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Which zone in a large lake is characterized as the shallow-water area along the shore with emergent vegetation and a variety of animals such as frogs and turtles?
Which zone in a large lake is characterized as the shallow-water area along the shore with emergent vegetation and a variety of animals such as frogs and turtles?
What is the main characteristic of the limnetic zone in a large lake?
What is the main characteristic of the limnetic zone in a large lake?
In which freshwater ecosystem are streams with fast currents found?
In which freshwater ecosystem are streams with fast currents found?
What is the main characteristic of freshwater wetlands?
What is the main characteristic of freshwater wetlands?
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What is a characteristic of the profundal zone in a large lake?
What is a characteristic of the profundal zone in a large lake?
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Why do flowing-water ecosystems have varying organisms from one stream to another?
Why do flowing-water ecosystems have varying organisms from one stream to another?
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What contributes to the high productivity in the brackish/estuarine ecosystem?
What contributes to the high productivity in the brackish/estuarine ecosystem?
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Why are mangrove forests referred to as the tropical equivalent of salt marshes?
Why are mangrove forests referred to as the tropical equivalent of salt marshes?
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What organisms live symbiotically with photosynthetic algae in coral reefs?
What organisms live symbiotically with photosynthetic algae in coral reefs?
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Why are mangrove branches significant for many species of birds?
Why are mangrove branches significant for many species of birds?
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