Review Vocab: Aquatic Environments 4-1. a slow-moving body of water where the water seems to stand...
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the area of an aquatic ecosystem where the rooted plants do not reach the surface of the
water.
open water
The place where the water meets the land, the best place for critters it hide and “make-out”
water’s edge
a lentic body of water that is usually larger than a pond and has areas that are too deep for
rooted plants to grow
lake
a lotic body of water much larger and deeper that a stream; fed by smaller streams and
sometimes called tributaries
river
the land area that is drained when drops of rain join other to flow to a particular stream, river,
lake or wetland
watershed
shallow areas in a stream where the water appears white because its surface is broken as
it flows over rocks
rapids
the area of the aquatic environment that is covered with rocks, sand or mud and is the
habitat for a variety of small organisms (benthic)
bottom
the land area that is drained when drops of rain join other to flow to a particular stream, river,
lake or wetland and sometimes called a watershed
drainage basin