Alice Marine

What are the 2 types of aquatic biomes?

• rivers and streams

• lakes and oceans

• marine and fresh water

• marine and oceanic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these is NOT a marine biome?

• open ocean

• deep ocean floor

• seashore

• wetlands

_________ is the amount of salt dissolved in water.

• Temperature

• Salinity

• Nutrients

• Pressure

Which biome is pictured below?

• ocean

• freshwater

• coral reef 

• wetland

What is the single most important difference between the marine, freshwater, and estuary biomes?

• Salinity (dissolved salt)

• Sunlight

• Oxygen

• Amount of Water

Adaptations in the deep ocean might include

• the ability for plants to excrete salt water

• the ability to hold on to rocks against strong current

• strong swimming abilities

• glowing bacteria to signal in the dark

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The kind of wetland formed where saltwater and fresh water meet is called

• brujeria

• estuary

• swamp

• marsh

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

These man-made structures are a threat to river ecosystems

• dams

• satellites

• solar panels

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

True of False: The temperature of the ocean water decreases as the depth of the water increases.

• True

• False

The marine ecosystem providing the most habitat and with the MOST diversity is

• sandy beach

• rocky shore

• coral reef

• kelp forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5