Aquatic Biomes Formative

1. An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows

• Abyssal zone

• Coral Reef

• Hydrothermal Vent

• Intertidal Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A wetland containing only shrubs & grasses

• Bog

• Swamp

• Coral Reef

• Marsh

The wider, lower-elevation, slower moving stream section

• Benthic zone

  Source zone

  Floodplain zone

  Transition zone

• Source Zone

• Floodplain Zone

• Transition Zone

The deepest region of the ocean

• Benthic zone

• Neritic Zone

• Abyssal Zone

• Littoral Zone

Describes a lake with a low level of productivity

• Eutrophic

• Hydric Soil

• Oligotrophic

• Limnetic Zone

Streams join into wider and deeper rivers that flow across broad, flat valleys

• Transition zone

• Benthic zone

• Source zone

• Floodplain zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Coastal wetland dominated by mangroves, salt-tolerant woody plants

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  Mangrove swamp

• Coral reef

• Intertidal zone

• Salt marsh

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The amount of salt in water

• Eutrophication

• Density

• Turbidity

• Salinity

Describes a lake with a high level of productivity

• Eutrophic

• Turbidity

• Oligotrophic

• Marine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A coastal body of water surrounded by rock, sand, mud, or coral that presents a partial barrier to the open sea

• Coastal lagoon

• Coral reef

• River mouth

• Estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4