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Caused by accumulation of sediment along the coast, leading to sand bars and barrier islands (common in Florida):

• bar-built estuaries

• drowned river valley estuaries

• fjords

• tectonic estuaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A manatee that exclusively feeds on seagrass and aquatic vegetation is known as this (select all that apply):

• secondary consumer

• herbivore

• autotroph

• primary consumer

A mix of freshwater and saltwater is called:

• wetland

• mangal

• brackish

• osmoconformer

Animals that burrow in the sand, mud, and sediment, living within the soft substrate.

• meiofauna

• epifauna

• infauna

• pelagic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Dense forests of mangrove trees:

• mangals

• mango groves

• mudflats

• meiofauna

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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New generations of filter feeders attach and grow on top of those that were there before them. The structure built by these filter feeders serves as a habitat to other marine organisms.

• mangrove trees

• oyster reefs

• seagrass beds

• mudflats

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Also called coastal plain estuaries, these are very common, and were caused by rising sea levels.

• fjords

• drowned river valleys

• tectonic estuaries

• bar-built estuaries

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Another kind of estuary, caused when land near fault lines moves and sinks down, accumulating water:

• drowned river valley estuaries

• tectonic estuaries

• fjords

• bar-built estuaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the atomic number of silicon?

• 12

• 13

• 14

• 15

How many valence electrons does carbon have?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1