Aquatic Biomes

This type of aquatic ecosystem is a mix of fresh and salt water.

• estuary
• lake
• river

That amount of salts dissolved in water is measured by the

• Color

• Turbidity

• Salinity

• pH

Aquatic ecosystem that has a thin layer of water covering soil that is wet most of the time is called ____.

• wetland
• estuary
• lake
• puddle

What are the 3 types of wetlands?

• swamp, ocean, river
• pond, river, marsh
• marsh, marsh, marsh
• swamp, marsh, bog

Why does photosynthesis not occur in the deep ocean? 

• Lack of nutrients
• Low oxygen levels
• Excess sunlight
• Sunlight does not penetrate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Wetlands can protect areas close to shorelines from flooding.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The _ is the land between high and low tides that includes beaches and rocky shores.

• tidal zone

• intermittent zone

• intertidal zone

The _ is the underwater zone from the shore to the edge of the continental shelf.

• intertidal zone

• open ocean

• neritic zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The _ includes all surface waters down to a depth of about 2000 meters.

• deep ocean

• trench

• intertidal zone

• open ocean

Deep ocean ecosystems include those in the _, which is the part of the ocean below 2000 meters.

• abyssal zone

• neritic zone

• intertidal zone

• tidal zone