Living Things in Water Habitats

_______________ has both water and land with wet soil.

• ocean

• river

• wetland

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____________ is a large body of salt water

• ocean

• river

• wetland

___________ has flowing, fresh water

• ocean

• river

• wetland

How is a marsh different from a swamp?

• A marsh is wetter than a swamp

• A marsh has more diversity than a swamp

• A marsh has fresh water. A swamp has salty water.

• A marsh has plants that are grasses. A swamp has plants that are like trees.

Doug wants to see how two different water habitats are alike or different. He finds a picture of an ocean and a picture of a swamp. Help Doug by observing the pictures and answering the question. How do these water habitats compare?

• Some different animals live in each habitat.

• The swamp has more diversity than the ocean.

• The same type of animals live in both habitats.

• The swamp supports more animals than the ocean.

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Doug wants to identify animal adaptations in a habitat in a picture he found. Help him by observing the animals in the picture and answering the question. Which animal adaptation would be best for this habitat?

• an animal that can run quickly to avoid other animals

• an animal that can live in fresh water

• an animal that can live in dry soil

• an animal that can swim well

Name the two kinds of water habitats.

• freshwater

• arctic

• saltwater

• warm

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What habitat has algae, water grasses, and trees along the edge?

• Swamp

• Salt Marshes

• Lakes and Ponds

• Rivers and Streams

This habitat has plankton and seaweed.

• Ocean

• Swamp

• Lakes and Ponds

• Rivers and Lakes

Habitats must have _________________, _________________, ___________________, and ____________________ in order for the animals to survive.

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