Apes Aquatic Ecosystems

An area where land is periodically underwater.

• Wetland

• Forest

• Desert

• Woodland

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An increase in the amount of nutrients in an aquatic ecosystem

• Eutrophication

• Zootrophication

• Overfishing

• Swamping

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Salinity refers to

• how many plants are in the water

• how many organisms live in the water

• how much salt in is water

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Which zone in this pond would be classified as benthic?

• A

• B

• C

Which zone in this pond would be classified as limnetic

• A

• B

• C

Which zone in this pond would be classified as littoral?

• A

• B

• C

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Of the three zones in the pond shown, which would you expect to see little or no photosynthesis, and a greater population of decomposers?

• A

• B

• C

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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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Which zone in the pond would you expect the greatest amount of biological diversity?

• A

• B

• C

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Driving home, you pass through a warmer area with a lot of farm land. You notice a pond near the road that is thick with coating of green algae. This is a ______________ pond.

• Oligotrophic

• Eutrophic

• Mesotrophic

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