Review the vocabulary words listed. Distinguish between the vocabulary words in each pair. Climax community, limiting factor, primary succession, secondary succession, succession, tolerance, aphotic zone, biome, desert, estuary, grassland, intertidal zone, photic zone, plankton, taiga, temperate/deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, tundra. estuary—intertidal zone
A. Estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, while intertidal zone refers to the area that is above water at low tide and underwater at high tide, inhabited by organisms adapted to such conditions.
B. Estuary is a freshwater ecosystem, whereas intertidal zone is a marine ecosystem.
C. Estuary experiences constant water level, while intertidal zone experiences tidal fluctuations.
D. Estuary is characterized by high salinity, whereas intertidal zone has fluctuating salinity levels.