Aquatic Biomes

Question 1

Streams Salinity/Flow

Answer 1

zero/fast

Question 1

Streams Biota

Answer 1

very small fish, pollution-intolerant macro invertebrate indicator species

Question 2

Streams Relative Productivity

Answer 2

High

Question 3

Streams Harmful Human Activity

Answer 3

Pollution, damming, deforestation, fishing, and introducing exotic species

Question 4

Rivers Salinity/Flow

Answer 4

zero/medium

Question 5

Rivers Biota

Answer 5

trout, salmon (high o2), catfish (low o2)

Question 6

Rivers Depth Zone

Answer 6

fast (high o2), slower (low o2)

Question 7

Rivers Productivity

Answer 7

low

Question 8

Rivers Harmful Human Activity

Answer 8

logging, urbanization building

Question 9

Ponds/ FW Lake Salinity/Flow

Answer 9

zero/still

Question 10

Ponds/ FW Lake Biota

Answer 10

variable freshwater fish and plants, turtles, frogs; algae

Question 11

Ponds/ FW Lake Depth Zone

Answer 11

Littoral (shallow; emergent plants), Limnetic (open water), benthic (bottom), Profundal (below limnetic, no light

Question 12

Ponds/ FW Lake Productivity

Answer 12

Low = oligotrophic, high = eutrophic

Question 13

Ponds/ FW Lake Harmful Human Activity

Answer 13

Water withdrawl for human usage

Question 14

Wetland (swamp, marsh, bog) Salinity/Flow

Answer 14

zero to very low/still

Question 15

Wetland (swamp, marsh, bog) Biota

Answer 15

baby fish, birds, insects; emergent plants and trees

Question 16

Wetland (swamp, marsh, bog) Productivity

Answer 16

Very high- filtration, flood/erosion prevention, nurseries

Question 17

Wetland (swamp, marsh, bog) Harmful Human Activity

Answer 17

Pollution, polluted runoff, invasive species, water drainage

Question 18

Open Ocean Salinity/Flow

Answer 18

35ppt/currents and gyres (variable)

Question 19

Open Ocean Biota

Answer 19

phytoplankton; large fish, mammals

Question 20

Open Ocean Depth Zone

Answer 20

Photic (ligt), aphotic (no light), benthic (seafloor)

Question 21

Open Ocean Productivity

Answer 21

Medium

Question 22

Open Ocean Harmful Human Activity

Answer 22

Habitat destruction, oil spills, noise and plastic pollution, overfishing

Question 23

Salt Marsh/ Estuary Salinity/Flow

Answer 23

Brackish water (between 0.5-35ppt)

Question 24

Salt Marsh/ Estuary Biota

Answer 24

Mangrove trees; seagrasses;

Question 25

Salt Marsh/ Estuary Productivity

Answer 25

Very high- nurseries, filtration, erosion control

Question 26

Salt Marsh/ Estuary Harmful Human Activity

Answer 26

Pesticides, automobile fluids, oil/grease, metals like mercury/led, flooding

Question 27

Coral Reef Salinity/Flow

Answer 27

35ppt/ current and wave action

Question 28

Coral Reef Biota

Answer 28

High biodiversity in the ocean; 1 million species of inverts, fish, reptiles, and bids; corals have mutualistic relationship with zoozanthellae algae

Question 29

Coral Reef Depth Zone

Answer 29

Commonly in more oligotrophic waters (nutrient poor) because zooxanthellae are photosynthesing to produce food

Question 30

Coral Reef Productivity

Answer 30

Very high

Question 31

Coral Reef Harmful Human Activity

Answer 31

Destructive fishing, mining, aquarium market, warming climate, invasive species