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WorksheetsSalt Marsh/Mud Flats #1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Amount of stuff in the water
a)
periostracum
b)
turbidity
c)
byssal threads
d)
halophyte
2.
String-like, anchors the mollusks in the sand or mud.
a)
periostracum
b)
turbidity
c)
byssal threads
d)
halophyte
3.
Brown, fuzzy, helps hold clam in place.
a)
periostracum
b)
turbidity
c)
byssal threads
d)
halophyte
4.
salt tolerant plant
a)
periostracum
b)
turbidity
c)
byssal threads
d)
halophyte
5.
Stout Razor
a)
Guekensia
b)
Melampus
c)
Tagelus
d)
Ensis
6.
Ribbed mussel
a)
Geukensia
b)
Melampus
c)
Tagelus
d)
Ensis
7.
Pulmonate snail
a)
Geukenia
b)
Melampus
c)
Tagelus
d)
Ensis
8.
Jacknife Razor
a)
Geukensia
b)
Melampus
c)
Tagelus
d)
Ensis
9.
Dentalium
a)
Bay Scallop
b)
Southern Quahog
c)
Texas Tusk Shell
d)
Atlantic Auger
10.
Terebra
a)
Wood Crab
b)
Texas Tusk Shell
c)
Atlantic Auger
d)
Pulmonate Snail
11.
Feeding type of Tagelus
a)
deposit feeder
b)
predator
c)
grazer
d)
filter feeder
12.
Feeding type Atlantic Auger
a)
deposit feeder
b)
predator
c)
grazer
d)
filter feeder
13.
Feeding type Mercenaria
a)
deposit feeder
b)
predator
c)
grazer
d)
filter feeder
14.
Feeding type of Melampus and Littorina
a)
deposit feeder
b)
predator
c)
grazer
d)
filter feeder
15.
Which of the following is an arthropod?
a)
Mercenaria
b)
Argopecton
c)
Uca
d)
Terebra
16.
Which of the following is a mollusk?
a)
Uca
b)
Sesarma
c)
Dentalium
d)
Gammarus
17.
Roots of Spartina
a)
detritus
b)
rhizomes
c)
circadian rhythm
d)
stridulate
18.
rubbing body parts together to create a humming
a)
detritus
b)
rhizomes
c)
circadian rhythm
d)
stridulate
19.
bits and pieces of organic matter suspended in water
a)
detritus
b)
rhizomes
c)
turbidity
d)
stridulate
20.
Uca uses this to feel high and low tide
a)
rhizomes
b)
byssal threads
c)
Circadian rhythm
d)
chelipeds
21.
Fastest clam
a)
ribbed mussel
b)
angel wing
c)
bay scallop
d)
southern quahog
22.
Has a siphon as long as a broomstick.
a)
quahog
b)
Atlantic Auger
c)
Texas Tusk Shell
d)
Angel Wing
23.
Most important organism in the salt marsh
a)
Spartina
b)
Guekensia
c)
Uca
d)
Tagelus
24.
Has folds in mantle to trap Oxygen
a)
Dentalium
b)
Melampus
c)
Geukensia
d)
Argopecton
25.
Most often eaten by man,chowder clam
a)
Southern Quahog
b)
Stout Razor
c)
Jack knife razor
d)
Bay scallop
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