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Unit 3 TEST: Aquatic Life Zones

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Question 1
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Lakes and Ponds: Match the following terms to their definitions

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Littoral
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Body of standing water so deep that no plants can grow on the bottom.
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Question 2
2.

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled A?

Question 3
3.

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled B?

Question 4
4.

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled C?

Question 5
5.

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled D?

Question 6
6.


Look at the diagram above. Match the letter to the correct type of plant.

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D
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Floating plants
B
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Free- Floating plants
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Question 7
7.

Is this a lake or a pond?

Question 8
8.

Which of the following categories would a large, swimming fish be classified as?

Question 9
9.

Zooplankton are animal-like microscopic organisms. True or false?

Question 10
10.

Areas of aquatic zones that have a lot of light have higher amounts of oxygen available due to photosynthesis.

Question 11
11.

Wetlands and Brackish waters.
Match the following wetlands and brackish water zones to their definitions.

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Estuary
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Bog
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Question 12
12.

Match the following freshwater zones to their definitions.

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Streams
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Small channels of moving water.
Lentic
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Large channels of moving water that are made up of many streams.
Lotic
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Question 13
13.

An intermittent stream is...

Question 14
14.

Select all that apply.

Which of the following are characteristics of the upper reaches of a stream or river?

Question 15
15.

Look at the image below. Which process is occurring at the area marked with an X and highligted in blue?

Question 16
16.

The area of land along the banks of a stream or river that is full of plants and animals is called...

Question 17
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Marine zones
Match the following zones to their definitions.

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Photic Zone
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The top portion of the ocean that extends down to 200 m. Has light.
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Question 18
18.

In the aphotic zones of the ocean, there are organisms that have bioluminescence.

Question 19
19.

Use the diagram to answer the question.


Match the letter of the zone in the diagram to it's name.

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C
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Supralittoral
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Littoral
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Question 20
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The majority of organisms that live in the ocean are found in the Neritic and Photic zones beacuse there is more oxygen and light available.

Question 21
21.

Organisms that live in the hadal and hadalpelagic zones (trenches) of the ocean do NOT need special adaptations to survive.

Question 22
22.

Place the pelagic zones of the ocean in order from shallowest area to deepest area.

  1. Mesopelagic
  2. Bathypelagic
  3. Abyssopelagic
  4. Hadalpelagic
  5. Epipelagic
Profundal zone
Body of standing water shallow enough to allow plant growth on the bottom.
Limnetic
Deep part of a standing body of water that has no light (aphotic). No photosynthesis can occur here.
Pond
Shallow area with rooted plants and waves – light shines through all the way to the bottom.
Lake
Open water part of a standing body of water that has enough light for photosynthesis to occur.
Profundal zone
Littoral zone
Benthic zone
Littoral zone
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Emergent Plants
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Submerged plants
Standing shallow bodies of fresh or brackish water with lots of different types of coastal grasses.
Body of water where fresh and saltwater mix. Normally found where the mouth of a river meets the ocean.
Swamp
Area with very acidic waters and a thick floating carpet of sphagnum moss. Water comes from precipitation.
Marsh
Standing shallow freshwater that is a little acidic. Water comes from mineral-rich surface water or groundwater.
Fen
Stagnant, very shallow, smelly, body of freshwater with trees and a lot of rotting vegetation.
Bodies of standing water such as a lakes, ponds, or wetlands.
Rivers
Channels of moving water such as rivers or streams.
The water is clear.
Aphotic Zone
The bottom portion of the ocean that extends below 200 m. Has no light.
Neritic Zone
The shallow water part of the ocean from the low tide zone to the edge of the continental shelf.
Oceanic Zone
Open area of the ocean beginning right after the edge of the continental shelf.
Benthic Zone
The bottom parts of the ocean. The different areas of the ocean floor.
Sublittoral