Brackish Waters Quiz

Plants add stability to the salt marsh by trapping and binding sediments.

• true

• false

How are wetlands important to migrating birds? 

• The wetlands provide a temporary home for migrating birds that rest and feed in these habitats . 
• They provide a source of food for alligators and other animals that live in the wetlands. 

Why are coastal Wetlands unique?

• They contain BOTH fresh & salt water. For example, salt marshes & mangrove forests.
• About 40 percent of the wetlands in the lower 48 states are coastal wetlands and approximately 81 percent of coastal 
• Wetlands protect water supplies and provide habitat for fish and wildlife, including commercially important fish species.
• Each of these habitat types supports unique array of plant and animal species. Development of habitat in coastal wetlands depends on a variety of factors

These are the three main jobs of wetlands.

• provide habitats, store flood waters, purify water
• provide habitats, store plant life, purify water
• purify water, store wildlife, provide habitats
• purify the land, store flood waters, provide habitats

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An estuary is best defined as a place where--

• fresh and salt water meet

• a river meets the Chesapeake Bay

• a group of animals are gathered

• the water from the land flows into a river

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Bay, lagoon, harbor, inlet, and sound are other names for

• wetlands

• lakes

• bogs

• estuaries

a mix of salt water and fresh water

• mixture

• brackish

• abiotic

• biotic

Estuaries are known as the __________ of the sea.

• nurseries
• shopping malls
• grocery store
• garden

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