UNIVALVE OR GASTROPE

SUBTOTAL ZONE

INTERTIDAL ZONE

• The zone of the shoreline between the low and high tideline
• Covered by water and sometimes exposed by air

SUPRATIDAL ZONE

• The zone of the shoreline above the timelines,
• Never wet-unless there’s a storm

PLANKTON

• Small floating or feebly swimming plants and animals
• In the water which depend on the waves,tides
• And current for transportation

NEKTON

BENTHOS

DETRITUS

• Dead plant matter and microorganism
• That form the basic of the food chain

ESTUARY

• Where freshwater and salt water meet
• Zeke’s island at the mouth of the cape fear river

HABITAT

• The suitable arrangement of food, water, shelter,
• And space so an animal can live

ECOSYSTEM

COMMUNITY

ENVIRONMENT

• The total surroundings of a plant or animal
• Including other plants, animal, climate, and location

PARASITE

SYMBIOSIS

• Two unlike organisms living together for mutual benefits
• Cleaner fish and shark
• Sea anemone and clownfish

SAPROPHYTE

EPIPHYTE

LICHEN

ORGANISM

ADAPTATION

OMNIVORE

• An animal that eats plants or animals
• Depending on what is available
• Bears, people, blue, crabs, shrimp

CARNIVOROUS PLANT

• Any plant which has adapted to its
• Environment by inge