Indian River Lagoon Quiz

Which animal is not native to the Indian River Lagoon?

• Lionfish
• Jellyfish
• Manatee
• Dolphin

What type of water is in the Indian River Lagoon?

• Freshwater
• Saltwater
• Distilled water
• Brackish water

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Mrs. Hodge is amazed by the thousands of different animals and plants in the IRL. What is this an example of?

• Applauding Diversity

• Biodiversity

• Biomass

• Applesauce

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Rainwater provides fresh water to the lagoon. Where does the salty part of brackish water come from?

• From people's yards

• From the ocean through inlets like Sebastian Inlet

• From the rainwater

• From the tears of giant final bosses.

Pollution like fertilizer, oil, and dog waste that gets pushed into the Indian River Lagoon is called

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What is salinity?

• It's how much salt there is in the water

• It's a synonym of infinity

• It's how biodiverse a location is

• It's a type of mangrove

Increased (more) salinity in our lagoon can hurt or help organisms?

• It helps.

• It hurts.

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Reorder the following

• Observe living things at the lagoon

• Come back another time and compare old observations to new ones

• Record what I observe in science notebook

• Leave and share observations with other scientists

• Visit the Indian River Lagoon

The thousands of plants and animals in the Indian River Lagoon make it very ​ (a)  

• biography
• diversity
• biodiverse

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Reorder the following into a proper food chain

• fish

• mosquito larvae

• osprey

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