Exit Ticket :Aquatic Ecosystems

Area in a body of water where it is cool and dark and bottom-feeders are located.

• Littoral Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Limnetic Zone

Which ecosystem is formed where freshwater from a river meets with saltwater from the sea?

• estuary

• rainforest

• desert

• tundra

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Describe an ecological function of an estuary.

Answer explanation

Estuaries are breeding grounds and nurseries for many species.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Low levels of sunlight and oxygen characterize the ______ zone of a lake.

Match the correct ocean zone on the line next to its description.

• a. region with depth up to approximately

• photic zone

• ncludes habitats exposed to air

• abyssal zone

• b. the deepest ocean region

• intertidal zone