Marine Biology - A Block - Quarter 3

An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem in a body of water.

• Aquatic Ecosystems

• Abiotic Factor

• Biotic Factor

• Salinity

A nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

• Aquatic Ecosystems

• Abiotic Factor

• Biotic Factor

• Salinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A living thing that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

• Aquatic Ecosystems

• Abiotic Factor

• Biotic Factor

• Salinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The amount of salt dissolved in water.

• Aquatic Ecosystems

• Abiotic Factor

• Biotic Factor

• Salinity

The cloudiness of water, caused by the amount of silt in the water.

• Turbidity

• Silt

• Plankton

• Emergent Vegetation

Soil eroded and carried by a river.

• Turbidity

• Silt

• Plankton

• Emergent Vegetation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Free-floating or weakly swimming organisms.

• Turbidity

• Silt

• Plankton

• Emergent Vegetation

Plants rooted in the ground with their stems, flowers, and leaves rising above the water.

• Turbidity

• Silt

• Plankton

• Emergent Vegetation

Body of water with low nutrient content and not much algae, causing very clear high quality drinking water.

• Oligotrophic Lakes

• Eutrophic Lakes

• Coastal Wetlands

• Coastal Zones

Nutrient-rich body of water characterized by frequent and severe nuisance algae blooms

• Oligotrophic Lakes

• Eutrophic Lakes

• Coastal Wetlands

• Coastal Zones