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HM Unit 4 Pre-Quiz

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A marsh and a swamp are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A marsh has a greater proportion of open water surface

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which is not a type of Marsh

a)

Salt marshes

b)

Freshwater marshes

c)

Saltwater tidal marshes

d)

Freshwater tidal marshes

4.

The water of a marsh can be

a)

fresh

b)

brackish

c)

saline

d)

all of the above

5.

Which of these retain water year round

a)

Vernal pools

b)

Prairie potholes

c)

Playa lakes

d)

Wet meadows

6.

This picture is

a)

Wet meadows

b)

Prairie potholes

c)

Playa lakes

d)

Vernal pools

7.

Salt marshe are nourished with sediment from inflowing rivers and streams.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Most salt marshes have a ___ topography with ___ elevations.

a)

low,high

b)

high, low

c)

low, low

d)

high, high

9.

A Lagoons is a type Salt marsh.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The low physical energy and high grasses provide a refuge for animals.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Many marine fish use open waters as nursery grounds for their young before they move to salt marshes.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which is not a food found for birds in the marsh

a)

fish

b)

frogs

c)

insects

d)

shellfish

e)

worms

13.

Marshes are formed by sediment

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

14.

Which type of mangrove is seen here?

a)

white

b)

black

c)

purple

d)

red

15.

How many type of mangroves are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

16.

What type of mangrove is seen here?

a)

white

b)

red

c)

black

d)

yellow

17.

Mangroves are found on the entire east and west coast of the United States of America.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

What type of mangrove leaf is seen here?

a)

white

b)

red

c)

grey

d)

black

19.

What are these specialized roots?

a)

phragmities

b)

prop roots

c)

onion roots

d)

rhizomes

20.

What type of mangrove leaf is seen here?

a)

white

b)

buttonwood

c)

red

d)

purple

21.

What is the general name for mangrove seeds?

a)

prop roots

b)

lenticles

c)

propagules

d)

seedlings

22.

What are these specialized roots called?

a)

pneumoniacoccus

b)

nematocysts

c)

pnuematophores

d)

matadors

23.

What type of mangrove "seed" is seen here?

a)

red

b)

white

c)

black

d)

green

24.

This mangrove is not considered a true mangrove.

a)

Black Mangrove

b)

Buttonwood Mangrove

c)

Red Mangrove

d)

Blue Mangrove

25.

What is the function of these specialized roots?

a)

air exhange

b)

filter bacteria

c)

poke people in the feet

d)

no function

26.

What specialized seed type is seen here?

a)

white mangrove

b)

black mangrove

c)

red mangrove

d)

green mangrove

27.

What best describes a mangroves natural habitat?

a)

estuarine

b)

grasslands

c)

taiga

d)

savanna

28.

What best describes these seeds?

a)

viviparous

b)

oviparous

c)

ovoviviparous

29.

2. Saltwater Marsh Animals

a)

blue crab, hermit crab, shrimp

b)

kelp, sea grass, red algae

c)

cordgrass, glasswort, oxeye

d)

coralline algae, phytoplankton

30.

Estuary Plants

a)

water lilies, algae, cattails

b)

mallard duck, crayfish, snapping turtle

c)

mangrove, sea rush, oioi, jointed rush

d)

great blue heron, river otter, horseshoe crab, starry flounder

31.

Freshwater Wetland/Swamp Plants

a)

blue crab, hermit crab, shrimp

b)

coralline algae, phytoplankton

c)

green heron, fowlers toad, blue winged teal

d)

duckweed, cypress tree, water tupelo

32.

Estuary Animals

a)

frilled shark, giant spider crab, Atlantic wolf fish, fangtooth fish

b)

mangrove, sea rush, oioi, jointed rush

c)

great blue heron, river otter, horseshoe crab, starry flounder

d)

mallard duck, crayfish, snapping turtle

33.

Saltwater Marsh Plants

a)

coralline algae, phytoplankton

b)

kelp, sea grass, red algae

c)

blue crab, hermit crab, shrimp

d)

cordgrass, glasswort, oxeye

34.

Shallow Marine Plants

a)

kelp, sea grass, red algae

b)

coral, anemone, green turtle, spotted moray eel

c)

cordgrass, glasswort, oxeye

d)

blue crab, hermit crab, shrimp

35.

Deepwater Marine Animals

a)

green heron, fowlers toad, blue winged teal

b)

blue crab, hermit crab, shrimp

c)

frilled shark, giant spider crab, Atlantic wolf fish, fangtooth fish

d)

coralline algae, phytoplankton

36.

1.         Which of the following is NOT a marine species of a plant?

a)

Reeds

b)

Mangroves

c)

Rushes

d)

Seagrasses

e)

Azaleas

37.

Which of the following is a threat to marine plants?

a)

Dredging

b)

Prop Scars

c)

Coastal Development

d)

All of these are correct

38.

__ plants live entirely under water

a)

Emergent

b)

Submergent

39.

Salt marsh grasses are __ plants

a)

Emergent

b)

Submergent

40.

What is a way that plants have adapted to live in salt water?

a)

Salt Glands

b)

Waxy Coverings

c)

Succulent Leaves and Stems

d)

All of these are correct

41.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major Marine habitats?

a)

Seagrasses

b)

Salt Marsh

c)

Seaweeds

d)

Mangroves

42.

Which of the following is an adaptation of Dunes / Upper Beach plants?

a)

Store water in their stems

b)

Leaves have a waxy coating

c)

Both of these are correct

d)

Neither of these are correct

43.

Seagrasses grow totally under water

a)

True

b)

False

44.

All of the following are types of common seagrasses EXCEPT:

a)

Snake grass

b)

Turtle grass

c)

Eelgrass

d)

Manatee grass

e)

Paddle grass

45.

Which is the most widely distributed seagrasses?

a)

Surf grass

b)

Turtle grass

c)

Eelgrass

d)

Manatee grass

e)

Paddle grass

46.

These areas of dark, muddy sand exposed at low tide accumulate decaying organic matter, giving off a foul odor.

a)

Barrier beach.

b)

Mudflats.

c)

Mangrove swamps.

d)

Lagoon.

47.

An assemblage of mangrove trees found in coastal habitats.

a)

Mangrove pod.

b)

Mangrove swamp.

c)

Mangrove herd.

d)

Mangrove patch.

48.

What are filter feeders?

a)

A large pile of living organisms and the animals that live among them.

b)

An organism that attaches onto another organism and feeds off of it.

c)

Animals that feed by removing tiny bits of food from the water.

d)

Producers