EVPP 110 Lecture
Instructor: Largen
Fall 2002
Aquatic Biomes Study Guide
What are the two major categories of aquatic biomes
What is the difference in the salt concentration of freshwater versus marine biomes
Distinguish between the photic and aphotic zones of aquatic biomes
What is the thermocline
What are the two categories of freshwater biomes
Describe the zonation of a freshwater lake
What is the littoral zone and what are its characteristics
What is the limnetic zone and what are its characteristics
What is the profundal zone and what are its characteristics
What is the benthic zone and what are its characteristics
What are the three categories into which lakes are often classified based on their production of organic matter
What are the characteristics of an oligotrophic lake
What are the characteristics of a eutrophic lake
What are the characteristics of a mesotrophic lake
What are the general characteristics of the headwaters of a stream or river
How does the oxygen and nutrient content of a stream or river change as it moves from its source to its mouth
What largely determines the nutrient content of a stream or river
What is a wetland
What is an estuary
Describe the zonation of a marine community
What is the intertidal zone and what are its characteristics
What is the neritic zone and what are its characteristics
What is the oceanic zone and what are its characteristics
What is the pelagic zone and what are its characteristics
What is the benthic zone and what are its characteristics
In aqutic ecosystem, what limits primary production
Why are tropical and subtropical oceans less productive than we would expect based on the availability of solar radiation in those areas