. Turtles 3. Frogs |
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Describe a swamp. |
A wetland ecosystem in which vines and trees |
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Where are swamps found? |
Low-lying areas beside slow moving rivers |
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Four swamp plants |
1. Willows 2. Oaks 3. Poison ivy 4. Orchids |
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Three swamp animals |
1. Fish 2. Snakes 3. Birds |
