Science Quiz Freshwater Biome+Marine Biome

Lakes and Ponds: Details/Climate

A standing body of water that is created as streams and rivers empty into it

Estuary: Plants

Algae, grasses, sea oats, tickseed flowers

Coral Reef(Neritic Zone): Plants

Algae, phytoplankton, seaweed

Rivers and Streams: Plants

Algae-usually attached to rocks, liverworts, mosses, willows, river birch

Wetland: Marshes, Swamps and Bogs: Animals

Amphibians, reptiles, ducks, otters, alligators and raccoons

Wetland: Marshes, Swamps and Bogs: Details/Climate

Areas where the land is saturated with standing water. Wetlands have the highest species diversity of all ecosystems

Open Ocean: Climate/Details

Cold water

Benthic Zone: Climate/Details

Consists of sand & dead organisms, because as you go deeper temperature decreases sunlight cannot penetrate through deeper water

Coral Reef(Neritic Zone): Animals

Corals, zooplankton, clams, oysters, colorful fishes, sea urchins, eels, rays, sharks, octopus, sea anemones, sea star

Coral Reef(Neritic Zone): Climate/Details

Includes warm shallow waters that receive lots of sunlight usually near the intertidal zone. Also includes barriers around the edges of continents

Beach(Intertidal Zone): Plants

Mud and sands are constantly moving so very few algae and plants can establish

Benthic Zone: Plants

No Plants

Estuary: Animals

Oysters, clams, manatee, crabs, beluga whale, harbor seal, turtles, salmon, trout, and shorebirds

Lakes and Ponds: Animals

Phytoplankton, small fish, dragonflies, ducks, turtles, snakes, crustaceans, alligators, clams, and snails

Wetland: Marshes, Swamps and Bogs: Plants

Pond lilies, cattails, sedges, cypress trees, and black spruce

Freshwater is defined as having low salt concentration-usually less than 1% salt in the water. Organisms that live in freshwater regions cannot survive in high salt concentration

Quick Fact of Freshwater

Marine(saltwater) regions covers about 3/4 of the earth. Marine algae supply 90% of the world's oxygen and take in just us much carbon dioxide. Evaporation of seawater provides rainwater for land

Quick Fact of Marine Biome

Lakes and Ponds: Plants

Rooted(ex.elodea) and flooding plants(ex.water lilies, water hyacinth)

Open Ocean: Plants

Sea weed

Benthic Zone: Animals

Sponges, sea anemones, tub worms, sea stars.

Rivers and Streams: Animals

Trout, otters, manatee salmon, snails, and other fish, as well as animals from the surrounding

Rivers and Streams: Details/Climate

Water that continuously moves in single direction. Because of this, the communities are constantly changing to match the changing pace of the river. Found throughout the world

Open Ocean: Animals

Whales, dolphins, deep sea fish, plankton, crabs, creepy deep sea fish, and bacteria in thermal vents

Estuary: Climate/Details

Where freshwater streams & rivers meet the ocean. freshwater brings nutrients from the in land which helps to increase diversity and productivity the of estuary

Beach(Intertidal Zone): Climate/Details

Where oceans meets land, and as waves and tides comes in and out the beach can be submerged or exposed. Because of this, the communities of plants and animals are constantly changing

Beach(Intertidal Zone): Animals

Worms, clams, crabs, sea star, snails anthropoids, crawfish, sea fleas, and shore birds