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| 11937018629 | may start from a snow melt | rivers/streams | 0 | |
| 11937027442 | organisms must be able to withstand constant water current | rivers/streams | 1 | |
| 11937033851 | the slope of landscape determines the direction and speed of waterflow | rivers/streams | 2 | |
| 11937043607 | biological communities change along the course of this biome, from source to mouth | rivers/streams | 3 | |
| 11937061692 | thermal scarification in this biome creates a thermocline at certain depths | pond | 4 | |
| 11937065986 | bogs | freshwater wetlands | 5 | |
| 11937074974 | plants include duckweed, cattails and sedges | freshwater wetlands | 6 | |
| 11937082066 | in this biome areas of land are saturated with fresh water | freshwater wetlands | 7 | |
| 11937087630 | the florida everglades are a famous example of this biome | freshwater weetlands | 8 | |
| 11937092561 | this biome contains nonwoody emergent | salt marsh | 9 | |
| 11937098392 | One of the most productive biomes in the world | salt marsh | 10 | |
| 11937104816 | many species of fish use this as nurseries for their young | salt marsh | 11 | |
| 11937114497 | includes estuaries-semi enclosed areas where river meets ocean | salt marsh | 12 | |
| 11937121370 | divided into three zones (tides) | inter tidal zone | 13 | |
| 11937129606 | mussels, sea stars and anemones | inter tidal | 14 | |
| 11937140990 | organisms in this biome are soft body animals that secrete a stone like framework | coral reef | 15 | |
| 11937157718 | the animal polyps for which this biome is named have a mutalistic relationship with this biome | coral reef | 16 | |
| 11937164520 | very sensitive to climate change and acidic water, which can lead to bleahching | coral reef | 17 | |
| 11937174998 | includes zones like photic aphotic and benthic | open ocean | 18 | |
| 11937181748 | animals include octopus fish and squid which live in the benthic zone | open ocean | 19 | |
| 11937189783 | animals in the photic zone include fish sea turtles jellyfish and whales | open ocean | 20 | |
| 11937196650 | deepest region of this biome, the aphotic zone is dark but organisms can generate their own light | open ocean | 21 | |
| 11937603774 | chaparral in south cali | woodland | 22 | |
| 11937620402 | oaks, hickories and maples | temperate deciduous forest | 23 | |
| 11937635676 | low grasses , mosses and lichens | tundra | 24 | |
| 11937640812 | lotic | moving water | 25 | |
| 11937640813 | lentic | standing water | 26 | |
| 11937646654 | brackish | mix of salt and fresh water | 27 | |
| 11937650918 | diff between marsh and swamp | marsh (no trees) swamp (trees) | 28 | |
| 11937668388 | why does temperature and oxygen decrease as depth decreases (in a lake)? | decomposes | 29 | |
| 11937679945 | how are lakes formed | rain, runoff, groundwater seepage | 30 | |
| 11937686775 | depressions of lakes are caused by | glacier movement | 31 | |
| 11937693424 | oligotrophic lakes | poorly nourished, deep steep banks | 32 | |
| 11937700282 | Eutropic lakes | well nourished, large , shallow, productive | 33 | |
| 11937706161 | mesotrophic lake | mix of oligotrophic and eutrophic | 34 | |
| 11937714818 | zones of lakes |  | 35 | |
| 11937729333 | lake overturn | bc the nutrients are at the bottom you need something to overturn the water | 36 | |
| 11937748073 | benefits of wetlands | filter toxic waste and polltion, reduced flooding and erosion, supply products (blueberries), serve as habitat | 37 | |
| 11937767394 | characteristics of costal areas | warm, nutrients and relatively shallow + human interaction | 38 | |
| 11937776559 | tides | caused by the moon occur every 6 hours | 39 | |
| 11937783974 | adaptations for a intertidal zone | attach, dig shell | 40 | |
| 11937790316 | barrier island | jersey shoreq | 41 | |
| 11937797909 | why is the open ocean the biggest contributor to the earths overall npp? | bc its so big | 42 | |
| 11937805380 | mutalism | relationship where both parties benefit, (ex- polyps and zooxanthella) | 43 | |
| 11937819840 | why do we care abt coral reefs | store c02, natural barrier, stop erosion, provide habitat, high biodiversity, tourism | 44 | |
| 11937831119 | coral bleaching | when the algae inside the coral dies causing the coral to turn white | 45 | |
| 11937844537 | how do humans effect aquatic biomes? | dams/canals, pollution, development and alter water | 46 |
