Ecosystems

An area in which fresh water from a river mixes with salt water from the ocean

• Mangrove Swamp
• Estuary
• Marshes
• Wetland

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An area of land that is periodically underwater

• Coral Reef
• Marshes
• Wetland
• Swamp

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Area dominated by woody plants such as flood-tolerant trees and shrubs

• Mangrove Swamp
• Swamp
• Salt Marshes
• Wetland

A tropical or subtropical marine swamp that is characterized by the abundance of low to tall trees

• Coral Reef
• Estuary
• Marshes
• Mangrove Swamp

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An increase in the amount of nutrients, such as nitrates, in a marine or aquatic ecosystem is 

• Benthos
• Nekton
• Eutrophication
• Plankton

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A microscopic organism that float or drift freely in the waters of aquatic environments is 

• Benthos
• Plankton
• Nekton
• Littoral Zone

What is NOT an effect humans are having on animals in ocean ecosystems

• Polluting their water
• Over fishing areas
• Trapping Marine life in nets
• Increasing habitats

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Which is NOT example of freshwater ecosystems

• Coral Reef
• Lake
• Pond
• Stream

Which biome is pictured below?

• ocean
• freshwater
• coral reef 
• wetland

What aquatic biome is characterized by flowing fresh water?

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