SW3:estuaries/intertidal zones

Estuaries can be defined as

• nurseries of the fish

• nurseries of the forest

• nurseries of the water

• nurseries of the sea

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The abiotic factor that pertains to the amount of salt in the water is

• amount of sunlight

• salinity

• temperature

• waves

Which living organism can be found in rocky shores ?

• cat

• parrot

• frog

• shrimp

The area where seawater and freshwater meet is called

• shores

• forest

• intertidal zone

• estuary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of water does estuary have ?

• yellowish water

• brackish water

• reddish water

• blackish water

The area affected directly by rising and receding tides and serves also as home for several animals is called

• shores

• forest

• intertidal zone

• estuary

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Which of the following describes the importance of estuaries?

• they filter the salt from the sea

• they filter sedimants and pollutants

• they serve as breeding ground for different species

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The following living things can be found in rocky shore EXCEPT

• seagrass

• shrimps

• shore crab

• plankton

An estuary is another kind of habitat. Which of the following best describe an estuary ?

• Large body of saltwater that covers most of the earth surface.

• Land area that drains water into a lake, river , or pond.

• Area where a river meets the ocean, where mixing of freshwater and saltwater happens.

• Underground system that provides drinking water to an area.

An ecosystem contains _____.

• only the biotic components of the environment

• only the abiotic components of the environment

• both the living organisms and the abiotic component of the environment

• only the energy flow component of an environment

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