Aquatic Ecosystems

Estuary

• In deep ocean waters, few plants can grow. Animals often are bio-luminescent.

• A an area of freshwater completely surrounded by land.

• The place where a river empties into the ocean. There is both saltwater and freshwater there.

• A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Shallow Marine

• A coastal ecosystem that is regularly flooded by the tides.

• In deep ocean waters, few plants can grow. Animals often are bio-luminescent.

• An area of freshwater completely surrounded by land.

• A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Freshwater Wetland/Swamp

• An area of low-lying ground where water collects.

• A coastal ecosystem that is regularly flooded by the tides.

• A an area of freshwater completely surrounded by land.

• In deep ocean waters, few plants can grow. Animals often are bio-luminescent.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Saltwater Marsh

• An area of low-lying ground where water collects.

• A coastal ecosystem that is regularly flooded by the tides.

• In deep ocean waters, few plants can grow. Animals often are bio-luminescent.

• A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Pond/Lake

• A an area of freshwater completely surrounded by land.

• An area of low-lying ground where water collects.

• A coastal ecosystem that is regularly flooded by the tides.

• In deep ocean waters, few plants can grow. Animals often are bio-luminescent.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Deepwater Marine

• A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems.

• An area of low-lying ground where water collects.

• In deep ocean waters, few plants can grow. Animals often are bio-luminescent.

• A coastal ecosystem that is regularly flooded by the tides.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4