Module 3 Quiz 5

Match the following

• Rooted in the substrate and project above the water surface

• Examples of Emergent Plants

• Rooted in the substrate but remain beneath the waterline

• Examples of Submergent Plants

• seagrasses

• Emergent Plants

• mangrove forest and saltwater marsh plants

• Submergent Plants

What are the common features of seagrass?

• rhizomes, roots, stipe, flower

• pneumatocysts, roots, blades, flower

• rhizomes, roots, flower, leaves

Select the features of seagrasses

• Provide food and shelter for marine animals

• Hold the sandy ocean bottom in place

• Found in shallow, warm water

• Increase the acidity of the sand

​ ​ (a)   are not really marine plants, they're marine plants that can withstand a salty environment.

• Saltwater marsh plants
• Mangroves
• Seagrasses

Saltwater marsh plants are important to marine environments because

• they provide primary production

•  protect against shore erosion

• increase ocean salinity

• offer habitats for many creatures

Mangroves are only found in the​ (a)   and ​ (b)   .

• tropics
• subtropics
• southern hemisphere
• northern hemisphere
• North America
• South America

Which of the following describe mangroves?

• Found in the northern United States

• Can form dense forests and islands

• Can tolerate saltwater but not frost

• All of the above.