Earth Science Questions

Plants must have adaptations to live in a saline environment. o _______ are special ____ that ______ with ______ in _____ mud. o Some plants have _______ for _____ excess __________. o ________ is the ______ of __________ in _______ to _______ by _______.

Three types of fauna exist in estuaries: ______, ______ and _______(brackish). The ______ fauna is the largest group _____ estuaries.

Inland freshwater wetlands are important bc o provide _____ and __________ for fish, migratory waterfowl, and other wildlife o _____, _____, and _____ _________, ______, ________, and other pollutants from ______ o reduce _______ and __________ by ________ _______ of streams and lakes

Six major characteristics influence estuaries: o _____- the _____feature of the _______ environment because the ______ within an estuary _____ with the _____ and _____

__________ frequently occur along _______, the majority of which are ______with each _____ cycle. Three major factors influence life in tidal pools: o ________ - _______ and ________ to the atmosphere lead to ______ and dramatic _________o __________ - the ______ of _____ leads to ______ in ______ o ________ - as_______ _______ and organisms ______, ______ ______ _______

______ wetlands include _______, ______ and ______ along with _____wetlands, which include _______ wetlands and ______. These are important for three main reasons:

_________ Action and ______ - controls the _______ of ___________ , _____ of _______, and the _____ of _____ between ________ and _______. The ____ required for a _____ of _______ to be _______ from the ______ is the _________.

In most estuaries there is a ______ in __________ from full ______at the ____ to ______ at the _____reaches.

The _______ are _____ valleys that have been ____ by the ________.

Adaptations of intertidal organisms ______ to _______ loss that occurs due to __________ when ______ during ____ tide • ______ of ________ • _______ to mechanical _____ of _______ • _______ of _______ due to _______ or ________ • ______, _______, and ________ occur mainly at __________ tide

________ are communities of _______ in soils alternately ________ and ______by ______ action. The plants occurring there are ______, meaning they grow in soils with _______. Some areas called salt __________ have even _____ where ____ vegetation can ____.

In a __________ estuary, the sea ______ the land due to ______ of the ______. (ex. _________ Bay)

The most common type of estuary is the ___________. These were formed at the __________when the ________ invaded __________. (ex. __________ Bay)

A _________ bay, or ________, forms when ________ ________ _____ to the _____ and ______ ______ the _____ from the ____. (ex. ______ coast)

standing water- like a small lake- that once was a curve in a river

A crab that eats dead plants and animals is this

How much is used for agriculture?

mean flowing water such as river and streams

the zone at the edge of a pond or lake with vegetation

the fish that eats the snail would be this member of the food web