Aquatic Biomes

What aquatic biome is characterized by flowing fresh water?

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

Tags

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 watery biome has the highest concentration of salt?

• estuary
• wetland
• freshwater
• coral reef

Which watery biome has the lowest concentration of salt?

• freshwater
• ocean
• coral reef
• wetland

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

• 10%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which is normally larger?

• Lake
• Pond

Aquatic food webs begin with what?

• krill
• zooplankton
• phytoplankton
• plankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which biome is pictured below?

• ocean
• freshwater
• coral reef 
• wetland