AP Environmental-Biomes/Salt Water

What percentage of the earth's surface is salt water biome?

• 75%

• 85%

• 70%

• 80%

• 25%

Select all types of salt water biome

• Estuaries, Coastlines and Mangrove Swamps.

• Streams/Rivers

• Costal Marshes, Coral Reefs, and the ocean.

• Lakes/Rivers

What is the average rainfall in a marine biome?

• 60-300 inches

• 65-250 inches

• 60-200 inches

• 50-100 inches

• 40-200 inches

Sunlight varies between the different area across the board the first the first _____________ meters get the most sunlight but that decreases fast and only amount of _____________ in water and move based on temperatures.

• 200; Salt

• 200; Oil

• 300; Salt

• 300; Oil

• 150; Salt

Where are estuaries located?

• Where the mouth of stream meet the sea.

• Where the mouth of river meet the ocean.

• Where the mouth of river meet the sea.

• Where the mouth of lake meet the ocean.

• Where the mouth of stream meet the ocean.

Environmental conditions in this biome are relatively stable in the Intertidal Zone during

• High Tide

• Low Tide

• None of the above

Conditions can become quite harsh in the Intertidal Zone during

• High Tide

• Low Tide

• None of the above

Where are coral reefs found?

• Warm Deep Water

• Warm Shallow Water

• Cold Shallow Water

• Cold Deep Water

What challenges do coral reefs face?

• Coral Bleaching

• Humans take the resource for themselves.

• Pollution

• Overpopulation of fish has made coral reefs disappear.

Where are coastal marshes found?

• Tropical and Subtropical Climates

• Temperate Climates

• Cold Climates

• None of the above