Sunken Forest Quiz

200 – 300 years ago the Sunken Forest was an area of _______________, windblown sand.

• bare

• dense forest

• lush vegetation

• rocky terrain

Seeds of ____________________________ blew onto the sand.

• pioneer plants

• desert plants

• tropical plants

• aquatic plants

As the pioneer communities developed they added ________________ ____________________ to the soil.

• organic material

• inorganic material

• synthetic compounds

• artificial nutrients

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Today the Sunken Forest at Sailors Haven, Fire Island is a ____________ ____________________ full of lush vegetation and various wildlife.

• climax community

• desert landscape

• urban area

• barren wasteland

A climax community is when populations of ____________ and ________________ remain ________________ in their environment.

• plants, animals, stable

• plants, animals, unstable

• animals, plants, stable

• plants, animals, fluctuating

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Water comes from _______________ and _______________ from the Atlantic Ocean.

• rivers, inlets

• lakes, streams

• ponds, creeks

• glaciers, springs

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The Great South Bay is_______________ and less _______________ than the ocean.

• Shallower, salty

• Deeper, fresh

• Wider, clear

• Narrower, polluted

Eelgrass beds shelter and provide _______________ for clams, crustaceans and larval fish.

• food

• shelter

• water

• shade

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_______________ is an underwater grass that provides food, breeding areas, and protective nurseries for fish, shellfish, and crustaceans.

• Elgrass

• Seagrass

• Kelp

• Coral

Phragmites australis is a(n) _______________ plant found in the Great South Bay.

• invasive

• native

• endangered

• rare