Aquatic Biomes

What are the 2 types of aquatic biomes?

• rivers and streams

• lakes and oceans

• marine and fresh water

• marine and oceanic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The kind of wetland formed where saltwater and fresh water meet is called

• brujeria

• estuary

• swamp

• marsh

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of these is NOT a freshwater biome?

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

Which of these is NOT a marine biome?

• open ocean
• deep ocean floor
• seashore
• wetlands

_________ is the amount of salt dissolved in water.

• Temperature

• Salinity

• Nutrients

• Pressure

Which biome is pictured below?

• ocean
• freshwater
• coral reef 
• wetland

Wetland dominated by small trees and woody shrubs

• benthic zone

• glade

• marsh

• swamp

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

As rivers flow from their headwaters in the mountains down to flatter areas they become

• more narrow, faster, warmer

• faster, more narrow, colder

• wider, warmer, slower

• wider, colder, faster

These man-made structures are a threat to river ecosystems

• dams

• satellites

• solar panels

• none of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The area of an aquatic ecosystem that is near shallow, near shore, & has an abundance of sunlight & wildlife

• benthic zone

• littoral zone

• limnetic zone

• sunlight zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3