Aquatic Ecosystem

Classify each of the following organism: Diatom (a type of green algae)

• plankton

• nekton

• benthos

• decomposer

Classify each of the following organisms: Clams

• plankton

• nekton

• benthos

• decomposer

Classify each of the following organisms: Dolphins

• plankton

• nekton

• benthos

• decomposer

What is an aquatic ecosystem?

• An aquatic ecosystem includes any water environment and the community of organisms that live there

• An aquatic ecosystem includes any land environment and the community of organisms that live there.

This type of aquatic ecosystem is a mix of fresh and salt water.

• estuary

• lake

• river

An aquatic ecosystem includes any

• fish and frogs living there

• water environment and the community of organisms living there

• water but no animals or plants

Select all of the Abiotic factors below

• water temperature

• all the plants in the ecosystem

• salinity (salt level)

• amount of light

• pH levels

This word is used to describe a water-based habitat

• Terrestrial

• Aquatic

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Which is a fresh water ecosystem?

• river

• estuary

• ocean

Salinity refers to

• how many plants are in the water

• how many organisms live in the water

• how much salt in is water

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