AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Freshwater biomes have ____ amounts of salt.
A
Low
B
High
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Freshwater biomes are those biomes which have a salt content less than 1%. This includes ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams. Humans rely on these freshwater biomes for drinking water, crop irrigation, and sanitation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The aquatic biome is divided into freshwater and marine regions. Freshwater regions, such as lakes and rivers, have a low salt concentration.

Detailed explanation-3: -A freshwater biome is a large community of flora and fauna (plants and animals) that live in water bodies with low salt content, usually less than 1%.

Detailed explanation-4: -The marine biome involves oceans and seas, the two bodies of water known to have a high salinity to be called saltwater. Freshwater biomes have low salinity and include ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams.

Detailed explanation-5: -Freshwater biomes have water that contains little or no salt. They include standing and running freshwater biomes. Standing freshwater biomes include ponds and lakes. Lakes are generally bigger and deeper than ponds.

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