The zone of a lake that is the area near shore where sunlight penetrates all the way to the bottom

The zone of a lake that consists of open water .

The amount of salt in water

Abiotic minerals and compounds necessary for life (e.g. salt)

Animals that eat the partially-decayed remains of other animals

a large body of water surrounded by land, deeper than ponds

A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean

Process in which sediment is carried by the wind, flowing water, the sea or ice to new locations such as lakes or ponds

all the area that drains into a stream

another name for watershed