Unit 11 Part 3 Aquatic Biomes

What is an aquatic biome?

• only plants that live most of their lives in the water

• plants and animals that live most of their lives in the water

• only animals that live most of their lives in the water

• the abiotic parts of an under water environment

What are the two categories of the aquatic biome?

• Abiotic and Biotic

• Freshwater and Abiotic

• Freshwater and Marine

• Marine and Abiotic

The aquatic biome is the largest of all biomes.

• True

• False

What percentage of the Earth is the aquatic biome?

• 75%

• 25%

• 50%

• 90%

Examples of marine biomes would be ______________ .

• Rivers and Streams

• Wetlands and Oceans

• Mangroves and Wetlands

• Estuaries and Oceans

Freshwater biomes have higher salt concentrations.

• True

• False

What are the stationary bodies of freshwater?

• Estuaries and Oceans

• Lakes and Ponds

• Rivers and Streams

• Mangroves and Oceans

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The aquatic biome lakes are smaller than ponds.

• True

• False

What organisms thrive in the deep, dark waters of lakes?

• Producers

• Decomposers

• Plants

• Muddy sand

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Which aquatic biomes are moving bodies of water?

• Lakes and Ponds

• Rivers and Streams

• Estuaries and Oceans

• Mangroves and Wetlands