HDSO WATER QUALITY A

Front

What describes plants living in lotic ecosystems?

Back

Long, thin, flexible stems that offer little resistance to the current and strong root systems to hold them in place

Front

All of the following are considered to be a freshwater ecosystems except:

• aquifers
• salt marshes
• streams
• rivers

Back

salt marshes

Front

An area of land covered with freshwater for at least part of the year; occurs in areas where the water table is at or near the surface

Back

wetland

Front

Hydric soil

Back

Soil found in wetlands that remains wet long enough to create oxygen-poor conditions.

Front

Plants in wetlands must be _____ to adapt to growing in wet soil with little oxygen.

Back

hydrophylic

Front

Which of the following is a type of freshwater wetland? bog, lake, pond, estuary

Back

bog

Front

Freshwater ecosystems usually have a salinity of 5% or less.

Back

false

Front

Which of the following statements about adaptations is true?

Back

Species adaptations provide them with survival advantages in a particular environment.

Front

zone 1

Back

photic

Front

zone 2

Back

benthic