Lentic and Lotic Systems

Rivers and streams are examples of...

• lotic systems

• lentic systems

• wetlands

• watersheds

Lakes and ponds are examples of...

• lotic systems

• lentic systems

• wetlands

• watersheds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which body of water would be the most oxygen rich?

• Rivers/streams

• lakes/ponds

The length of time that water flows determines if a river or stream is...

• littoral, limnetic or profundal

• epimilion, metalimnion, or hypolimnion

• perennial, intermittent, or ephemeral

• gaining or losing

Streams that have water year-round are called...

• intermittent

• perennial

• ephemeral

• littoral

Streams/Rivers that have water in them periodically but can dry up at times are called

• perennial

• intermittent

• ephemeral

• littoral

Rivers/Streams that rarely have water in them, usually only after a rain are called...

• perennial

• intermittent

• ephemeral

• littoral

Water seeping up from an underground aquifer and feeding into a river or stream is known as...

• A gaining stream

• A losing stream

• A stagnant stream

• An intermittent stream

Drainage basins and all of the bodies of water to which they flow are part of...

• The riparian zone

• The lotic system

• The lentic system

• The watershed

If a river or stream leaks water to an underground aquifer, it is considered a...

• tributary

• Gaining stream

• Losing stream

• ephemeral stream