Question

using vocabulary
to complete the following sentences, choose the correct term from each pair of terms listed below:

1. at the edge of the _?_, the open ocean begins. (continental shelf or sargasso sea)
2. _? are tiny consumers that live in water. (phytoplankton or zooplankton)
3. a _? is a treeless wetland. (swamp or marsh)
4. _? lose their leaves in order to conserve water. (deciduous trees or conifers)
5. the major feature of the _? biome is permafrost. (desert or tundra)
6. each major type of plant community and its associated animal communities make up a(n)_?_. (estuary or biome)

Explanation:

1. The open - ocean begins at the edge of the continental shelf. The Sargasso Sea is a region within the ocean.
2. Zooplankton are tiny consumers in water, while phytoplankton are producers.
3. A marsh is a treeless wetland, while a swamp usually has trees.
4. Deciduous trees lose their leaves to conserve water, conifers keep their needles/leaves.
5. Permafrost is a major feature of the tundra biome, deserts do not have permafrost.
6. Biomes are made up of major plant and associated animal communities, estuaries are coastal water bodies.

Answer:

1. continental shelf
2. Zooplankton
3. marsh
4. Deciduous trees
5. tundra
6. biome