Mod 3 aquatic biomes

APES

Freshawater biome

streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds, or freshwater wetlands

Stream vs river

streams are narroww with less water and rivers are wider with more water

Littoral zone

shallow zone of soil and water in lakes and ponds near the shore where most plants are

Limnetic zone

zone of open water in lakes and ponds as deep as the sunlight can reach

Phytoplankton

floating algae

Profundal zone

region of water where sunlight does not reach

Benthic zone for lakes and ponds

muddy bottom (ground)

Oligotrophic lakes

lake with low level of plytoplankton due to low amounts of nutrients in water

Mesotrophic lakes

lake with moderate level of fertility

Eutrophic lakes

lake with high level of fertility

Freshawater wetlands

aquatic biomes that are submerged by water for at least part of the year, but shallow enough to support emergent vegetation

Plants found in SWAMP

emergent trees

Plants found in MARSH

nonwoody vegitation

Plants found in BOG

moss and spruce trees

Estuaries

place where fresh water mixes with salt water

Salt marshes

along coast with mild temps

Intertidal zone

narrow place between levels of high tide and low tide

Coral reefs

found in shallow warm waters right beyond shorelines in tropical regions

Open ocean

deep ocean water not near shoreline

Photic zone

layer of ocean water in the ocean with enough sunlight for photosynthesis

Aphotic zone

Deeper layer of ocean water that lacks sunlight for photosynthesis

Benthic zone

ocean floor

Chemosynthesis

process used by some bacteria to generate energy with me than and hydrogen sulfide