Aquatic Biomes

What does Marine mean?

• Any habitat underwater

• An ocean habitat

• A land habitat

• Freshwater habitats

Which marine biome has the highest biodiversity and productivity?

• Open Ocean

• Aphotic Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

In which zone do organisms have to be able to live underwater and above water?

• Intertidal Zone

• Aphotic Zone

• Estuaries

• Neritic Zone

Where are estuaries?

• In the ocean

• On land

• The mouth of a river

• In deep water

Light does NOT reach the -

• Aphotic Zone

• Photic Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Where do you find a mixture of salt and fresh water?

• Estuaries

• Open Ocean

• Intertidal Zone

• Aphotic Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The base of the marine food web is made up of -

• Aquatic plants

• Small fish

• Plankton

• Scavengers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Photosynthesis occurs in the

• Aphotic Zone

• Photic Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What does productivity mean in this unit?

• Amount of work the organisms get done

• Depth of the ocean

• Number of living things

• Amount of photosynthesis that occurs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which ocean zone occurs in shallow water?

• Open ocean

• Aphotic Zone

• Neritic

• Intertidal