Estuary Biome

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7th Grade
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Tammy Raderstorf
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the defining difference between the marine, freshwater, and estuary biomes?
Salinity (dissolved salt)
Sunlight
Oxygen
Amount of Water
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which aquatic biome is characterized by where rivers meet oceans?
Marine
Freshwater
Coral Reef
Estuary
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why does the water level in an estuary rise and fall?
ocean tides bring water in and out of the shore, causing flooding in the estuary
rivers add new water off and on through the day
people all flush their toilets at the same time and it fills the estuary
lots of rain makes the flooding
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is it important that some birds and trees can only live beside the river at the top of the estuary?
those birds and trees have adaptations for only freshwater and not any flooding
because they like the weather there better
because the river did not wash them away
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is it important that plants like cattails and mangroves live only in the region of the estuary that is brackish water and stays partly flooded during the day?
they have adaptations for living in freshwater and saltwater and need the waters to flood their roots each day.
because if they lived close to the ocean, the turtles would eat them all
because the water is too cold farther up by the river
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why does it matter how much salt is in the water for organisms?
the wrong amount of salt causes organisms to become ill or die
they don't like the way it tastes
salt makes it easier to swim
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
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