Aquatic Biomes

The term for the saltiness of the water is ______________.

• depth

• color

• salinity

• temperature

The bed (bottom layer) of a body water is called the ___________ zone.

• benthic

• photic

• aphotic

• reef

Why is light important in an aquatic ecosystem?

• Sharks need light to find food.

• Light helps break large rock into sand.

• None of the other answers are correct.

• Plants need sunlight for photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Water that is too deep for light to reach is called the ________ zone.

• photic

• aphotic

• benthic

• bright

Which of the following contains only examples of standing water?

• lakes, ponds, streams

• wetlands, rivers, streams

• lakes, ponds, wetlands

• rivers, streams, creeks

Which of the following is (are) true about wetlands? (Check all that apply)

• flooded at least part of the year

• freshwater

• in between high and low tide

• control flooding

• filter water

• H

Which of the following is correctly matched with its definition?

• Bogs contain floating mats of vegetation.

• Marshes have grasses and shrubs.

• Swamps have trees.

• All of the other choices are correctly matched.

Organisms that live in ______________ and ______________ must be able to adapt to many different conditions.

• intertidal zones, swamps

• intertidal zones, estuaries

• estuaries, marshes

• estuaries, bogs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Areas where rivers flow into the ocean are called...

• estuaries

• marshes

• benthic zones

• swamps

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The ecosystem between the lowest point of low tide and the highest point of high tide is called

• the photic zone.

• the benthic zone.

• an estuary.

• the intertidal zone.