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The Biome The Biome ChallengeChallenge
MMissionission TTogether we will answer each question. ogether we will answer each question.
For every right response you will receive For every right response you will receive the amount of points stated in the answer. the amount of points stated in the answer.
WWee have to TRY to answer each question, have to TRY to answer each question, writing the answer on the board before writing the answer on the board before clicking for the answer. clicking for the answer.
TThe answers will be given in order, so do he answers will be given in order, so do no skip around.no skip around.
DDo our personal best.o our personal best. HHave Fun!ave Fun!
CCoral oral RReefs, eefs, EEstuaries, stuaries, MMangroves, or angroves, or WWetlands?etlands?
CCoraloral RReefeef
2pts.2pts.
MMangrovesangroves
2pts.2pts.
1.
2.
WWetlandsetlands
2pts.2pts.
EEstuariesstuaries
2pts.2pts.
3.
4.
5. __________ are among the best-__________ are among the best-know marine systems.know marine systems.
6. For at least part of the year the For at least part of the year the
__________ are submerged__________ are submerged or saturated in or saturated in water.water.
7. ________ are bays where rivers ________ are bays where rivers mix their fresh water with the salt mix their fresh water with the salt water in the ocean.water in the ocean.
8. 8. Growing along the warm marine Growing along the warm marine coasts, ___________ have to be able to coasts, ___________ have to be able to tolerate salt water.tolerate salt water.
9.9.Define in Define in your own your own words…..words…..
Are colonies of colonial animals (“coral polyps”) that live symbiotically with photosynthetic algae. (3pts)
Coral
Reefs
11.11.
Wetlands are shallow ecosystems where the surface of land is either saturated or submerged in water for least part of the year. (3pts)
Mangroves are a group of salt-tolerant trees that grow along marine coasts around the world. (3pts)
10.10.
12.12.
Wetlands
Estuaries are bays where the rivers empty into the ocean mixing fresh water with salt water. (3pts)
Estuaries
Mangroves
FFinal question…..inal question…..DDescribe why each of the escribe why each of the following are biologically following are biologically
important.important.
Estuaries
Coral Reef
Wetlands
Mangroves
½ point for each answer½ point for each answer
NNow…ow…AAdd your points!dd your points!
25-30 pts Biome Extraordinaire
15-24 pts Biome Brilliant
5-14 pts Biome Smart