Aquatic Ecosystems
Study Guide
This is a study guide for reviewing the aquatic ecosystems unit. The first section outlines some of the important vocabulary words needed to understand the major concepts and questions laid out through the rest of the study guide. Each of the questions is written sequentially to match the lecture Powerpoint.
Essential concepts: Aquatic Ecosystems, salinity, marine, freshwater, lentic, lotic, rivers, streams, lakes, oceans, light zones, benthic, coral reefs, beaches, wetlands, estuaries, swamps, bogs, marsh, fresh water, saline, littoral, benthic, benthos, nekton, plankton, aphotic, disphotic.
Answer Key: Available for purchase at the environmental science instructor resources subscription page.
