3.2 Aquatic Biomes Review

Wetlands are considered which type of aquatic biome?

• freshwater

• marine

• transitional

Which is NOT a type of aquatic ecosystem?

• ocean
• estuary
• monastery
• wetland

What are areas where freshwater meets saltwater called?

• wetlands
• estuaries
• littoral zones
• intertidal zones

Which is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?

• stream
• lake
• ocean
• river

Which part of a marine ecosystem describes the open ocean?

• abyssal
• limnetic
• pelagic
• intertidal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which part of a freshwater ecosystem explains the zone closest to shore? 

• profundal
• limnetic
• intertidal
• littoral

Which aquatic ecosystems have the most biodiversity

• marine
• freshwater
• transitional

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which type of lakes are are clear and have few species?

• oligotrophic
• eutrophic
• autotrophic
• heterotrophic

What zone is consistent among freshwater and marine and describes the lake or ocean floor?

• benthic
• littoral
• intertidal
• abyssal

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the beginning of a river called?

• source

• mouth

• estuary

• estivation