Marine Ecosystems

The marine ecosystem providing the most habitat and with the MOST diversity is

• sandy beach

• rocky shore

• coral reef

• kelp forest

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The BIGGEST function of an estuary is providing

• salt products

• a nursery for baby organisms

• recreation

• most of the world's oxygen

Where are coral reefs found?

• Polar waters

• temperate, mid-latitude waters

• tropical waters

• only near volcanos

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An area where fresh water from streams and rivers spills into the ocean is called an _____________.

• plankton
• estuary
• sargassums
• coral reefs

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Which of the following is not an environmental function of wetlands?

• increasing runoff

• absorbing and removing pollutants from water

• trapping carbon that would otherwise be released into the air

• controlling floods

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Which of the following is not characteristic of wetlands?

• Wetlands have plentiful nutrients and the capacity for photosynthesis

• Wetlands are limited to inland freshwater environments

• Wetlands are perceived historically as disease-infested wastelands

• Wetlands have varied populations of plants and animals

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Which of the following is a threat to coral reefs?

• oil spills

• sewage

• pesticides

• all of the above

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A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore

• Barrier Island
• Coral Reef
• Mangrove Swamp
• Salt Marshes

A tropical or subtropical marine swamp that is characterized by the abundance of low to tall trees

• Coral Reef
• Estuary
• Marshes
• Mangrove Swamp

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Marshes are a type of wetland...

• that can have either fresh or salt water.
• that will have cypress trees.
• that has no animals in it, only plants.
• that only filter water, but provide no flood protection.

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