Aquatic Biomes

Match

Match the following

• Salinity

• Saltwater

• Brackish

• freshwater

amount of salt in the water

High Salinity/salt

mix of salt and freshwater

low salinity/salt content

• amount of salt in the water

• High Salinity/salt

• mix of salt and freshwater

• low salinity/salt content

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Duckweed and phytoplankton are ​

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plants because they float on top of the water. Cattails and Reeds are ​

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​ plants because they are under water but part of them emerge out of the water. Coontail and Seaweed are ​

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plants becaues they are submerged under water.

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Swamps are flooded ​

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, while Wetlands are flooded ​

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Lakes and ponds have ​

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or no current and have fresh water. ​

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​ and streams have ​

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water and fresh water. ​

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are land covered in water part or all of the year. The organisms in a wetland vary depending on ​

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Match

Match the following

• Lakes and Ponds

• Rivers and streams

• Wetlands

little or no water movement

Flowing water

Covered in water most of the year, or all year

• little or no water movement

• Flowing water

• Covered in water most of the year, or all year

Reorder

Reorder the following from the closest to shoreline to the furthest

• Shoreline

• Coral reefs

• Costal

• Deep seas

• Open ocean

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• 5

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Coral reefs are ​

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shallow areas built by ​

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, it is considered the ​

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of the sea, it has an abundance of food,fish and ​

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such as crab and shrimp.

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Deep sea creatures are specialized because they have to deal with harsh conditions such as ​

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​ temperatures, high ​

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, and no sunlight, which means organisms have to use chemicals spewing out of the ocean floor for energy, instead of ​

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