Aquatic ecosystems

What are wetlands?

• areas of land that are flooded at least part of the year

• the ocean

• lakes

• estuaries

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The process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a land form or land mass.

• erosion
• deposition
• mouth
• divide

Plankton are NOT....

• top carnivores of pond food webs
• tiny, microscopic organisms
• easy prey for other aquatic life
• producers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

marine ecosystem

• temperature

• coral reef

• pond

• benthos

• nekton

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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bottom-dwelling organisms

• temperature

• coral reef

• pond

• benthos

• nekton

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

factor that determines where aquatic organisms live

• temperature

• coral reef

• pond

• benthos

• nekton

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

freshwater ecosystem

• temperature

• coral reef

• pond

• benthos

• nekton

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Swamps are commonly found on

• rocky hillsides.

• flat, poorly drained land.

• mountain peaks

• bottoms of ponds or lakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• nekton.

• benthos.

• phytoplankton.

• zooplankton.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What are the two main types of freshwater wetlands?

• lakes and ponds

• rivers and streams

• littoral zones and benthic zones

• marshes and swamps