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AQUATIC BIOMES
Name: ___________________________
Date/MOD: ______________________
Independent Learning: In order to better understand the standard given, you will be asked to read pages 106-112. Using
the information in the book, you will answer the questions, fill in the charts and complete the assessment at the end. This
assignment is to be turned in BY THE END OF THE CLASS PERIOD. IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE.
SC.912.L.17.2 Explain the general distribution of life in aquatic systems as a function of chemistry, geography, light,
depth, salinity and temperature.
Part A: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS Define the terms below then fill out the chart using Chapter 15.4 of the textbook.
1. Salinity = ________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Photic Zone = _____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Plankton = _______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Chemosynthesis = _________________________________________________________________________________
5. Photosynthesis = __________________________________________________________________________________
ECOSYSTEM
SALINITY
ZONES
C. Marine
Salt Water
1. Intertidal
Zone
2. Neritic Zone
(Coastal Zone)
AVG.
TEMP.
DEPTH
PRIMARY
SOURCE OF
ENERGY
Between
high and
low tide
Photosynthesis
CHARACTERISTICS OF SPECIES THAT
INHABIT THE AREA / EXAMPLE
SPECIES THAT ARE IMPORTANT
Kelps:
Kelps:
Corals:
Corals:
3. Bathyal
Zone
4. Abyssal
Zone
Chemosynthesis
PART B: ESTUARIES Answer the questions below using Chapter 15.5 of the textbook.
1. What is an estuary? ________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the distinctive feature of an estuary? ___________________________________________________________
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3. Describe why estuaries are considered to be highly productive ecosystems. ___________________________________
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4. Why are estuaries sometimes call the “nurseries of the sea”? ______________________________________________
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5. What adaptations are necessary for organisms that live in an estuary? _______________________________________
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PART C: FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS Answer the questions below and fill in the chart using Chapter 15.5 of the textbook.
1. What are the characteristics of a wetland? _____________________________________________________________
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2. Name 3 different types of wetlands. __________________________________________________________________
3. What is an important function of wetlands with regard to the water supply? __________________________________
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In any pond or lake there are different zones. Complete the chart with details of these zones:
ZONE
LOCATION
1. Littoral Zone
DESCRIPTION
2. Limnetic Zone
3. Benthic Zone
Part D: Answer the assessment questions below using the information you have learned.
1. Species that can survive under high pressure in murky water have adapted to the
A. intertidal zone
C. bathyal zone
B. neritic zone
D. abyssal zone
2. The producers that live in the abyssal zone are chemosynthetic because this zone has no
A. deep sea vents
C. light
B. biomass
D. food
3. In cold, nutrient-rich waters in the neritic zone, plankton may live in
A. total darkness
C. coral reefs
B. tidal pools
D. kelp forests
4. Circle the letter of each sentence that is TRUE about estuaries:
A. Most primary production is consumed by herbivores.
B. They contain a mixture of fresh water and salt water.
C. Sunlight can’t reach the bottom to power photosynthesis.
D. They are affected by the rise and fall of ocean tides.
5. Circle the letter of each sentence that is TRUE about the intertidal zone:
A. Organisms there are exposed to extreme changes in their surroundings.
B. The rocky intertidal zones exist in temperate regions.
C. Organisms are battered by currents but not by waves.
D. Competition among organisms often leads to zonation.
6. An estuary can protect species from
A. salt water
B. storms and currents
C. all predators
D. changing salinity
7. Photosynthetic algae are MOST likely to be found in
A. the abyssal zone
C. the photic zone
B. the aphotic zone
D. ocean trenches
8. Write the answer to Question 28 on Page 480 in your textbook. ____________________________________________
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9. Write the answer to Question 29 on Page 480 in your textbook. ____________________________________________
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10. Write the answer to Question 30 on Page 480 in your textbook. ___________________________________________
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