Aquatic Ecosystems
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Aquatic Ecosystems
What type of Freshwater ecosystem are these?
Flowing Water
Organisms adapt
What type of fresh water ecosystem is this?
Standing Water Ecosystem
Plankton
• Phytoplankton– Unicellular
algae
• Zooplankton– Planktonic
animals that feed on phytoplankton
Name this marine ecosystem…
Fresh water Wetlands
Bogs
Marsh
Marsh
Swamp
Swamp
Name this ecosystem(hint: unique to Florida)
Everglades
Estuary
Salt Marsh
Mangrove Swamp
Marine Ecosystems
Zones of Marine ecosystems• 2 Main Divisions Based on Light
– Photic• 200 m• photosynthesis
– Aphotic• Permanent darkness• chemosynthesis
• Depth/Distance Divisions– Intertidal Zone
• Rocky• zonation
– Coastal Ocean• Low tide mark to outer edge of
continental shelf– Open Ocean
• Edge of continental shelf and outward• 500m to 11000m• Largest division
– Benthic Zone• Ocean floor• Attached organisms…
Name this Marine Ecosystem
Intertidal Zone
ZONATIONprominent horizontal banding of organisms in particular
habitat
Coastal ocean
Kelp Forests
Open Ocean Ecosystem (largest)
Benthic Zone
Coral Reefs
Zones of Marine ecosystems• 2 Main Divisions Based on Light
– Photic• 200 m• photosynthesis
– Aphotic• Permanent darkness• chemosynthesis
• Depth/Distance Divisions– Intertidal Zone
• Rocky• zonation
– Coastal Ocean• Low tide mark to outer edge of
continental shelf– Open Ocean
• Edge of continental shelf and outward• 500m to 11000m• Largest division
– Benthic Zone• Ocean floor• Attached organisms…