Freshwater Biomes

The portion of a lake or ocean where there is little or no sunlight. It is formally defined as the depths beyond which less than 1% of sunlight penetrates

• Photic Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Abyssal Zone

• Aphotic/Bathyal Zone

Fresh water that flows or is stored in bodies of water on Earth's surface.

• Fresh Water

• Surface Water

• Salt Water

• Marine System

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Surface water that flows into freshwater life zones is called ......

• Rain

• Precipitation

• Watershed

• Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Land away from the coast, such as a swamp, marsh, or small pond, that is covered all or part of the time with fresh water.

• Inland wetland

• Coastal wetland

• Delta

• Estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Process by which a body of water gains nutrients.

• Eutrophication

• Delta

• River

• Watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

These lakes usually have crystal-clear water and small populations of phytoplankton and fish such as smallmouth bass and trout. Because of their low levels of nutrients, these lakes have a low net primary productivity.

• Eutrophic

• Freshwater

• Delta

• Oligotrophic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

These lakes are typically shallow with murky brown or green water. With their high levels of nutrients, these lakes have a high net primary productivity.

• Oligotrophic

• Eutrophic

• Delta

• Eutrophication

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Land area that delivers runoff, sediment, and dissolved substances to streams, lakes, or wetlands.

• Eutrophication

• Watershed

• Delta

• Estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The zone of a river contains headwater streams found in highlands and mountains.

• Delta

• Eutrophic

• Surface

• Source

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where would you find cattails and reeds?

• Limnetic zone

• Littoral zone

• Profundal zone

• Benthic zone