Plant-like organisms that float in bodies of water and include algae are called _____.

Animal-like organisms that float in bodies of water like protozoa and jellyfish are called _____.

Animals that are strong swimmers consumers that are in bodies of water are _____.

Creatures that spend their lives on the bottom of lakes and oceans are called _____.

Plants that have roots in the bottom and grow above the water's surface are called _____.

Dead matter and waste that makes up “marine snow” is called _____.

The area where a river meets the a still body of water is called a _____.

The vertical distance between high tide and low tide is called the _____.

The ability of an organism to produce and emit light.

Conditions such as temperature, sunlight, nutrient levels such as O2, salinity, and turbidity that influence what organisms can inhabit an area are _____ factors.

A young lake with low nutrient levels, small organisms, and clear waters.

A mature lake with high nutrient levels, larger organisms, and turbid waters.

Algae are classified as _____.

Dolphins are classified as _____.

Sponges and Coral are classified as _____.

Bacteria are classified as _____.

Jellyfish and protozoa are classified as _____.

Which zone in a pond would you expect to see the greatest amount of biodiversity?

Which zone in a pond would you expect to see a food web based around decomposition instead of photosynthesis?

A type of wetland devoid of trees and shrubs is a _____.

A type of wetland full of trees and shrubs is a _____.

A type of wetland featuring floating masses of plant matter is a _____.

A type of wetland where freshwater meets saltwater is a _____.

Wetlands provide all of the following services EXCEPT _____.

What zone holds the most biodiversity in the ocean?

What substrate generally causes a beach to have black sand?

What substrate generally causes a beach to have a brown color?

What substrate generally causes a beach to have a white color?

What causes the rise and fall of the tides in the intertidal zone?

Why is the open ocean less biologically productive than the coastal zone?

If marine snow served as the base of the food chain on the abyssal plain in an ocean, what organisms would it be built on?

Hydrothermal vents serve as the base of the abyssal plain food chain in the ocean, what is the primary source of energy that drives this type of food chain?

Which abiotic factor is the critical factor in the growth of the coral polyps?