5.L.2.1 #1: Schoolnet

How are a grassland ecosystem and a pond ecosystem connected?

• Grassland animals, such as fish and snails, may live in a freshwater

  pond.

• Grassland animals, such as buffalo and rabbits, may drink salt water

  from a pond.

• Pond animals, such as buffalo and rabbits, may drink freshwater from

  the grassland.

• Grassland animals, such as buffalo and rabbits, may drink freshwater

  from a pond.

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Which characteristic would allow many fish to move from ocean to

estuary?

• Both ecosystems contain only freshwater.

• Both ecosystems contain sufficient amounts of salt.

• They are both very deep and have cold temperatures.

• Both ecosystems have very little plant life because light cannot reach

  deep areas.

Which organisms are most likely to be found in both a pond and a lake

ecosystem?

• algae, fish, insects

• fungi, trees, squirrels

• zebras, giraffes, insects

• plankton, fish, crocodiles

How are lake ecosystems different from estuary ecosystems?

• Estuaries have only freshwater and lakes have only have salt water.

• Estuaries have only salt water and lakes have only have freshwater.

• Lakes are almost always salt water and estuaries are brackish water.

• Lakes are almost always freshwater and estuaries are brackish water.

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How are grasslands and estuaries most alike?

• They both support marine life.

• They both have wide open areas.

• Lightning strikes easily start fires in both.

• Trees prevent growth of smaller plants in both.

Which correctly describes rain forests and deserts?

• They are aquatic because they have a lot of precipitation.

• They are terrestrial because they have little precipitation.

• They are aquatic because they are bodies of water.

• They are terrestrial because they are on land.

Which organisms are most likely found in grasslands and deciduous

forests?

• deer, brown bears, and rabbits

• pelicans, sea lions, and seaweed

• monkeys, palm trees, and snakes

• oak trees, squirrels, and opossums

Which two ecosystems are most similar to one another?

• pond and lake

• desert and pond

• ocean and forest

• grassland and forest

Which ecosystem most likely receives the greatest amount of

precipitation?

• estuary

• grassland

• rain forest

• salt marsh

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Which two ecosystems are most likely found close to an ocean?

• forest and estuary

• grassland and lake

• lake and salt marsh

• estuary and salt marsh