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The study of water is called?
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limnology
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Describe the meaning of a benthic community.
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The bottom, what lives in of on the bottom area.
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what are 3 uses of current for Lotic waters?
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1. food source
2. dispersing 3. protection or 4. excretion |
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define Allochthonous
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energy coming from outside and entering into the system
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define Autochthonous
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produces its own energy
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what is the more scientific name of a wet system? a dry system?
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Mesic and Xeric
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True of false: Endorheic means to exit land? if false correct the meaning.
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False. means to say within the land, and doesn't exit into the ocean
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What is a headwater?
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Where rivers start.
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What is a spate?
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a flood
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Explain the difference between lotic and lentic water?
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Lotic are flowing water and lentic is calm non-flowing waters.
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