Aquatic Biomes

What are the 2 types of aquatic biomes?

• rivers and streams
• lakes and oceans
• marine and fresh water
• marine and oceanic

The kind of wetland formed where saltwater and fresh water meet is called

• brujeria
• estuary
• swamp
• marsh

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 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 of the following is considered a wetland?

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

Which biome is pictured below?

• ocean
• freshwater
• coral reef 
• wetland

Which watery biome has the lowest concentration of salt?

• freshwater
• ocean
• coral reef
• wetland

Which is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?

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

What is the defining difference between the marine, freshwater, and estuary biomes?

• Salinity (dissolved salt)

• Sunlight

• Oxygen

• Amount of Water

Which aquatic biome contains the greatest amount of biodiversity?

• Marine

• Freshwater

• Estuary

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5