Aquitic Biomes Retake Quiz

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.

Salt water referrers to which of the following

• oceans, rivers, lakes

• ponds, rivers, oceans

• lakes, ponds, streams

• oceans, estuaries, coral reefs

The ____________ biome is the largest biome on Earth.

• Freshwater

• Coral Reef

• Marine

• Rain Forest

_____________is an excess is nutrients added to water due to runoff that can cause an abundance of plant and algae growth that can be dangerous to animal life.

• Neckton

• Phytoplankton

• Eutrophication

• Ecosystem

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.

The type of plankton that produces most of the food in an aquatic ecosystem is called

• nekton

• benthos

• phytoplankton

• zooplankton

Which answer best goes with "Bottom-dwelling organism"

• Pond

• Benthos

• Nekton

• Plankton

Which is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?

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

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The photic zone

• extends to the bottom of the open ocean
• extends to a depth of about 200 meters
• is deep, cold, and permanently dark
• is where chemosynthetic bacteria are the producers

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The aphotic zone is

• the ocean's dark lower layer where photosynthesis cannot occur
• the sunlit upper layer of the ocean where photosynthesis occurs
• on the bottom of lakes, streams, and oceans.
• where benthos are found

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