Estuary Part 2 Vocab

Front

Marine animals that burrow into estuary substrate are ________________.

Back

infauna

Front

Marine animals on the substrate surface in an estuary are ________________.

Back

epifauna

Front

Organisms that strain plankton from water are ______________.

Back

filter feeders

Front

Organism that consumes organic matter on the marine floor.

Back

deposit feeder

Front

Animal that takes in floating food in water.

Back

suspension feeder

Front

Estuaries are known as the __________ of the sea.

Back

nurseries

Front

Swamps and marshes are _____________.

Back

wetlands

Front

Biomass remaining after cellular respiration

Back

net primary production

Front

Mangroves live ______________

Back

in the coastal intertidal zone

Front

Mangrove plants have aerial roots for gas exchange in swamps.

Back

Pneumatophore