Envirothon Aquatics

Which of the following best describes freshwater, land, sunlight

• Biotic factors found in lakes and ponds

• Abiotic factors found in lakes and ponds

• Biotic factors found in oceans

• Abiotic factors found in oceans

Which zone in this pond would be classified as profundal or the benthic zone?

• A

• B

• C

Which zone in this pond would be classified as limnetic

• A

• B

• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The closer a biome is to the equator, the more we would expect it to be

• warmer & wetter
• warmer & drier
• cooler & wetter
• cooler & drier

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The zone that exists in shallow; sunlit water

• tropical
• littoral
• benthic
• eutrophic

Almost ____% of the earth's surface is covered with water.

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 35%

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The section of a lake which receives too little light for photosynthesis is the

• limnetic zone

• profundal zone

• littoral zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

when a body of water becomes overly enriched with minerals and nutrients that induce excessive growth of plants and algae.

• eutrophication
• photoysynthesis
• over-growth

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4