Aquatic Ecology Review

What is the most important biological process on the planet?

• Photosynthesis

• Reproduction

• Mitosis

• Digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

A simple linkage of producers to consumers through feeding relationships.

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Biolink

• Macrophyte

Microscopic, single celled organisms that may group together in colonies. Some are autotrophic and some are heterotrophic.

• Riparian

• Insects

• Photosynthesis

• Protozoa

4. A peatland that receives surface water only from precipitation and have low water flow.

• Lake

• Channel

• Estuary

• Bog

A network of linked food chains.

• Photosynthesis

• Zooplankton

• Food Web

• Food Chain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A north American swamp or bog consisting of a mixture of water and partially dead vegetation.

• Lake

• Channel

• Muskeg

• Lotic

A large body of water that is found inland and is not part of an ocean or sea.

• Beach

• Ocean

• Lake

• Protozoa

What are the most abundant and important type of aquatic fungi?

• Hyphomycetes

• Muskeg

• Macrophyte

• Zooplankton

Aquatic animals that cannot swim against water currents because they are too small

• Fungi

• Macrophytes

• Detritovores

• Zooplankton

What is the ultimate source of energy used by organisms on the earth’s surface?

• Oil

• The Sun

• Propane

• Electricity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6