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Terrestrial / Aquatic Ecosystem Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes freshwater, land, sunlight

a)

Biotic factors found in lakes and ponds

b)

Abiotic factors found in lakes and ponds

c)

Biotic factors found in oceans

d)

Abiotic factors found in oceans

2.
What are areas where freshwater meets saltwater called?
a)
wetlands
b)
estuaries
c)
coastal byways
d)
intertidal zones
3.

Which zone in this pond would be classified as profundal or the benthic zone?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

4.

Which zone in this pond would be classified as limnetic

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

5.
The closer a biome is to the equator, the more we would expect it to be
a)
warmer & wetter
b)
warmer & drier
c)
cooler & wetter
d)
cooler & drier
6.
The zone that exists in shallow; sunlit water
a)
tropical
b)
littoral
c)
benthic
d)
eutrophic
7.

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

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

35%

8.

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

a)

limnetic zone

b)

profundal zone

c)

littoral zone

9.
when a body of water becomes overly enriched with minerals and nutrients that induce excessive growth of plants and algae.
a)
eutrophication
b)
photoysynthesis
c)
over-growth
10.

Organic matter in the soil is...

a)

deciduous.

b)

nutrient-poor.

c)

humus.

d)

hummus.

11.

Which layer of soil is on the bottom?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

bedrock

d)

bottomsoil

12.
These are lakes in mountain regions with clear water and few nutrients.
a)
estuarine
b)
oligotrophic
c)
eutrophic
d)
marine
13.

Which of the following is the MOST complex?

a)

biosphere

b)

biome

c)

population

d)

community

14.

High water temperatures cause

a)

high dissolved nutrients

b)

high dissolved oxygen

c)

low dissolved nutrients

d)

low dissolved oxygen

15.

Examples of Abiotic Factors include:

a)

Weather, birds, plants, and animals

b)

Rocks, reptiles, shrubs, trees, and grasses

c)

Weather, wind, rain, sunlight, and rocks

d)

Birds, plants, animals, reptiles, shrubs, trees, and grasses

16.
In which biome can you find permafrost?
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
desert
d)
chaparral
17.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C