Freshwater Biome Quiz

The freshwater biome has a lower content of ______ than the marine biome?

• Sulfur

• Plants

• Fish

• Salt

• Mammals

Which of the following is not a part of the freshwater biome?

• Ponds

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Wetlands

• Oceans

What type of freshwater biome is sometimes called a lentic ecosystem?

• Lake

• River

• Stream

• Tributary

• Brook

Which zone of a lake is the floor or bottom of the lake?

• Littoral zone

• Limnetic zone

• Euphotic zone

• Benthic zone

Which lake zone is the area closest to the shore?

• Littoral zone

• Limnetic zone

• Euphotic zone

• Benthic zone

Which of the following would be considered a lotic ecosystem?

• Lake

• River

• Pond

• Pool

• Ocean

Which of the following will have an impact on the ecology of streams and rivers?

• Flow

• Light

• Temperature

• Chemistry

• All of the above

Which of the following will vary depending on the type of geology that a river flows through?

• Flow

• Light

• Temperature

• Chemistry

• All of the above

What type of freshwater biome is a combination of land and water?

• Ponds

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Wetlands

• Oceans

What is the longest river in the world?

• Amazon River

• Mississippi River

• Nile River

• Yangtze River

• Thames River