Question 6 Match the term with the correct description Swamps Marshes Bog Fen Th

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Question 6

Match the term with the correct description

Swamps

Marshes

Bog

Fen

Thermocline

Epilimnion

Hypolimnion

Estuary

Mangroves

Coral Reef

Distinctive temperature transition zone that separates warm upper layer and deeper cold layer

Waterlogged soils that tend to accumulate peat; fed by precipitation

Cold, deeper layer of lake that does not mix

Wetlands without trees

Waterlogged soils that tend to accumulate peat; fed from groundwater

Aggregations of coral polyps that live symbiotically with algae

Trees that grow in saltwater along tropical coastlines

Wetlands with trees

Bays or semi-enclosed bodies of brackish water that form where rivers enter the ocean

Warm upper layer of lake

A.

Distinctive temperature transition zone that separates warm upper layer and deeper cold layer

B.

Waterlogged soils that tend to accumulate peat; fed by precipitation

C.

Cold, deeper layer of lake that does not mix

D.

Wetlands without trees

E.

Waterlogged soils that tend to accumulate peat; fed from groundwater

F.

Aggregations of coral polyps that live symbiotically with algae

G.

Trees that grow in saltwater along tropical coastlines

H.

Wetlands with trees

I.

Bays or semi-enclosed bodies of brackish water that form where rivers enter the ocean

J.

Warm upper layer of lake

Explanation / Answer

A)Distinctive temperature transition zone that separates warm upper layer and deeper cold layer --- Thermocline

B) Waterlogged soils that tend to accumulate peat; fed by precipitation --- Bog

C)Cold, deeper layer of lake that does not mix --- Hypolimnion

D)Wetlands without trees --- Marshes

E)Waterlogged soils that tend to accumulate peat; fed from groundwater --- Fen

F)Aggregations of coral polyps that live symbiotically with algae --- Coral Reef

G)Trees that grow in saltwater along tropical coastlines --- Mangroves

H)Wetlands with trees --- Swamps

I)Bays or semi-enclosed bodies of brackish water that form where rivers enter the ocean --- Estuary

J)Warm upper layer of lake --- Epilimnion

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