9/11 Step 3 Aquatic Biome CFU AP - Ryan Beeler | Library | Formative

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Match the aquatic biome with the correct example of its location

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Open ocean		- Amazon River (S.A.) - Nile River (Africa)
Coral reef		- Lake Superior (US) - Loch Ness (Scotland)
Freshwater marsh		- Florida Everglades - Okavango Delta
Rivers and streams		- Galveston Bay - Morecambe Bay (Britain)
Estuary		- Great Barrier Reef - Maldive
Lakes and ponds		- Pacific Ocean - Atlantic Ocean

Match the aquatic biome with the correct salinity/flow.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Rivers and streams		- zero/medium - zero/fast
Freshwater marsh		- zero/still
Open ocean		- zero to very low/still
Coral reef		- brackish water (~0.5-35 ppt)/still to medium flow
Lakes and ponds		- 35 ppt/current and wave action
Estuary		- 35 ppt/current and gyre (variable)

Match the aquatic biome with the correct biota (flora/fauna)=(plants/animals).

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Coral reef		- algae, moss, cattails - fish (ex: high O2 = trout, low O2= catfish)
Freshwater marsh		- algae, emergent plants (i.e. water lily) - fish, amphibians, turtle, frogs
Lakes and ponds		- grasses, reeds - dependent; wading birds, elephant, hippo, beaver
Rivers and streams		- sedges, reeds, mangroves - fish, crustaceans, wading birds
Open ocean		- algae, - coral, small fish, larger predatory fish (i.e. snappers)
Estuary		- phytoplankton, kelp, seaweed, seagrass - large fish, krill, shark, octopus, squid, sea turtle

Match the aquatic biome with the correct abiotic factors.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Lakes and ponds		- as flows, width increases - steeper slope = faster = more O2
Rivers and streams		- nutrient runoff causes algal blooms (typically in eutrophic)
Freshwater marsh		- rich in minerals - soil is saturated most of plant’s growing season
Estuary		- rich in nutrients - salt content and water level varies
Open ocean		- typically in shallow water = a lot of sunlight and DO due to waves - nutrient-poor
Coral reef		- some parts (i.e. tropics) have higher salinity - upwelling brings up cool, nutrient-rich water