Aquatic Biomes-Chapman

What aquatic biome is characterized by flowing fresh water?

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

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

Which of the following is considered a wetland?

• Swamps
• Marshes
• Bogs
• All of the above.

Which of the following is the best definition for estuary?

• Narrow band of coastline that exists between high and low tide.
• Areas along the coast where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean.
• Flowing fresh water containing rapids.
• Freshwater aquatic areas that are saturated by water for at least part of the year.

Which brackish watery biome has some areas that are salty, and some areas that are freshwater?

• freshwater
• coral reef
• estuary
• ocean

Which is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?

• a river
• a lake 
• an estuary
• a stream

The intertidal zone of oceans

• surrounds continents
• is on the coastline
• has tides that rise and fall each day
• is the open ocean

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

Aquatic biomes cover roughly how much of the Earth's surface

• 10%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This area is a very harsh environment in the ocean due to tides crashing and receding.

• Coral Reef
• Aphotic Zone
• Abyss
• Intertidal Zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Regions of the ocean are commonly referred to as what type of systems

• Mountainous
• Estuary
• Marine
• Desert

Fresh water referrers to which of the following

• oceans, rivers, lakes
• ponds, rivers, oceans
• lakes, ponds,  streams
• streams, lakes, oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4