Lagoon Lowdown
The Indian River is actually this type of body of water.
Lagoon
Large underwater meadows of seagrass are called these.
Grassflats
The process plants use to make their own food.
Photosynthesis
This animal fills its belly with water or air when it is scared.
Puffer
This special net will be used to collect organisms from the grassflats.
Seine net
This is where fresh water and saltwater meet and mix.
Estuary
Saltwater grassflats provide many organisms with a ___________, which is a place where an organism lives.
habitat
Plants are called this because they make their own food.
Producers
This animal carries a shell that once belonged to a snail.
Hermit crab
These are located along the top of a seine net.
Fresh water mixed with saltwater is called this.
Name one thing seagrass needs to survive.
Sunlight, brackish water, carbon dioxide, a healthy bottom for the grass to attach properly
Organisms that must find their own food are called this.
Consumers
This fish can be identified by its very large eye and shiny silver scales.
Big Eye Mojarra
These are located along the bottom of a seine net.
Weights
These openings allow saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean to enter the lagoon.
This type of seagrass has wide, flat blades and is a favorite food of green sea turtles.
Turtle grass
The lagoon's energy flow begins with the _________.
Sun
This fish has both eyes on the same side of its head.
Flounder
The floats on a seine net have this important job.
Keeping the top of the net at the surface
This is a place where living and nonliving things depend on each other to survive.
Ecosystem
This type of seagrass has round blades that can be rolled between your fingers.
Manatee grass
Put these in order to show energy flow: fish, Sun, seagrass, shrimp
Sun, seagrass, shrimp, fish
These poor swimmers curl their tails around seagrass blades while waiting for food.
Seahorses and Pipefish
The weights have this important job as the net moves through the water.
Holding the net down so it can be dragged along the bottom