Lesson 2: Aquatic Ecosystems

All of the following are examples of freshwater ecosystems EXCEPT ________________.

• ponds

• Estuaries

• lakes

• rivers

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What are the three major types of aquatic ecosystems?

• Rivers, Lakes, and Ponds

• Marine, Freshwater, and Estuaries

• Coral reefs, Oceans, and the Sea

• There are only freshwater ecosystems

All of the following are examples of marine ecosystems EXCEPT __________________.

• Tide pools

• Coral Reefs

• Ponds

• Oceans

What is an aquatic ecosystem?

• An aquatic ecosystem includes any water environment and the community of organisms that live there

• An aquatic ecosystem includes any land environment and the community of organisms that live there.

Select all of the Abiotic factors below

• water temperature

• all the plants in the ecosystem

• salinity (salt level)

• amount of light

• pH levels

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A(n) ________________ is an area of land that is covered or saturated with water for at least part of the year. Bogs, marshes, and swamps are all examples of this kind of land.

• Marine ecosystems

• Freshwater ecosystems

• Wetlands

A(n) _______________ is a partially enclosed body of water formed where a river flows into an ocean. This is one of the major types of aquatic ecosystems, that consists of a mixture of saltwater and freshwater.

• Wetland

• Estuary

• Swamp

• Bogs

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How is an estuary different from a freshwater ecosystem and a marine ecosystem?

• Estuaries ONLY have freshwater

• Estuaries are a mixture of fresh water and salt water.

• No living things can survive in an estuary

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What is an ecosystem?

• An Estuary

• A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.

• A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

Marine ecosystems and Estuaries are the SAME. Is this statement True or False?

• True

• False