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1.)a)Theprimaryabioticfactorsthataffectaquaticecosystemsarewaterdepth,temperature,
flow,anddissolvednutrients.
b)Lifeinthephoticzoneisprobablyabundantbecausephotosyntheticorganismscan
survive.Intheaphoticzone,theonlyprimaryproducersarechemosyntheticorganisms
meaningthereisprobablynotalotoflife.

2.)a)Themajorcategoriesoffreshwaterecosystemsareriversandstreams,lakesand
ponds,andfreshwaterwetlands.
b)Awetlandisanecosysteminwhichwatercoversthesoilorispresentatornearthe
surfaceforatleastpartoftheyear.Wetlandspreventfloods,harbormanyorganisms,and
filterwater.

3.)a)Estuariesarefoundwherearivermeetsthesea.Theyserveasimportantspawningand
nurserygroundsformanyimportantorganisms.
b)Adamcoulddeprivetheestuaryofwater,whichwoulddestroytheorganismlivingthere.