Module 13 Stocking APES Flashcards

5114408603	Littoral Zone	The shallow zone of soil and water in lakes and ponds where the most algae and emergent plants grow.	0
5114411973	Limnetic Zone	A zone of open water in lakes and ponds.	1
5114414138	Phytoplankton	Floating algae.	2
5114415485	Profundal Zone	A region of water where sunlight does not reach, below the limnetic zone in very deep lakes.	3
5114416922	Benthic Zone	The muddy bottom of a lake, pond, or ocean.	4
5114421919	Oligotrophic	Describes a lake with a low level of productivity.	5
5114421920	Mesotrophic	Describes a lake with a moderate level of productivity.	6
5114424821	Eutrophic	Describes a lake with a high level of productivity.	7
5114426672	Freshwater Wetlands	An aquatic biome that is submerged or saturated by water for at least part of each year, but shallow enough to support emergent vegetation.	8
5114478110	Salt Marsh	A marsh containing nonwoody emergent vegetation, found along the coast in temperate climates.	9
5114481055	Mangrove Swamp	A swamp that occurs along tropical and subtropical coasts, contains salt-tolerant trees with roots submerged in water.	10
5114483729	Intertidal Zone	The narrow band of coastline between levels of high tide and low tide.	11
5114483730	Coral Reef	The most diverse marine biome on Earth, found in warm, shallow waters beyond the shoreline.	12
5114485958	Coral Bleaching	A phenomenon in which algae inside corals die, causing the corals to turn white.	13
5114487517	Open Ocean	Deep ocean water, located away from the shoreline where the sunlight can no longer reach the ocean bottom.	14
5114529388	Photic Zone	The upper layer of ocean water in the ocean that receives enough sunlight for photosynthesis.	15
5114529389	Aphotic Zone	The deeper layer of ocean water that lacks sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis.	16
5114532163	Chemosynthesis	A process used by some bacteria in the ocean to generate energy with methane and hydrogen sulfide.	17