Chapter 9 Environmental Science

An area where rivers deposit their load of mineral-rich mud

• Mangrove Swamp
• Marshes
• Salt Marshes
• Swamp

A limestone ridge found in tropical climates composed of coral fragments that are deposited around organic remains

• Barrier Island
• Coral Reef
• Wetland
• Salt Marshes

A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore

• Barrier Island
• Coral Reef
• Mangrove Swamp
• Salt Marshes

An area of land that is periodically underwater

• Coral Reef
• Marshes
• Wetland
• Swamp

An area in which fresh water from a river mixes with salt water from the ocean

• Mangrove Swamp
• Estuary
• Marshes
• Wetland

Area dominated by woody plants such as flood-tolerant trees and shrubs

• Mangrove Swamp
• Swamp
• Salt Marshes
• Wetland

Area that contains nonwoody plants, such as cattails

• Barrier Island
• Estuary
• Marshes
• Swamps

A tropical or subtropical marine swamp that is characterized by the abundance of low to tall trees

• Coral Reef
• Estuary
• Marshes
• Mangrove Swamp

All organisms that swim actively in open water, independent of currents are called 

• Nekton
• Benthos
• Plankton
• Runoff

The open surface waters in a lake, away from the shore are called 

• Benthic Zone
• Eutrophication
• Limnetic Zone
• Littoral Zone