Unit 3 TEST: Aquatic Life Zones

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Unit 3 TEST: Aquatic Life Zones

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Lakes and Ponds: Match the following terms to their definitions

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Limnetic		Body of standing water so deep that no plants can grow on the bottom.
Littoral		Body of standing water shallow enough to allow plant growth on the bottom.
Pond		Deep part of a standing body of water that has no light (aphotic). No photosynthesis can occur here.
Lake		Shallow area with rooted plants and waves – light shines through all the way to the bottom.
Profundal zone		Open water part of a standing body of water that has enough light for photosynthesis to occur.

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled A?

Limnetic zone

Littoral zone

Benthic zone

Profundal zone

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled B?

Limnetic zone

Benthic zone

Profundal zone

Littoral zone

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled C?

Limnetic zone

Profundal zone

Littoral zone

Benthic zone

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled D?

Profundal zone

Limnetic zone

Benthic zone

Littoral zone

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

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
C		Floating plants
D		Free- Floating plants
B		Emergent Plants
A		Submerged plants

Is this a lake or a pond?

Lake

Pond

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

Plankton

Benthos

Nekton

Periphyton

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Bog		Standing shallow bodies of fresh or brackish water with lots of different types of coastal grasses.
Swamp		Body of water where fresh and saltwater mix. Normally found where the mouth of a river meets the ocean.
Fen		Area with very acidic waters and a thick floating carpet of sphagnum moss. Water comes from precipitation.
Estuary		Standing shallow freshwater that is a little acidic. Water comes from mineral-rich surface water or groundwater.
Marsh		Stagnant, very shallow, smelly, body of freshwater with trees and a lot of rotting vegetation.

Match the following freshwater zones to their definitions.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Lentic		Small channels of moving water.
Lotic		Large channels of moving water that are made up of many streams.
Rivers		Bodies of standing water such as a lakes, ponds, or wetlands.
Streams		Channels of moving water such as rivers or streams.

An intermittent stream is...

A stream that contains water at all times except during extreme drought.

A stream channel that carries water only during and immediately after periods of rainfall or snowmelt.

A stream that becomes dry for a period of time for a week or longer every year

Select all that apply.

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

Water moves very quickly.

There are many organisms that live here and high amount of species diversity.

Has waterfalls, rapids, riffles and boulders.

The water is clear.

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

Erosion

Deposition

Neither

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

Waterfall

Pool

Riparian Zone

Estuary

Marine zones
Match the following zones to their definitions.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Neritic Zone		The top portion of the ocean that extends down to 200 m. Has light.
Photic Zone		The bottom portion of the ocean that extends below 200 m. Has no light.
Oceanic Zone		The shallow water part of the ocean from the low tide zone to the edge of the continental shelf.
Benthic Zone		Open area of the ocean beginning right after the edge of the continental shelf.
Aphotic Zone		The bottom parts of the ocean. The different areas of the ocean floor.

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

True

False

Use the diagram to answer the question.

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

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
B		Supralittoral
C		Littoral
A		Sublittoral

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.

True

False

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

True

False

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

Epipelagic
Bathypelagic
Mesopelagic
Hadalpelagic
Abyssopelagic

Lakes and Ponds: Match the following terms to their definitions

Limnetic

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

Littoral

Body of standing water shallow enough to allow plant growth on the bottom.

Pond

Deep part of a standing body of water that has no light (aphotic). No photosynthesis can occur here.

Lake 

Shallow area with rooted plants and waves – light shines through all the way to the bottom.

Profundal zone

Open water part of a standing body of water that has enough light for photosynthesis to occur.

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled A?

Limnetic zone

Littoral zone

Benthic zone

Profundal zone

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled B?

Limnetic zone

Benthic zone

Profundal zone

Littoral zone

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled C?

Limnetic zone

Profundal zone

Littoral zone

Benthic zone

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled D?

Profundal zone

Limnetic zone

Benthic zone

Littoral zone

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

C

Floating plants

D

Free- Floating plants

B

Emergent Plants

A

Submerged plants

Is this a lake or a pond?

Lake

Pond

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

Plankton

Benthos

Nekton

Periphyton

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

Bog

Standing shallow bodies of fresh or brackish water with lots of different types of coastal grasses. 

Swamp

Body of water where fresh and saltwater mix. Normally found where the mouth of a river meets the ocean.

Fen

Area with very acidic waters and a thick floating carpet of sphagnum moss. Water comes from precipitation.

Estuary

Standing shallow freshwater that is a little acidic. Water comes from mineral-rich surface water or groundwater.

Marsh

Stagnant, very shallow, smelly, body of freshwater with trees and a lot of rotting vegetation.

Match the following freshwater zones to their definitions.

Lentic

Small channels of moving water.

Lotic

Large channels of moving water that are made up of many streams.

Rivers

Bodies of standing water such as a lakes, ponds, or wetlands.

Streams

Channels of moving water such as rivers or streams.

An intermittent stream is...

A stream that contains water at all times except during extreme drought.

A stream channel that carries water only during and immediately after periods of rainfall or snowmelt.

A stream that becomes dry for a period of time for a week or longer every year

Select all that apply.

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

Water moves very quickly.

There are many organisms that live here and high amount of species diversity.

Has waterfalls, rapids, riffles and boulders.

The water is clear.

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

Erosion

Deposition

Neither

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

Waterfall

Pool

Riparian Zone

Estuary

Marine zones
Match the following zones to their definitions.

Neritic Zone

The top portion of the ocean that extends down to 200 m. Has light.

Photic Zone

The bottom portion of the ocean that extends below 200 m. Has no light.

Oceanic Zone

The shallow water part of the ocean from the low tide zone to the edge of the continental shelf.

Benthic Zone

Open area of the ocean beginning right after the edge of the continental shelf.

Aphotic Zone

The bottom parts of the ocean. The different areas of the ocean floor.

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

True

False

Use the diagram to answer the question.

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

B

Supralittoral

C

Littoral

A

Sublittoral

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.

True

False

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

True

False

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

Epipelagic

Bathypelagic

Mesopelagic

Hadalpelagic

Abyssopelagic

Unit 3 TEST: Aquatic Life Zones

Unit 3 TEST: Aquatic Life Zones

Lakes and Ponds: Match the following terms to their definitions

Use the diagram to answer the question below.Which zone is labeled A?

Use the diagram to answer the question below.Which zone is labeled B?

Use the diagram to answer the question below.Which zone is labeled C?

Use the diagram to answer the question below.Which zone is labeled D?

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

Is this a lake or a pond?

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

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

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

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

Match the following freshwater zones to their definitions.

An intermittent stream is...

Select all that apply.Which of the following are characteristics of the upper reaches of a stream or river?

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

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

Marine zonesMatch the following zones to their definitions.

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

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

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.

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

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

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled A?

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled B?

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled C?

Use the diagram to answer the question below.

Which zone is labeled D?

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

Select all that apply.

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

Marine zones
Match the following zones to their definitions.

Use the diagram to answer the question.

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