Salt Marsh/Mud Flat Final Quiz

Possible prey of Busycon

• Ensis

• Tagelus

• Mulinia

• Mercenaria

• All of the above

A mollusk too large to fit back in shell

• Bulla

• Sinum

• Sesarma

• Spartina

Special egg cases are made by:

• Polinices

• Angel Wing

• scallops

• Argopecton

A clam that must live in very stiff mud

• Rangia

• Angel Wing

• Stout Razor

• Ensis

• All of the above

Cord Grass

• Sesarma

• Sinum

• Spartina

• Busycon

Ribbed mussel

• Tagelus

• Ensis

• Geukensia

• Mercenaria

Jacknife razor

• Tagelus

• Ensis

• Sinum

• Mulinia

Fastest clam

• Angel wing

• Melampus

• Spartina

• Argopecton

Most important organism in salt marsh

• Spartina

• Melampus

• Argopecton

• Angel Wing

Has folds to trap O₂

• Spartina

• Melampus

• Argopecton

• Angel Wing