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