Aquatic Biome Vocabulary Quiz

A ______ is an area of land that channels rainfall, snowmelt, and runoff into a common body of water.

• lake

• watershed

• rives

• pond

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

____________ are areas where water covers the soil, or is present at or near the surface of soil.

• Biodiverse

• Coral reef

• Mangroves

• Wetlands

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A __________ is a small still body of water that is usually smaller than a lake.

• pond

• stream

• river

• dead zone

What is an estuary?

• A small body of shallow water.

• an area where a smaller body of water runs off into a larger body of water.

• a partially enclosed, coastal water where freshwater from the rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean.

• a stream of water that flows from its source until its mouth, until it flows into another river, a lake or the sea.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Nutrient pollution is the process where a small amount of nutrients, mainly nitrogen and phosphorus, are added to bodies of water and can act like a fertilizer, causing excessive growth of algae.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A __________ is a submerged part of a continent that extends from the shoreline into relatively shallow water called a shelf sea.

• oceanic zone

• ocean floor

• photic zone

• continental shelf

A layer of the ocean that extends from 3,000 to 6,500 meters below the ocean's surface.

• pelagic realm

• abyssal zone.

• photic zone

• oceanic zone

Bioluminescence is the ability of living organisms to produce light through a chemical reaction.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The _______ zone is the top layer of water in a body of water that receives enough sunlight to support photosynthesis.

• photic

• oceanic

• pelagic

• abyssal

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The ____________ is the open ocean's water column, from the surface to the bottom. It's the largest inhabited environment on Earth.

• oceanic zone

• continental shelf

• abyssal zone

• pelagic realm