Aquatic Ecosystems

Which of the following best describes turtles, algae, fish and beavers?

• Biotic factors found in lakes and ponds

• Abiotic factors found in lakes and ponds

• Biotic factors found in grasslands

• Abiotic factors found in forests

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

This word is used to describe nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

• Terrestrial

• Aquatic

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This word is used to describe living parts of an ecosystem

• Abiotic

• Terrestrial

• Aquatic

• Biotic

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

This word is used to describe a water-based habitat

• Terrestrial

• Aquatic

• Biotic

• Abiotic

What is an ecosystem?

• An Estuary

• A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.

• A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

Select all of the Abiotic factors below

• water temperature

• all the plants in the ecosystem

• salinity (salt level)

• amount of light

• pH levels

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Select all of the Abiotic factors below

• water temperature

• all the plants in the ecosystem

• salinity (salt level)

• amount of light

• pH levels

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What is an aquatic ecosystem?

• An aquatic ecosystem includes any water environment and the community of organisms that live there

• An aquatic ecosystem includes any land environment and the community of organisms that live there.

Pond/Lake

• A an area of freshwater completely surrounded by land.

• An area of low-lying ground where water collects.

• A coastal ecosystem that is regularly flooded by the tides.

• In deep ocean waters, few plants can grow. Animals often are bio-luminescent.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What are the two most important abiotic factors in determining the productivity, or amount of life in different areas of the ocean? Choose two.

• Amount of sunlight.

• Wind and wave speed

• Nutrient levels in the water

• Amount of dissolved carbon dioxide in the water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1