Aquarium
Lakes
Ponds
Vernal Pools
Rivers
100
What type of fish are in our Aquarium?
Goldfish and Guppies
100
Body of water surrounded by land.
Lake
100
A small shallow body of water.
Pond
100
A shallow, temporary pond
vernal pool
100
Large bodies of moving fresh water.
River
200
Name three non-living factors in our aquarium
rocks, plastic plants, spongebob house, tiki head, filter, aquarium glass, light
200
What percent of Earth's water is in freshwater lakes?
less than 1%
200
Plants and ______ may cover the entire surface of the pond?
algae
200
Vernal means...?
spring
200
Rivers flow into...
other rivers, lakes, ocean
300
What type of plant is in our aquarium environment?
Hornwort
300
What are the three zones of a lake?
shallow-water, open-water, deep-water
300
What are some animals that live in a pond?
fish, birds, crayfish, snails, insects, frogs, turtles
300
What types of animals live in a vernal pool environment?
salamanders, frogs, insects
300
What must a creature be to live in a river?
strong swimmer
400
Which type of freshwater environment does our aquarium most represent?
Pond
400
Which zone can light get to the bottom?
Shallow-water
400
Which zone of the lake is similar to a pond?
shallow-water zone
400
Why does a vernal pool spring up in the spring?
heavy rain and snow melting
400
Where are rivers faster?
Source
500
What does turbidity mean?
clearness/cloudiness of the water.
500
Explain why there aren't many living creatures in the deep-water zone.
No sunlight = no plants = little oxygen
500
This type of plankton can make it's own food and is eaten by zooplankton
phytoplankton
500
What does a vernal pool look like in the summer?
A mud flat
500
The longest river in the world...
Nile
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