Aquatic Biomes

What are the two main groups of aquatic biomes?

• saltwater and freshwater
• marine and freshwater
• marine and estuarine
• oligotrophic and eutrophic

Which of these is NOT a marine biome?

• open ocean
• deep ocean floor
• seashore
• wetlands

Which of these is NOT a freshwater biome?

• coral reef
• flowing water
• wetlands
• ponds and lakes

What do you call the non-living parts of an environment?

• biotic
• abiotic
• biome
• aquatic

What do you call the living things that shape an environment?

• biotic
• abiotic
• biome
• aquatic

Aquatic food webs begin with what?

• krill
• zooplankton
• phytoplankton
• plankton

Plankton that make food by photosynthesis are called what?

• krill
• zooplankton
• phytoplankton
• plankton

Plankton that are more animal in nature are called what?

• krill
• zooplankton
• phytoplankton
• plankton

The three zones of flowing water are called what?

• source, transition, end
• beginning, middle, end
• beginning, transition, floodplain
• source, transition, floodplain

What is the fast moving part of a river or stream that has high oxygen but low nutrients?

• Transition Zone
• Floodplain Zone
• Source Zone
• End Zone