Freshwater Ecosystems

marine ecosystem

• temperature

• coral reef

• pond

• benthos

• nekton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

bottom-dwelling organisms

• temperature

• coral reef

• pond

• benthos

• nekton

factor that determines where aquatic organisms live

• temperature

• coral reef

• pond

• benthos

• nekton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

free-swimming organisms

• temperature

• coral reef

• pond

• benthos

• nekton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

freshwater ecosystem

• temperature

• coral reef

• pond

• benthos

• nekton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Swamps are commonly found on

• rocky hillsides.

• flat, poorly drained land.

• mountain peaks.

• bottoms of ponds or lakes.

The type of plankton that produces most of the food in an aquatic ecosystem is called

• nekton.

• phytoplankton.

• benthos.  

• zooplankton.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In which aquatic zone would you be likely to find cattails and reeds?

• littoral

• benthic

• eutrophic

• oligotrophic

What are the two main types of freshwater wetlands?

• lakes and ponds

• rivers and streams

• littoral zones and benthic zones

• marshes and swamps

Which ecosystem has the highest level of salinity?

• salt marsh

• brackish marsh

• river

• pond