Bio 3.3 Aquatic Biomes

What aquatic biome is characterized by flowing fresh water?

• Lakes/Ponds
• Mangroves Swamps
• Rivers/Streams
• Coral Reefs

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.

Which is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?

• a river
• a lake 
• an estuary
• a stream

The intertidal zone of oceans

• surrounds continents
• is on the coastline
• has tides that rise and fall each day
• is the open ocean

This area is a very harsh environment in the ocean due to tides crashing and receding, and is often where we find barnacles, seaweed, and starfish.

• Coral Reef

• Aphotic Zone

• Abyss

• Intertidal Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which brackish watery biome has some areas that are salty, and some areas that are freshwater?

• freshwater
• coral reef
• estuary
• ocean

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the ocean floor called?

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