Aquatic Biomes

What is a characteristic of the littoral zone?

• The muddy bottom of the lake
• Shallow area of soil and water where emergent plants grow.  
• In very deep lakes no sunlight penetrates this zone which results in low oxygen levels.
• n open water sunlight allows phytoplankton to perform photosynthesis.

What is a characteristic of the deep water zone in lakes?

• The muddy bottom of the lake
• Shallow area of soil and water where emergent plants grow.  
• In very deep lakes no sunlight penetrates this zone which results in low oxygen levels.
• In open water sunlight allows phytoplankton to perform photosynthesis.

What lake zone has the highest photosynthetic rate?

• Profundal
• Benthic
• Limnetic
• Littoral

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following is considered a wetland?

• Swamps
• Marshes
• Bogs
• All of the above.

Which of the following is the best definition for estuary?

• Narrow band of coastline that exists between high and low tide.
• Areas along the coast where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean.
• Flowing fresh water containing rapids.
• Freshwater aquatic areas that are saturated by water for at least part of the year.

What are some problems associated with low tide?

• Waves crashing on shore may affect an organism's ability to hold on.
• Organisms may dry out due to lack of water.
• Organisms are exposed to direct sunlight.
• All of the above.

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What is the ocean floor called?

• Photic Zone
• Aphotic Zone
• Benthic Zone
• Oceanic zone

This biome, found at the mouth of a river, is unique due to the mixture of salt/freshwater

• freshwater lake
• marine ocean
• estuary
• freshwater river

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which biome is pictured below?

• wetland
• coral reef
• ocean
• freshwater

In which biome do these plants (phytoplankton) not survive?

• freshwater
• coral reef
• ocean
• desert

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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