Estuaries

Estuaries act like a ______ to help absorb flood water and storm surge.

• forest

• sandy beach

• river

• barrier

Estuaries are a(n) _______ enclosed body of water.

• fully

• partially

• underground

• optional

During low tide, estuaries leave many different ______ sources for turtles, birds, and other animals.

• water

• clothing

• home

• food

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What are 2-3 creatures that call estuaries home?

Estuaries are not only habitats for animals but they can provide this for people?

• Recreational area

• Food source

• Educational and learning environment

• All of these

This guy is the base of the aquatic food web.

• Shrimp

• Plankton

• Alien Joe

• Amoeba

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What is a mixture of salt and freshwater called?

• Brackish

• Fresh-salt

• Murky

• Lemonade

What is one use of an estuary to help increase biodiversity?

• Used as a place to help predators capture their prey

• Used as a "nursery" to help organisms raise babies

• Used as a place the filter sediment and trap pollution

• Used as an "overflow" area to prevent flooding

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Of the following, estuary animals have to be adapted for varying levels of:

• Dissolved Oxygen

• Salinity

• Temperature

• All of these

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Glaciers that have cut through granite rock form these type of estuaries:

• bar built

• fjords

• coastal plain

• tectonic