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Aquatic Biomes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lakes/ponds contain...

a)

Freshwater

b)

Saltwater

c)

Brackish Water

2.

The most diverse AQUATIC biome in the entire world is...

a)

Lake/Pond

b)

Wetland

c)

Estuary

d)

Ocean

3.

Where the mouth of a large river meets the sea... (HINT: contains brackish water)

a)

Estuary

b)

Ocean

c)

Wetland

d)

Lake/Pond

4.

Land consisting of swamps and marshes are known as...

a)

Estuaries

b)

Ocean

c)

Wetlands

d)

Lakes/Ponds

5.

Which of the following animals are MOST LIKELY to be found in an ocean biome?

a)

Shark, Sea Turtle, Jellyfish

b)

Frog, Snail, Salamander

c)

Newt, Shrimp, Alligator

d)

Blue Heron, Hermit Crab, Clam

6.

Oceans contain...

a)

Freshwater

b)

Saltwater

c)

Brackish Water

7.
_________ is the amount of salt dissolved in water.
a)
Temperature
b)
Salinity
c)
Nutrients
d)
Pressure
8.
These are partially enclosed body of water where seawater is mixed with fresh water.
a)
Stream
b)
Estuary
c)
Watershed
d)
Swamp
9.
Which watery biome has the lowest concentration of salt?
a)
freshwater
b)
ocean
c)
coral reef
d)
wetland
10.
In which biome do these plants (duckweed) survive?
a)
coral reef
b)
ocean
c)
freshwater
d)
wetland
11.
Which is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?
a)
a river
b)
a lake 
c)
an estuary
d)
a stream
12.
What are the 2 types of aquatic biomes?
a)
rivers and streams
b)
lakes and oceans
c)
marine and fresh water
d)
marine and oceanic
13.
Fresh water referrers to which of the following
a)
oceans, rivers, lakes
b)
ponds, rivers, oceans
c)
lakes, ponds,  streams
d)
streams, lakes, oceans
14.

Plants and animals that live in freshwater could not survive in saltwater since they have adapted to the very low amount of salt in freshwater.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Body of nonmoving water surrounded by land

a)

Rivers & Streams

b)

Wetlands

c)

Ponds & Lakes

16.

Ponds are smaller than lakes

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Made up of water moving in one direction that begins at a source & ends at its mouth near a lake or ocean

a)

Rivers & Streams

b)

Wetlands

c)

Estuaries

18.

Mix of water & land; usually freshwater, but can also consist of saltwater depending on location.

a)

Ponds & Lakes

b)

Rivers & Streams

c)

Wetlands

19.

Algae is a plant-like organism that is food to many animals that is found in both freshwater & marine biomes.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Process used by plants to convert sunlight, carbon dioxide & water into their own food as well as oxygen for us to breathe

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Sediment

c)

Species