Aquatic Ecosystems

threat to ocean organisms

• flood control

• mangrove swamps

• overfishing

• eutrophic lake

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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threat to river ecosystems

• corals

• dams

• benthic zone

• lake eutrophication

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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In the _________ zone, aquatic life is diverse and abundant

• benthic

• eutrophic

• littoral

• plankton

As they flow down a mountain to flatter ground, rivers generally become

• wider

• warmer

• slower

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

factor that determines where aquatic organisms live

• oxygen

• carbon

• dams

• plankton

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

environmental function of wetlands

• plankton

• oxygen

• flood control

• mangrove swamps

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is not an environmental function of wetlands?

• increasing runoff

• absorbing and removing pollutants from water

• trapping carbon that would otherwise be released into the air

• controlling floods

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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In the _________ zone, the water is cool and dark.

• benthic

• plankton

• eutrophic

• littoral

Estuaries are extremely productive ecosystems because they continually receive fresh nutrients from _________ and _________.

• rivers, oceans

• lakes, ponds

• marshes, swamps

• streams, springs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is not characteristic of salt marshes and mangrove swamps?

• Both provide habitats for wildlife.
  

• Both are dominated by marsh grasses.

• Both are found along coastal areas.

• Both are threatened by development.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5