Freshwater Biomes

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Freshwater biome ecosystems vary by all of the following except: amount of light, temperature, pressure, salt concentration.

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salt concentration

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Are ponds divided into zones?

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False

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Lakes are divided into zones based on what factor? Options: the size of the lake, the availability of sunlight, the pressure of the lake, the vegetation that lives there.

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the availability of sunlight

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This zone is found at the bottom of a lake.

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Benthic

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This zone covers the surface of the lake and is known as the photic zone.

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Limnetic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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This type of freshwater wetland is found around lakes and streams where grasses and reeds are common, but trees are not.

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Marshes

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Are rivers generally smaller than streams?

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False

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The interface between running freshwater and land is called a

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riparian zone

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Which of the four biomes below has the highest relative productivity?

Rivers

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Ponds/Lakes

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Wetlands

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Streams

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Wetlands

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Do streams have a higher productivity than rivers?

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True