1.
Very small, seasonal, very large and deep
Small, move via waves, 2 categories
Photosynthetic, Producer, Free-floating Algae Phytoplankton
Non-photosynthetic, Protozoa Zooplankton
Swimming, Large, Turtle
Fix one spot: Barnacles
Burrow in sand: Sea Star
Walk/Swim in bottom: Crawfish
Characteristics
2. Have littoral zone, limnetic zone and profundal
zone
1. Photosynthesis; more in shallow water level
2. Land nutrient level; increase as erosion from
Roles land
1. Have slow-moving and fast-moving water
Characteristics 3. Dissolved oxygen; via wave action and
2. Position near source, middle source and mouth/ photosynthesis from aquatic plant
end source
1. More plant along lake shore – Less plant deeper
Roles Ponds
lake
and Plants
Plants Stream Lakes 2. Pond have plant even in deepest parts
and
Trout
Rivers 1. Insects
1. Near source/ fast moving water:
Dobson fly Animals 2. Frogs, Turtles
Otters 3. Fish; feeders and predators
Frogs 2. Middle part of river/ slow water: Animals 1. Littoral Zone: sunlight can reach bottom, high
photosynthesis, have plant, algae, turtle insect, fish
Turtles
2. Limnetic Zone: open water, amount of light
Carp Location decrease , rate photosynthesis=rate respiration,
3. Mouth of river: have algae, insect, fish, rotifers
Catfish
Plankton (free-floating)
3. Profundal Zone: sunlight do not penetrate, low
photosynthesis, rich nutrient, anaerobic
Nekton (swimming) Aquatic Organism Freshwater
1. Area covered by shallow freshwater
Characteristics
2. Categorized into river, lacustrine(lake/pond/dam)
Benthos (bottom) or palustrine(marshes) wetlands
Aquatic Ecosystem 1. Controlling flood
Roles 2. Habitat for various kinds of animals
3. Recharging groundwater areas by filter and
clean the water
Refer picture Marine Estuaries 
1. Marshes: Cattails
Plants
Wetland 2. Swamps: Bald cypress
1. Ducks, geese
Breeding/ Nursing 2. Muskrats, nutria
Nesting/ Resting Animals 3. Turtles
Food source mammal 4. Frogs
Mangrove Forest
Stabilize sediment 5. Alligator
Reduce coastal erosion Swamp: trees, poorly drain, land near river
Location
Provide barrier against sea storm Marsh: Low flat land, shallow water, rich sediment,
have reeds and cattails