Freshwater Biomes

This lake zone suffers from a lack of light and has limited photosynthesis:

• Littoral

• Benthic

• Profundal

• Limnetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An oligotrophic lake would:

• Be cold and oxygen-rich

• Contain summer stratification

• Contain algal blooms

• Be shallow with large biomass

Mesotrophic lakes are:

• Older lakes whose nutrient content is high and occupied by warm water fish

• young lakes with little vegetation and few nutrients

• lakes that contain a medium amount of nutrient build up

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Swamps are commonly found on

• rocky hillsides.

• flat, poorly drained land.

• mountain peaks

• bottoms of ponds or lakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The plankton that is animal-like is called

• zooplankton

• phytoplankton

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant

• Sun

• Deer

• Wolf

What is C?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is B?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is A?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Select the freshwater zones

• intertidal, neretic, bathyal and abysal zone

• zooplankton, plankton, phytoplankton

• littoral, limnetic and benthic zone