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A quiz based on aquatic biomes and terestial biomes.

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True or false? Plants like seaweed are found in the Limnetic zone.

False (This is the area of well lit open water)

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Give an example of an aquatic ecosystem where chemotrophs are the producers.

Hydrothermal vents or cold seeps

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True or false? Fast moving streams and rivers have more oxygen.

True

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A polar bears thick fur is an example of a _______ adaption to protect from the _____ in ______ biomes

physical, cold, tundra

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What biome could this climate graph belong to?

Taiga (Long cold winters, short summer, moderate percipitation)

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Some animals make their homes underground to save water, what biome might this happen in?

Desert

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Detritivores are commonly found in which zone of a freshwater ecosystem?

Profundal zone

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What organism is the producer of freshwater ecosystems?

Phytoplankton, algea

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What word do use to describe the movement of animals with the changing seasons?

Migration

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What aquatic ecosystem has an area of especially salty water called a brine pool?

Cold seep

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True or false? Phytoplankton are the primary producers of the aphotic zone.

False

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True or false? The photic zone is larger than the aphotic zone.

False

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Give an example of a physical adaption for life in the aphotic zone.

bioluminescence

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Explain how nutrients are cycled in a freshwater ecosystem.

In winter the surface water is colder, more dense and will sink carrying oxygen. The ground water is warmer, which rises carrying nutrients.

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