Biomes/Aquatic Ecosystems

As you move from the equator toward the North Pole, you would be likely to see

• rain forest, then deserts, then taiga

• tundra, then deserts, then grassland

• grasslands, then tundra, then rain forests

• temperate deciduous forests, then taiga, then rain forests

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The biome with the highest species diversity is the

• taiga

• tundra

• tropical rain forest

• savanna

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If you visited the savannah you would be likely to see

• a dense forest

• snow and ice

• a coastal ecosystem

• large herds of grazing animals such as rhinos, zebras, and gazelles

World biomes are classified by all but one of these. Choose the one not used

• Climate

• Geography

• Vegetation

• Communities

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This biome covers 70% of the earth

• Rainforest

• Ocean

• Temperate Forest

• Taiga

Which of the following is a factor that influences where an organism lives in an aquatic ecosystem

• sunlight

• nutrient availability

• temperature

• all of the above

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What is the source of most ocean pollution?

• activities on land

• climate change

• aquatic animals

• none of these

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Photosynthetic organisms are found mainly in shallow water due to the availability of

• oxygen

• nutrients

• sunlight

• salt

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Estuaries are extremely productive ecosystems because they continually receive fresh nutrients from ______ and _______

• rivers, oceans

• lakes, ponds,

• marshes, swamps

• streams, springs

Which of the following is not an environmental function of wetlands?

• increasing runoff

• absorbing and removing pollutants from water

• trapping carbon that would otherwise be released into the air

• controlling floods

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