Wetlands
Lakes & Ponds
Rivers
Estuaries
Oceans
100
This is the term to describe an area of land that is periodically underwater.
What is a wetland?
100
This is the nutrient rich zone near a shore where life is very diverse.
What is the littoral zone?
100
Most rivers originate from snow melt at this geological formation.
What are mountains?
100
This is an area in where fresh water and salt water mix.
What is an estuary?
100
This is the depth of usable sunlight in the ocean.
What is 330 feet.
200
This is the name of the microscopic plant that is found in most aquatic ecosystems.
What is phytoplankton?
200
This zone is found at the bottom of a lake or pond and is inhabited by decomposers.
What is benthic zone?
200
As rivers flow downhill they pick up speed and begin to collect this material.
What is sediment or minerals?
200
This is a place where rivers deposit minerals.
What is a salt marsh?
200
Based on our last Haiku Deck, this is the least productive area in the ocean.
What is the open ocean.
300
There are two primary types of wetlands. Name both.
What swamps and marshes?
300
This is the name of the microscopic animals organism found in most aquatic ecosystems.
What is zooplankton?
300
Name a threat to river systems.
What is pollution or dams?
300
This tree benefits estuaries in many ways.
What is a mangrove tree?
300
Name two threats to our oceans?
What is pollution (many types) and over fishing and other types of fishing methods.
400
This is the largest freshwater wetland in the United States.
What is the Everglades.
400
These are free swimming organisms such as fish and turtles.
What are nektons?
400
This is the largest river in the world by volume.
What is the Amazon?
400
For an organism to survive in an estuary, they must have a tolerance to this mineral.
What is salt?
400
This is a primary deep water food source.
What are dead organisms.
500
Wetlands are beneficial in many ways. Name two ways wetlands are beneficial.
What are absorb pollutants, control flooding, feeding and spawning area, home for migratory birds and provides buffer for erosion?
500
These are bottom dwelling organisms such as mussels and barnacles.
What are benthos?
500
This is the longest river in the United States.
What is the Missouri River?
500
This is the term used to describe a protective island.
What is a barrier island.
500
Name the five oceans.
What are Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern and Arctic.
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