Assessment 7
A. Using the world map template below, identify the biomes associated with the different parts of the Earth.
Assign color for each biome and use that to shade specific parts of the Earth where the specific biome is
generally found.
B. Answer the following questions extensively focusing on the characteristics as well as the organisms
found in each aquatic ecosystem.
1. What environmental factors shape flowing-water ecosystems? standing-water ecosystems?
2. How do the characteristics of a freshwater wetland differ from those of an estuary?
3. How does a mangrove swamp differ from a salt marsh?mod