Marine Biomes and Ecosystems
Authored by Richard Ashley
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
These ecosystems primarily occur throughout warm tropical and subtropical regions of the ocean, often between the latitudes of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Deep Sea
Arctic
Coral Reefs
Hydrothermal Vents
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
One of the least explored regions of the earth. Runs along the ocean floor between the base of a continental rise and a mid ocean ridge.
Coral Reefs
Abyssal Plain
Sandy Shores
Rocky Shore
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Ecosystem of the southern ocean, once thought to be rather barren due to ice cover and extremely cold temperatures, but now known to support a wide array of marine organisms.
Arctic
Deep Sea
Mangrove
Antarctic
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Northern polar region ecosystem characterized by extreme seasonality of light and year-round ice cover.
Arctic
Mangrove
Salt Marsh and Mudflats
Antarctic
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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Marine ecosystem that covers the vast zone of open ocean that is below 200 meters (656 feet) and includes the abyssal zone between 13,000 to 20,000 feet.
Arctic
Salt Marsh and Mudflats
Deep Sea
Mangrove
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Marine ecosystem characterized by fissures in the ocean floor which can release hot, mineral rich water that can reach temperatures up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit.
Kelp Forset
Hydrothermal Vents
Deep Sea
Abyssal Plain
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Coastal ecosystems found worldwide, but most abundant along the rocky eastern coats of the Pacific Ocean, from Baja California to Alaska, at depths of 6 to 90 feet.
Coral Reefs
Mangroves
Kelp Forests
Salt Marsh and Mudflats
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
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