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ohhhhhhhhhh boy there's a lot of terms herrre
actually some of them i just put in to fill space, easy ones
haha sorry about those

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Wetlands
Areas that are covered with water for a large part of the year
Zooplankton
The animal plankton
Intertidal Zone
Land that is alternately covered with water and exposed to air
Nonpoint Source
Point or nonpoint source of pollution? ~ Contaminated groundwater
Heavy Metals
Water soluble forms of certain metals (lead, mercury) which are harmful at low levels, and they stay in the fatty tissue of animals
Benthos
Another name for bottom dwellers
Anadromous Fish
Born in freshwater, spend their lives in saltwater, then return to freshwater to make babies (Striped bass, atlantic salmon etc.)
Pathogens
Viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms that cause disease. Beaches test for Coliform bacteria to determine pathogen risk
Nonpoint Source
A pollutant that does not come from a specfic site- from a wide area (e.g. litter on beach, runoff, acid rain, smog, etc.)
Habitat
An area that has the perfect conditions for a specific animal to live HINT: HOME
Biotic
Living
Water Column
All of the water above the bottom of the Sound
Watershed
An entire land and water area that flows into a body of water
Saltwater Fish
Fish that are born and spend their entire lives in saltwater
Hypoxia
The condition of the water when dissolved oxygen is consumed faster than it is supplied
Toxic Chemicals
Substances that can kill or damage any living thing
Point Source
Point or non-point source of pollution? ~ A pipe dumping waste into the ocean
Estuary
A partly enclosed body of water where saltwater and freshwater meet, and they are one of the richest and most producted areas on earth
LIS Watershed States
New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusets, Connecticut, plus parts of Canada
Nitrogen
A nutrient that may cause algae bloom which leads to hypoxia
PPT
The abreviation (did I spell that right?) for parts per thousand
Sessile
An animal that doesn't move, instead it grows attached to something (clams, barnacles, etc.)
Pollutant
Anything in the air, water, or earth that is harmful or interferes with a desired activity
Salinity
Salt content
Nutrients
Substances essential to living things
Advanced
Sewage treatment that attempts to remove nitrogen, other heavy metals, and nonbiodegradable organic chemicals
Pesticides
Type of organic chemical- natural or synthetic chemical used to kill a plant or animal *STAYS IN ENVIRONMENT haha
Secondary
Sewage treatment that accelerates the decay of organic matter by natural organisms. Heavy metals and nonbiodegradable organic chemicals (like PCP's or pesticides) may remain.
Nonpoint Source
Point or nonpoint source of pollution? ~ Garbage dump runoff
Airborne Pollutant
Starts in the air and becomes a water pollutant when it is dissolved in rain or floats in the water
Adaption
An organism's characteristices that allow it to survive (or not) in its environment
Primary
Sewage treatment that removes solids from the wastewater
Erosion and Sedimentation
The wearing away of soil by water, wind, and other forces
Brackish Water
Saltwater mixed with freshwater
Filter Feeder
An organism that takes in water to filter out the food and then releases extra water (like clams, oysters, and barnacles)
Food Web
Intertwined food chains, begins with algae, seaweeds, grass etc. and end with decomposers
Wave Action
Mixes the two layers of water by churning and storms
Abiotic
Non-living
Adriaen Block
Dutch sailor who discovered Long Island
Winter
In which season are there more phytoplankton located in the water?
Consumer
Eats producers and other consumers~ ANIMALS
Marsh to Marina
1. Dense pop. of Indians in NA 2. Settlement being established by Europeans 3. Indians disappear 4. Industry is increasing- land is being used 5. Wetlands are disappearing 6. Scientists recomment a national fund for ecosystem restoration
Phytoplankton
The plant plankton, base of food web, need sunlight
How Oxygen Enters the LIS
Wind, wave action, and plants (photosynthesis)
Sewer System
Complex of pipes and pumps that carry sewage to the sewage treatment plant
Low Energy Shoreline
Connecticut's shoreline is protected from the full effect of ocean wind and waves because it is a ______
Carnivore
A consumer that eats only animals
Nonpoint Source
Point or nonpoint source of pollution? ~ Stormwater runoff
Point Source
Point or nonpoint source of pollution? ~ Boat dumpage
Storm Sewers
Sewers carrying human waste
Omnivore
A consumer that eats both plants and animals
Herbivore
A consumer that eats only plantss
LIS Formation
1. NA and Africa split 2. Glaciers covered the land from Canada to NY and CT 3. Glaciers reached their southernmost point leaving a moraine (LIS) 4. Glaciers melted and LIS was a glacial lake 5. Seawater flowed into the LIS at the Race 6. Plant and animal habitats from along shores of LI, which is now an estuary
Producers
Convert the sun's solar energy into food PLANTS
The Race
The opening at the eastern end of the Sound where ocean water enters, narrow inlet, separates LI from CT
Plankton
Plants and animals that drift or swim weakly in water HINT: SPONGEBOB
Pycnocline
The layer between the warmer, less dense water (TOP) and the cooler, denser water (BOTTOM)
Floatables
Waterborne debris that washes up on the shore LITTER
Decomposers
Bacteria in the water and bottom sediments that break down dead organisms and return the raw materials to the environment, bottom of the food web
Freshwater
Water that is low in dissolved materials
Hell Gate
The western opening of Long Island Sound, rough waters
Impervious
The name for a paved/manmade surface
Point Source
A pollutant that enters the environment from a single source (discharge pipe, boat oil spill, etc.)
Tidal Flats
Areas where the land is underwater most of the time, look barren, no grass or rooted plants, algae, and small fish and shellfish live here
Bottom Dwellers
Plants and animals that live on or in the floor of a saltwater body like the LIS
Coliform
Bacteria- a type of pathogen that beaches test for
Calcium
Determines whether water is hard or soft
Sewage
Waste from homes, buildings, etc. (poopies)
Combined Sewer Overflow
Partially treated sewage and street runoff released into natural waters after heavy rainfall (CSO)
Salt Marsh
Higher up in the intertidal sone, land that remains underwater for less time than in the flats, which contain the 2/3 of edible fish and shell fish that depend on it for food
Eastern
Which basin of the LIS has the best water quality, Western, Eastern, or Central?
Moraine
An accumulation of rocky material transported and deposited by glacial ice
West
Hypoxia is normally the worst towards this end of the Sound due to the higher population density.
Organic Substances
Contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and may be a plant, or an animal product, or synthetic
Point Source
Point or nonpoint source of pollution? ~ A person littering

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