Oceanography and Hydrology Question
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Match the terms in Column A with their corresponding description in Column B.
| __ | coral reef | A. | reef separated from a mainland or island shore by a deep lagoon |
| __ | ribbon reef | B. | Communities of trees that grow in shallow marine waters |
| __ | wetlands | C. | Areas where there is a gradual transition from land to water. Include swamps, tidal flats, lagoons and marshes. |
| __ | anaerobic respiration | D. | Nursery community of flowering plants that live underwater. |
| __ | barrier reef | E. | A sheet of living coral polyps which grow only a few millimeters a year. A reef composed of coral and the organic matter |
| __ | detritivores | F. | Sloping part of the beach. The low and hide tides (internal zone) |
| __ | grass community | G. | Long, narrow, somewhat winding reef, usually associated with an atoll lagoon. |
| __ | sandy beach | H. | Community along the foreshore where large animals burrow into the sand |
| __ | foreshore | I. | Bacteria and fungi that live in mud must carry out a cellular metabolism in which oxygen is not used.They use sulfate and release hydrogen sulfide. This leads to the characteristic "rotten egg" smell of the mud flats. |
| __ | mangrove community | J. | Organisms that feed on detritus (decomposing organic matter) |