Eidan - estuary and intertidall zone quiz

Barnacles can seal themselves from the outside world to keep themselves moist. This is a challenge related to _____.

• moisture

• salinity

• predators

• wave action

Some animals hide under plants or burrow into the sand to avoid too much exposure to sun. This is a challenge related to _____.

• moisture

• salinity

• temperature

• wave action

Organisms found in the lower intertidal zone can also live and survive in the splash zone.

• True

• False

Seaweed can also be found in the upper intertidal zone.

• True

• False

The subtidal zone is submerged in water and only exposed during extremely low tide

• True

• False

The splash zone is covered with water only during high tide.

• True

• False

The low tide zone is submerged only during severe storms and very high tides.

• True

• False

The splash zone is dry most of the time.

• True

• False

Intertidal zone is where the land and sea meet.

• True

• False

Estuaries have salty water like seawater.

• True

• False