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Q: Coastal wetlands
Answer:
Area of vegetation, covered with saltwater seasonally or at high tide
Q: Coral reefs
Answer:
Found in relatively shallow tropical water and usually always covered by
saltwater
Q: 3 vertical zones of the Open Sea
Answer:
Euphotic, bathyal, and abyssal
Q: Euphotic zone
Answer:
level of high sunlight penetration, high primary productivity
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Q: Bathyal Zone
Answer:
Level of medium sunlight penetration and lower primary productivity
Q: Abyssal Zone
Answer:
Level of very low to no sunlight and essentially no primary productivity
Q: Oligotrophic lakes
Answer:
Newly formed, nutrient-poor lakes
Q: Crystal clear/blue or green water
Answer:
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Q: Eutrophic lakes
Answer:
Older, nutrient rich lakes
Q: Have a murky brown or green color and poor visibility
Answer:
Q: Mesotrophic lakes
Answer:
Mature but not old lakes, with nutrient and productivity levels between
the other two types
Q: 3 zones of Rivers & Streams
Answer:
Source Zone (youthful), Transition Zone (mature), Flood Plain
zone (old age)
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Q: Source zone
Answer:
The narrow, mountain stream section usually located at higher elevations
(youthful stage)
Q: Transition zone
Answer:
the wider, lower-elevation stream section. (Mature Stage)
Q: Flood plain zone
Answer:
the very wide, gradual sloped river section and encompasses the area of
rivers which empty into the ocean. (Old Age Stage)