Intertidal Zones/Estuaries

The area where seawater and freshwater meet is called _____.

• estuary

• intertidal zone

• forest

• shores

What type of water does estuary have ?

• reddish water

• blackish water

• brackish water

• yellowish water

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

• estuary

• intertidal zone

• forest

• shore

The abiotic factor that affects estuary and intertidal zone pertains to the level of hotness and coldness of water.

• salinity

• waves

• type of soil

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Some habitats found in intertidal zones and estuaries are the following EXCEPT :

• salt marshes

• mud flats

• mangrove forests

• salinity

Which living organism can be found in rocky shores ?

• shrimp

• frog

• parrot

• cat

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

• waves

• temperature

• salinity

• amount of sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Estuaries can be defined as ________.

• nurseries of the water

• nurseries of the sea

• nurseries of the fish

• nurseries of the forest

What do you call the organisms of the same kind that live together ?

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• estuaries

The different groups of organism that live in a place together.

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• intertidal zone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2