Aquatic Ecosystems

Which of the following is an environmental function of a wetland?

• Trapping sediments to prevent erosion

• reducing floods

• habitat

• all of the above

Which ocean zone is home to the largest animals?

• intertidal

• neritic

• oceanic

• benthic

What lives in the ocean and provides most of the oxygen?

• zooplankton

• phytoplankton

• seaweed

• kelp

What is at the base of the food chain in the ocean?

• whales

• plankton

• turtles

• seaweed

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which zone is the bottom of the ocean floor?

• benthic/ hapopelagic

• intertidal

• neritic

• oceanic

Which zone is where the ocean meets the land?

• benthic

• neritic

• intertidal

• oceanic

Which zone is where the sea floor starts to drop sharply?

• benthic

• neritic

• intertidal

• oceanic

Which zone is part of the open ocean?

• benthic

• neritic

• intertidal

• oceanic

Which freshwater zone is near the shore and receives the most sunlight?

• littoral

• benthic

• open water

What is an area that contain both salt and freshwater called?

• river

• lake

• estuary

• marsh