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    CHAPTER 7 – SECTION 1 QUESTIONS

    “Freshwater Ecosystems”
    1. Define salinity.
    2. List the 2 types of aquatic ecosystems.
    3. What bodies of water are included in the freshwater ecosystems?
    4. What bodies of water are included in the marine ecosystems?
    5. List the 5 factors that determine which organisms live in which areas of water.
    6. Aquatic organisms are grouped by ____________ and by their _________________.
    7. Define the 3 groups of aquatic organisms and list examples of each:
    a. Plankton – __________________________________________________________
    b. Nekton – ___________________________________________________________
    c. Benthos – ___________________________________________________________
    8. How can lakes, ponds and wetlands form naturally?
    9. In the nutrient rich ___________________ near the shore, aquatic life is diverse and abundant.
    10. List 3 types of plants that can be found in the littoral zone.
    11. What is the limnetic zone and which organism is often found there?
    12. Define benthic zone and list three organisms that inhabit this zone.
    13. _________________ in aquatic ecosystems determine the amount of plant and algal growth.
    14. ________________________ is an increase in the amount of nutrients. Lakes with large
    amounts of algae and plant growth from excessive nutrients are _________________________.
    15. What accelerates the natural eutrophic process of a lake?
    16. _____________________ is precipitation that can carry pollutants like fertilizers from land into
    bodies of water.
    17. What are areas of land with special soils and plants that are covered with fresh water for at least
    part of the year?
    18. List and define the 2 main types of freshwater wetlands:
    a. ________________ - __________________________________________________
    b. _______________ - ___________________________________________________
    19. Using Fig. 1.5, list 2 important environmental functions the wetland can provide.
    20. Using Fig. 1.7, what area in the USA is only 1 out of 3 sites on Earth to be declared an
    International Biosphere Reserve?
    21. True or False? Louisiana’s wetlands are the largest freshwater wetland in the United States.
    22. Freshwater marshes tend to occur in _____, flat lands and have _____, if any, woody trees or
    plants.
    23. The salinity of marshes vary – so what is ‘brackish water’?
    24. ____________ occur on flat, poorly drained, ___________ land, often near streams.
    25. What does the species of tree and shrub depend upon in the swamp?
    26. True or False? Acidic bogs and Alkaline fens occur in the swamps.
    27. Using Fig. 1.9, which animal is common in the marshes and swamps?
    28. Wetlands were previously considered to be _________________ that provided breeding
    grounds for _______________________________________.
    29. The important role of wetlands as __________________ of wastewater and in ___________
    prevention is now recognized.
    30. What has the federal government done to protect the wetlands?
    31. ___________________ can originate from underground springs, snow melt in mountains, or
    where smaller streams merge together.
    32. At what point does a river get slower, warmer and wider?
    33. True or False? A river changes with the land and the climate through which it flows.
    34. Define rhizoids.
    35. List 3 animals that can be found in rivers.
    36. List 2 practices that have polluted rivers.

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