Ecology Test - Freshwater and Marine Biomes

Estuaries receive fresh nutrients from...

• Controlling floods

• Overfishing

• Lakes and Ponds

• Rivers and Oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the biggest cause of costal pollution in the U.S.?

• Waste and Sewage

• Overfishing

• Driving your car

• Lack of recycling

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Phytoplankton have flagella as an adaptation, what does the flagella help them do?

• Helps fling phytoplankton around the water

• Helps phytoplankton eat

• Protects phytoplankton from predators

• Keeps phytoplankton from sinking into deep waters

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

True or False...... Zooplankton and Phytoplankton are VERY big.

• True

• False

A costal land covered by salt water most of the time would be a(n) ....

• aqueous location

• costal dryland

• costal wetland

• alive area

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is an example of a "nekton"?

• Zooplankton

• A mollusk

• A fish

• A barnacle

Where are the majority of marine organisms found?

• Benthic Zone

• Limnetic zone

• Fisheries

• Shallow, coastal waters

In which zone is life diverse and abundant?

• Littoral zone

• Benthic zone

• Eutrophic zone

• Plankton zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which organism produces most of the food in an aquatic ecosystem?

• shrimp

• phytoplankton

• seaweed

• zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Why doesn't photosynthesis happen in the deep ocean waters?

• The salinity levels are too high

• The water temperature is too cold

• There are no autotrophs

• There is no light

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6