IMPERILED FRESHWATERS QUIZ #1 TERMS

Molecule
Polar molecule Proton
Electron
Neutron
Covalent bond Hydrogen bond Cohesion
Surface tension Adhesion
Specific heat
Heat of vaporization Solute
Solvent Precipitation Evaporation Transpiration Evapotranspiration Infiltration Interception
Stem flow
Runoff
Subsurface flow Vadose zone Ground water Water table Permeability Porosity Percolation
Salinity
Freshwater
Lentic
Lotic
Tectonic lake
Kettle lake
Caldera
Dissolution lake

Moraine lake
Earthslide lake
Oxbow lake
Litoral zone
Pelagic zone
Limnetic zone
Photic zone (AKA Euphotic) Aphotic zone

Epilimnion Metalimnion Hypolimnion Thermocline Phytoplankton Velocity Discharge Watershed Run

Riffle
Pool
Thalweg
Riparian zone
Floodplain
Total dissolved solids (TDS) Total suspended solids (TSS)

Erosion Deposition Delta Hydrophytes Hydric soils Marsh Swamp

Bog
Fen Organism Population Species

Community Ecosystem
Abiotic
Biotic
Producer
Primary consumer Secondary consumer Detritivore Decomposer Nutrients

Detritus
Macrophytes (emergent, floating, submerged) Benthic
Pelagic
Omnivore
Shredders Grazers/scrapers Collectors
Filterers
Predators
Herbivore