Quiz #2: Marine Biomes, Wetlands, & Water Pollution

What are the two types of aquatic biomes?

• River biomes and lake biomes
• Tropical biomes and temperate biomes
• Freshwater biomes and saltwater biomes

• Saltwater biomes and brackish biomes

How are freshwater and saltwater biomes different?

• they have different salt concentrations

• one has salt, the other doesn't

• there is no difference

Rivers, lakes, wetlands, streams are examples of...

• freshwater biomes

• saltwater biomes

Oceans and estuaries are examples of...

• freshwater biomes

• saltwater biomes

• The bottom region of oceans and bodies of freshwater is called the...

• estuary

• water pollution

• littoral zone

• benthic zone

• intertidal zone

• The location where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean is called a(n)...

• estuary

• water pollution

• littoral zone

• benthic zone

• intertidal zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

• The contamination of water bodies with harmful substances is called...

• estuary

• water pollution

• littoral zone

• benthic zone

• intertidal zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

• A shallow zone in a freshwater habitat where light reaches the bottom and nurtures plants is called the...

• estuary

• water pollution

• littoral zone

• benthic zone

• intertidal zone

• The transition between land and sea is called...

• wetlands

• water pollution

• littoral zone

• benthic zone

• intertidal zone

• Areas where land is periodically underwater are called...

• wetlands

• water pollution

• littoral zone

• benthic zone

• intertidal zone