Salt Marsh
What tall grass is one of the most recognizable plants in a salt marsh?
Spartina grass
A coastal community is hit by a hurricane and works to repair damage and prepare for future storms. What concept does this demonstrate?
coastal resilience
This word means protecting natural resources and ecosystems so they can continue into the future.
Conservation
n a food web, an organism that makes its own food using sunlight is called?
Producer
She is the only Disney princess who marries an animal/beast (before he turns human).
Belle
These small crustaceans are often seen moving sideways across the mud in a salt marsh?
Fiddler crabs
Mangroves, oyster reefs, marshes, and dunes can help protect coastal communities by doing this?
Reducing wave energy/erosion and providing storm protection
Name one human activity that can negatively affect marine organism.
pollution, overfishing, habitat destruction, climate change, etc.
How much energy is lost when an animal is eaten?
90% of energy is lost
What's the best Disney princess?
Mulan / Tiana
How many gallons of water can a oyster filter in an hour?
50 gallons of water
Hurricanes, flooding, and coastal storms are examples of these types of event?
hazards
You find a plastic bottle floating in a tidal creek. What is one reason this is a conservation concern?
It can pollute the habitat or be mistaken for food by wildlife
Scientists notice that removing one animal causes major changes throughout an ecosystem. What does this suggest about that organism's role?
It may be a keystone species.
In 1718, the notorious pirate Blackbeard blockaded Charleston Harbor, but instead of gold or silver, his ransom demand was a chest of this.
Medicine
what type of tides do we have in charleston?
semidiurnal tides
Why might protecting a salt marsh be important even for people who never visit the marsh?
Marshes can reduce flooding and erosion, provide storm protection, support wildlife, and reduce carbon
A construction project removes vegetation along a shoreline. Give one possible environmental consequence.
Increased erosion, habitat loss, reduced storm protection, increased runoff
Why is a food web generally a better representation of an ecosystem than a single food chain?
Because organisms usually have multiple food sources and predators.
According to Low country Gullah folklore, you should tuck your sheets in tight to prevent this skinless, swamp dwelling witch from sitting on your chest and stealing your breath.
boo hag :>
How much more carbon can salt marshes hold compared to forests?
10 to 40 times more carbon
our town has a choice between removing a coastal wetland to build more development or protecting the wetland. Name three ecological or community benefits that should be considered before making the decision.
storm protection, flood reduction, wildlife habitat, waterfiltration, carbon storage, recreation, fisheries/nursery habitat, erosion control, etc.
Your community wants to reduce pollution entering a nearby creek. Give two actions residents could take.
Reducing litter, picking up pet waste, properlydisposing of chemicals, using rain gardens, reducing fertilizer use, etc.
These two primary types of microorganisms make up the most common decomposers in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, breaking down dead matter and returning nutrients to the soil?
Bacteria and fungi
How do you spell the queens name?
AYLEAH