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Aquatic Ecosystems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This type of aquatic ecosystem is a mix of fresh and salt water.
a)
estuary
b)
lake
c)
river
2.
An aquatic ecosystem includes any
a)
fish and frogs living there
b)
water environment and the community of organisms living there
c)
water but no animals or plants
3.
Which is a fresh water ecosystem?
a)
river
b)
estuary
c)
ocean
4.

Salinity refers to

a)

how many plants are in the water

b)

how many organisms live in the water

c)

how much salt in is water

5.
Which is NOT example of freshwater ecosystems
a)
Coral Reef
b)
Lake
c)
Pond
d)
Stream
6.

Aquatic life is abundant, diverse, and full of sunlight at which zone?

a)

littoral zone

b)

benthic zone

c)

limnetic zone

7.

Almost ____% of the earth's surface is covered with water.

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

35%

8.

Which aquatic ecosystem are streams?

a)

estuaries

b)

freshwater ecosystem

c)

ocean

d)

wetland

9.

Lakes are larger and deeper than ponds. This statement is:

a)

True

b)

False

10.

This image belongs to a:

a)

river

b)

stream

c)

ponf

d)

lake

11.

What are the two most important abiotic factors in determining the productivity, or amount of life in different areas of the ocean? Choose two.

a)

Amount of sunlight.

b)

Wind and wave speed

c)

Nutrient levels in the water

d)

Amount of dissolved carbon dioxide in the water

12.

Pond/Lake

a)

A an area of freshwater completely surrounded by land.

b)

An area of low-lying ground where water collects.

c)

A coastal ecosystem that is regularly flooded by the tides.

d)

In deep ocean waters, few plants can grow. Animals often are bio-luminescent.

13.

What is an aquatic ecosystem?

a)

An aquatic ecosystem includes any water environment and the community of organisms that live there

b)

An aquatic ecosystem includes any land environment and the community of organisms that live there.

14.

Select all of the Abiotic factors below

a)

water temperature

b)

all the plants in the ecosystem

c)

salinity (salt level)

d)

amount of light

e)

pH levels

15.

Select all of the Abiotic factors below

a)

water temperature

b)

all the plants in the ecosystem

c)

salinity (salt level)

d)

amount of light

e)

pH levels

16.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

An Estuary

b)

A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.

c)

A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

17.

This word is used to describe a water-based habitat

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Aquatic

c)

Biotic

d)

Abiotic

18.

This word is used to describe living parts of an ecosystem

a)

Abiotic

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Aquatic

d)

Biotic

19.

This word is used to describe nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Aquatic

c)

Biotic

d)

Abiotic

20.

Which of the following best describes turtles, algae, fish and beavers?

a)

Biotic factors found in lakes and ponds

b)

Abiotic factors found in lakes and ponds

c)

Biotic factors found in grasslands

d)

Abiotic factors found in forests