Freshwater and Marine Biomes quiz

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    Earth consists of

    • ~30% water
    • ~70% water
    • ~90% water
    • ~50% water
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Organisms that depend on water and marine ecosystem to survive are called Marine organisms. Play this informative quiz on freshwater and marine biomes to learn more about the topic. The quiz gives you a basic and conceptual understanding of the topic that will enhance your knowledge. Share this freshwater and marine biomes quiz with your friends and family if you find it interesting enough. All the best!

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  • 2. 

    What are estuaries?

    • A fully enclosed, coastal water body.

    • A partially enclosed, coastal water body where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean.

    •  body of water partly surrounded by land.

    • None of the above

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  • 3. 

    Freshwater biomes have

    • ~5% salt

    • Less than 1% salt

    • ~3% salt

    • More than 10% salt

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  • 4. 

    Animals that live on the sea floor are called

    • Benthic

    • Pelagic 

    • Both 1 and  2

    • Neither 1 nor 2

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  • 5. 

    A water body having water saltier than fresh water but not as salty as seawater is called a?

    • Lentic water body

    • Brackish water body

    • Lotic water body

    • All of the above

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  • 6. 

    Coral polyps in coral reefs are held together by

    • Sodium sulphate

    • Sodium chloride

    • Magnesium carbonate

    • Calcium carbonate

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  • 7. 

    _____ contain maximum proportions of fresh water.

    • Groundwater

    • Lakes

    • Glaciers and Ice Caps

    • Rivers

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  • 8. 

    Lentic water is

    • Moving water

    • Standing water

    • Freshwater

    • Brackish water

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  • 9. 

    Actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water are called

    • Neuston

    •  Periphyton

    • Nekton

    • Plankton

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  • 10. 

    Which of the following is not a type of coral reef?

    • Barrier reefs

    • Fringing reefs

    • Atolls

    • Transitioning reefs

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