Tijuana Salt Marsh - Vocabulary - Day 2

Tijuana Salt Marsh - Vocabulary - Day 2

Learn these expert words before our field trip to the Tijuana Estuary on December 15th.

ECOSYSYEM

a system made up of a community of living things and the physical environment with which they interact

ENDANGERED

a species in danger of extinction

EROSION

is the process of breaking down land and soil caused by wind, water, removal of plants and human land use 

ESTUARY

a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea where the river meets the sea or where freshwater meets salt water

EXCRETER

a salt marsh plant that pushes salt out

EXTINCT

a species that no longer exists

FOOD CHAIN

a sequence of organisms in which each member of the chain feeds on the member below it

FRESHWATER

- refers to bodies of water that have no salt in them (or very little amounts), like a lake or stream; it is necessary for the survival of most terrestrial organisms

HABITAT

the arrangement of food, water, shelter and space suitable to an organism's needs

HERBIVORE

an animal that feeds only on plants

Multiple Choice

semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea where the river meets the sea or where freshwater meets salt water

• ESTUARY

• FRESHWATER

• HABITAT

Multiple Choice

an animal that feeds only on plants

• EXCRETER

• FOOD CHAIN

• HERBIVORE

Multiple Choice

a sequence of organisms in which each member of the chain feeds on the member below it

• HABITAT

• ECOSYSYEM

• FOOD CHAIN

Multiple Choice

EXCRETER

• an animal that feeds only on plants

• a salt marsh plant that pushes salt out

• refers to bodies of water that have no salt in them (or very little amounts), like a lake or stream; it is necessary for the survival of most terrestrial organisms