Biome

Why is it important that plants like cattails and mangroves live only in the region of the estuary that is brackish water and stays partly flooded during the day?

• they have adaptations for living in freshwater and saltwater and need the waters to flood their roots each day.

• because if they lived close to the ocean, the turtles would eat them all

• because the water is too cold farther up by the river

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the defining difference between the marine, freshwater, and estuary biomes?

• Salinity (dissolved salt)

• Sunlight

• Oxygen

• Amount of Water

Which aquatic biome is characterized by where rivers meet oceans?

• Marine

• Freshwater

• Coral Reef

• Estuary

When salt and fresh water mix, what is the new water substance called?

• Brackish Acid

• Fresh Water

• Salt Water

• Brackish Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Why is it important that some birds and trees can only live beside the river at the top of the estuary?

• those birds and trees have adaptations for only freshwater and not any flooding

• because they like the weather there better

• because the river did not wash them away

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Why is it important that plants like spatterdock and animals like fish have adaptations for living in salty water, underwater all day?

• they live on the ocean side of the estuary, which is covered in salty water most of the time

• the ocean water is the correct temperature for them

• that is the best place to find food

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What type of trees grow in the taiga biome?

• Broadleaf

• Coniferous

• The kind whose leaves fall off in the fall

What is the longest season in the taiga biome?

• spring

• summer

• winter

Where are the taiga forest biomes located in the world?

• Near the equator

• Near the south pole

• In the far north just below the arctic circle

What is causing the taiga biome to shrink?

• Logging

• Drought

• Air pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5