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Chapter 7 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wetland | an area of land that is periodically underwater or whose soil contains a great deal of moisture we |
| plankton | the mass of mostly microscopic organisms that floats or drift freely in the waters of aquatic (freshwater and marine) environments pl |
| nekton | all organims that swim actively in open water, independent of currents ne |
| benthos | organisms that live at the bottom of oceans or bodies of fresh water be |
| littoral zone | a shallow zone in a freshwater habitat where light reaches the bottom and nutures plants li |
| benthic zone | the bottom region of oceans and bodies of fresh water be |
| eutrophication | an increase in the amount of nutrients, such as nitrates, in a marine or aquatic ecosystem eu |
| estuary | an area where fresh water from water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean the part of a river where the tides meet the river current es |
| salt marsh | a maritime habitat characterized by grasses, sedges, and other plants that have adapted to continual, periodic flooding, salt marshes are found primarily throughout the temperate and subarctic regions sa |
| mangrove swamp | a tropical or subtropical marine swamp that is characterized by the abundance of low to tall trees especially mangrove trees ma |
| barrier island | a long ridged of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore ba |
| coral reef | a limestone ridge found in tropical climates and composed of coral fragments that are deposited around co |
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