Freshwater and Marine Biomes

Question 1

Freshwater biome’s salt concentration

Answer 1

low salt concentration

Question 2

Organisms in freshwater biomes are used to

Answer 2

low salinity and cannot survive in high salinity

Question 3

Examples of freshwater biomes

Answer 3

ponds and lakes
streams and rivers
wetlands

Question 4

Example of an ecotone

Answer 4

estuary

Question 5

Characteristics of lakes and ponds

Answer 5

range in size

many ponds are seasonal

Question 6

What are the different zones of freshwater biomes

Answer 6

littoral zone
limnetic zone
benthic zone

Question 7

Eutrophication

Answer 7

enrichment of water by nutrient salts

Question 8

What are streams and rivers

Answer 8

bodies of flowing water

Question 9

Characteristics of streams and rivers change ……

Answer 9

between its beginning and its end

Question 10

Are different organisms found at different parts of rivers and streams

Answer 10

yes

Question 11

What are wetlands

Answer 11

areas of standing water

Question 12

Wetlands have an abundance of…..

Answer 12

aquatic plants

high species diversity

Question 13

Examples of wetlands

Answer 13

marshes, swamps, and bogs

Question 14

What is the largest of all ecosystems

Answer 14

marine biome

Question 15

What are the different marine biome zones

Answer 15

intertidal
pelagic
abyssal
benthic

Question 16

Marine biomes have ……. diversity

Answer 16

large

Question 17

What are the main producers of marine life

Answer 17

plankton

Question 18

The climate of marine biomes

Answer 18

the climate ranges but is generally 40 degrees F

Question 19

Aquatic adaptations

Answer 19

streamlined body
less fur
dense waterproof feathers
webbed feet, long light legs, long necks
flippers/flattened tails
eyes positioned on top of the head
breathing apparatus on top of body 
transparent eyelids

Question 20

Freshwater fauna

Answer 20

American Alligator

Hippopotamus

Question 21

American Alligator

Answer 21

lives in freshwater marshes, rivers, and swamps

excellent aquatic hunters

Question 22

Hippopotamus

Answer 22

found in lakes and rivers in Africa
feed mostly on plants
one of few mammals that give birth underwater

Question 23

Where do freshwater flora inhabit

Answer 23

shallow lakes 
ponds
flooded areas
inflowing springs 
streams or rivers

Question 24

What do freshwater vegetation provide

Answer 24

oxygen to these biomes

Question 25

Some freshwater vegetation has special structures for …….. and other adaptation for ……….

Answer 25

fast-moving water; still water and estuaries

Question 26

Examples of marine fauna

Answer 26

sea otters

dolphins, whales, and porpoises

Question 27

Sea Otters

Answer 27

streamlined body
thick fur
use tools
found along shoreline

Question 28

Dolphins, whales, and porpoises

Answer 28

blowhole
mammals
travel in pods

Question 29

What are the two basic types of marine flora

Answer 29

rooted

nonrooted

Question 30

Rooted flora

Answer 30

only in shallow water

Question 31

Nonrooted flora

Answer 31

float on top of water

Question 32

Examples of nonrooted marine flora

Answer 32

algae
kelp
seaweed
phytoplankton

Question 33

What is the H.M.S Challenger

Answer 33

a British navy during the 1800s that went on a 4-year expedition

Question 34

What was the importance of the H.M.S Challenger expedition to oceanography

Answer 34

scientists discovered 4000 new marine species

pioneered the way for the field of oceanography

Question 35

Marine milestones: 1934

Answer 35

William Beebe dove in the Bathysphere submersible

observed marine life in their natural habitats

Question 36

Marine milestones: 1977

Answer 36

Alvin submersible

discovered hydrothermal vents

Question 37

Who was Jacques Cousteau

Answer 37

explorer

perfected the aqualung

Question 38

What was the precursor to scuba gear

Answer 38

aqualung

Question 39

What did the aqualung allow

Answer 39

allowed researchers to further explore ocean habitats