Marsh
The marsh is considered a _______ energy environment
Low
The beach is considered a _______ energy environment
High
What factor tells if something is acidic or basic?
pH
What was the name of the machine in the lab?
Toby
What's the best university?
Texas A&M
Name the 4 functions of the marsh
Nursery habitat, filter water, prevent erosion, prevent flooding
What is the difference between stable and unstable dunes?
Stable dunes have plants, unstable do not
Name the tool used to measure salinity
Refractometer
Name the 2 types of plankton
Phytoplankton & Zooplankton
Who's the lead instructor?
Leslie
What unique fish was caught in the seine?
Worm eel
What bird was seen at the beach but not the marsh
Sand piper
What does turbidity measure?
Name a type of phytoplankton
diatom, dinoflagettes, green algae, red algae, kelp, etc...
What oil spill happened in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010
Deep Water Horizon
These small black & white birds were seen walking around the marsh
Black neck stilt
what is the pH of freshwater?
7
An excess of these can lead to plankton, which causes dead zones.
Nitrates and phosphates
What is a plankton?
An organism that cannot move against the currents, or relies on the currents to move them from place to place.
What is the strongest creature in the sea?
A Muscle
What percentage of fisheries organisms rely on the marsh for habitat, refuge, or food?
75%
what is the inter-tidal zone
the zone between high and low tide
If the water temperature is not ideal, this won't happen.
Reproduction
What would cause oyster fisheries to close?
meaning fishers couldn't harvest and sell oysters
Harmful algal blooms
What has no beginning, end or middle and touches every continent?
The Ocean.