Aquatic Ecosystems

1. What are the aquatic ecosystems on Earth?2. Freshwater

3. low concentrations of salt3. 2.5% of water on Earth3. Rivers and Streams

4. travel in one direction, ending at the mouth

4. the slope of the landscape determines this

4. can carry sediment5. material that is deposited by

water, wind or glaciers3. Lakes and Ponds

4. inland body of standing water4. 3 zones – based on amount of

sunlight

5. littoral zone6. shallow, sunlight hits the bottom6. plants and algae, frogs, turtles, worms, fish and crustaceans

5. limnetic zone6. open water that gets a lot of light6. plankton and fish

5. profundal zone6. deepest area6. cold and lower in oxygen

2. Transitional Aquatic Ecosystems3. Wetlands

4. marshes, swamps and bogs4. reptiles, amphibians and birds4. cattails, water lilies, cypress and

willows

3. estuary4. a place where freshwater streams/

rivers meet the ocean4. most diverse ecosystem4. many different types of plants and

animals live there

2. Marine Ecosystem3. intertidal

4. where the ocean meets land3. open ocean

4. 3 zones4. as it gets deeper the less light there is

3. coastal ocean/coral reefs4. corals are not hard, but actual animals