Estuaries and Intertidal Zone

How can you protect and conserve estuaries and intertidal zones if you are at home?

• do not be wasteful; practice the 5Rs reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, and repair

• dump your trash everywhere

• dispose household chemicals in the canals

• pour toxic waste and chemicals in the toilet

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Which of the following protects and conserves the estuaries and intertidal zones?

• deforestation

• practice of 5Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, and repair

• throwing of garbage in canals

• burning of fossil fuels

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Estuaries are extremely valuable because ___________.

• they can cause damage to ecosystem

• they are breeding grounds for fish and birds

• they do not maintain the health of coastal fisheries and waters

• they are a good place to throw garbage

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Estuaries are habitats for animals EXCEPT ___________.

• shellfish, mussels, clams

• migratory birds

• cat, dog, pigs

• shrimps, prawns, crabs

These are new ways to protect and conserve estuaries and intertidal zones, EXCEPT ___________.

• garden and landscape with plants locally grown in your area to reduce the need for watering and fertilizing

• pour hazardous products from your household drains to canals

• observe “catch and release” practices and keep more fish alive

• promote and encourage your friends on Facebook to join coastal cleanup

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The abiotic factor that pertains to the amount of salt in the water is

• amount of sunlight

• salinity

• temperature

• waves

Estuaries can be defined as

• nurseries of the fish

• nurseries of the forest

• nurseries of the water

• nurseries of the sea

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Why are estuaries important to our environment?

• Estuaries filter pollutants and prevent erosion.

• Estuaries provide nurseries for marine life.

• Estuaries act as home for many types of wildlife.

• All of the above.

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Why is there a need to protect the estuaries and intertidal zones?

• It is our property.

• It helps us come up with lessons to discuss in class.

• It provides vital nesting, breeding, and feeding habitats for many species.

• It is God’s gift to us, thus we can do anything to it for our own benefits.

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Which of the following situations DOES NOT show way of protecting and conserving estuaries and intertidal zones?

• Angelo recycles old things.

• Melay limits the use of plastic products.

• Nico uses synthetic fertilizer for his crops.

• Angela dumps his wastes in a proper container.

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