Freshwater 1
Water with very little salt
What type of water is found in freshwater biomes?
Pond, lake, river, stream, wetland.
What are some types of freshwater biomes?
Type of water in lakes.
Are lakes standing water or moving water?
Rivers and streams.
What freshwater biomes has moving water?
True or False: Freshwater makes up most of Earth's water.
What is False?
Rivers flow; lakes are standing water.
What is the difference between a river and a lake?
Areas where land is saturated with water.
What are wetlands?
Name one animal that lives in a freshwater biome.
Fish, frog, turtle, beaver, otter, duck, etc.
Provide drinking water and habitats for organisms.
Why are freshwater biomes important?
Food, oxygen, and shelter.
What do plants provide in freshwater ecosystems?
Land area where water drains into a common body of water.
What is a watershed?
An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
What is a producer?
Fish, frog, turtle, insect, etc.
What is an example of a consumer in a freshwater biome?
Harmful substances entering the environment.
What is pollution?
It can harm or kill plants and animals.
How can pollution affect freshwater ecosystems?
They help remove pollutants from water.
Why are wetlands sometimes called nature's filters?
Producers make food; consumers eat other organisms.
What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?
They may lose food, shelter, and may die or relocate.
What happens to animals when freshwater habitats are destroyed?
Aquatic organisms need it to survive.
Why is oxygen important in freshwater ecosystems?
Examples of Algae (producer), fish (consumer), bacteria (decomposer)?
Name three freshwater organisms and their roles.
Algae → Insect Larva → Fish → Heron.
Describe a food chain found in a freshwater ecosystem.
Reduce pollution, conserve water, protect habitats.
How can humans help protect freshwater ecosystems?
Provide water, habitats, transportation of nutrients, and recreation.
Why are rivers and streams important to ecosystems and people?
Only a small percentage of Earth's water is freshwater available for use.
Explain why freshwater is considered a limited resource.
It could harm producers, consumers, water quality, and food chains.
If pollution entered a stream, how could it affect the entire ecosystem?