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Aquatic Ecosystems

Question 1 • 2025-2026_MDCPS_2000315_Biology_1_B-CR

An organism that has adapted to surviving in both salt water and fresh water would be best suited to survive in which aquatic ecosystem?

Answer
A
the intertidal zone
B
a river
C
an estuary
D
the open ocean

Explanation

An estuary is where freshwater from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean, so its salinity changes. An organism adapted to living in both salt water and fresh water would be best suited to these conditions. A river is mainly freshwater, while the open ocean is salt water.

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