Chapter 7: Aquatic Ecosystems

Lake that has a large amount of plant growth due to nutrients.

• Salt marsh

• Corals

• Mangrove swamps

• Eutrophic lake

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Organisms that float near the surface of water.

• benthic

• plankton

• nekton

• fish

Marine ecosystem dominated by trees with stilt like roots.

• mangrove swamps

• salt marsh

• freshwater marsh

• river delta

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Factor that determines where aquatic organisms live

• Air temperature

• Dissolved nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Composition of nearby land

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Threat to ocean organisms

• Levies

• Overfishing

• Land Management

• Dams

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Marine ecosystem dominated by marsh grasses.

• Salt marsh

• Mangrove swamp

• Inland wetland

• Estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Bottom of a pond or lake

• Plankton zone

• Nekton zone

• Benthic zone

• Lotic zone

Use stinging tentacles to capture prey

• Octopus

• Angler fish

• Corals

• Sea cucumbers

Environmental function of wetlands.

• Recreation

• Commercial fishing area

• Aesthetics

• Flood control

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Threat to river ecosystems

• Levies

• Swimming

• Land Management

• Dams

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5