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Ecosystems in Marine

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show the general term for the tiny, free-floating or weakly swimming organisms that live in both freshwater and saltwater environments  
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phytoplankton   show
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zooplankton   show
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show an ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface of the soil for at least part of the year  
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show wetlands formed when rivers meet the sea  
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show particles of organic matter that provide food for organisms at the base of an estuary's food web  
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salt marshes   show
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mangrove swamps   show
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show well-lit upper layer of the oceans  
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show permanently dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone  
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zonation   show
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show marine zone that extends from the low-tide mark to the end of the continental shelf  
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continental shelf   show
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show coastal ocean community named for its dominant organism  
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coral reefs   show
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open ocean   show
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benthic zone   show
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benthos   show
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