Aquatic Ecosystems Terminology

noun the quality or state of being turbid; cloudiness or opaqueness in a liquid, caused by the presence of particles

adjective turbid, having the quality of being cloudy or opaque in a liquid

• The turbidity of the water sample was measured using a nephelometer.
• You can tell the water is dirty just by looking at the turbidity.
• The turbidity of that water is off the charts!
• The turbidity of the situation clouded his judgment.

noun a class of protozoans characterized by radiating pseudopodia

• Actinopoda are a class of marine protozoans characterized by their radiating pseudopodia.
• I read about Actinopoda in my biology textbook.
• Those Actinopoda things are pretty weird looking.
• The Actinopoda's pseudopodia spread out like rays of sunshine.