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| contain standing water | lentic
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| water is constantly moving | lotic
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| very low in nutrients, populations of plankton and algae are very low | oligotrophic
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| have greater concentrations of nutrients, removes a growth limiting factor for algae and plankton | eutrophic
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| narrow channels of water, moves rapidly across rocks and down waterfalls | stream
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| generally cold, rich in oxygen, and low in nutrients | source zone
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| streams widen, become deeper and are warmed by the sun | transition zone
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| low-lying areas experience wide, slow-moving rivers that occasionally flood and deposit material | flood plain zone
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| fresh water mixes with saltwater, forming brackish water | mouth
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| do not have trees | marsh
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| do have trees | swamp
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| wetlands characterized by plants that produce acidic secretion, slows down action of decomposers | bog
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| extends from high-tide mark on land to edge of continental shelf | coastal zone
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| partially enclosed bodies of water where seawater mixes with freshwater | estuary
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| areas of land that are fully saturated with water at least part of the year | coastal wetlands
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| gravitational pull of the moon and sun causes tides to rise and fall - submerged during high tide and exposed during low tide | intertidal zone
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| network of leftover skeletons creating crevices and ledges.. | coral reef
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| sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis 200m in depth | photic zone
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| little to no sunlight 200m-1500m in depth; also known as the bathyal zone | aphotic zone
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| no sunlight (ocean floor) 1500m-10,000m in depth; also known as the abyssal zone | benthic zone
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