Aquatic Ecosystems and Biomes

This zone covers the surface of the lake and is known as the photic zone.

• Littoral

• Limnetic

• Profundal

• Benthic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

True or False? The presence of sunlight is considered an abiotic factor in marine ecosystems.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The plankton that provide the lower trophic levels of the marine ecosystem would be considered an abiotic factor.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

According to our notes, which one of the following answer choices best describes an area located between high and low water marks in ponds or lakes?

• Estuary

• Watershed

• Littoral

• Limnetic

• Benthic

According to our notes, which one of the following answer choices best describes an area of open water far from shore in ponds or lakes?

• Estuary

• Watershed

• Littoral

• Limnetic

• Benthic

According to our notes, which one of the following answer choices best describes an area where less sunlight reaches in ponds or lakes?

• Estuary

• Watershed

• Littoral

• Limnetic

• Benthic

The zone that exists in shallow; sunlit water

• tropical

• littoral

• benthic

• eutrophic

The section of a lake which receives too little light for photosynthesis is the

• limnetic zone

• profundal zone

• littoral zone

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which zone of a water body is well-lit and supports a high density of photosynthetic organisms?

• Photic Zone

• Aphotic Zone

• Wetland

• Estuary

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What term is used to describe small and often microscopic organisms that drift or float in the sea or freshwater, including both phytoplankton and zooplankton?

• Canopy

• Plankton

• Humus

• Understory

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2