This river is the main source of fresh water in the salt marshes around Milford Point
What is the Housatonic River
100
This term describes animals that feed by separating food particles from water
What is filter-feeding
100
This is what NOAA stands for
What is National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
100
This bird, who is a common sight at our bird feeders, has wings that whistle while in flight
What is the mourning dove
100
This is what it means to be bipedal
What is to be able to walk and run on two feet
200
This is the reason that male fiddler crabs have one significantly larger claw
What is to demonstrate that they are "strong enough" to be able to provide successful offspring despite having a claw that is not really useful in getting food but takes a lot of energy
200
This is the scientific name for the top part of a crab's shell
What is carapace
200
Of these four animals, only this animal does not have a siphon: blue mussels, soft-shelled clams, oysters, mud snails, and squid.
What are oysters
200
Name two different types of gulls
What are the herring gull, great black-backed gull, laughing gull, and many more
200
These two existing groups of animals are the closest relatives to dinosaurs
What are birds and crocodilians
300
This word describes the amount of salt in water or another liquid
What is salinity
300
This is the scientific name for the tail of a horseshoe crab
What is telson
300
This is the type of reproduction demonstrated by oysters and other bivalves
What is external reproduction
300
This bird was introduced to the US in the 19th century by admirers of William Shakespeare
What is the European starling
300
This is the largest dinosaur ever discovered
What is titanosaur
400
This reason is why it is important to preserve salt marshes in the cases of storm surges and flooding
What is protects shorelines from erosion
400
This is pouch allows fish to remain afloat in the water without using a tremendous amount of energy
What is a swim bladder
400
This is the potentially disastrous side effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels in the oceans
What is ocean acidification or the increasing acidity of the oceanic waters
400
Unlike most birds, this bird has an excellent sense of smell and has the largest olfactory system in the bird world
What is the turkey vulture
400
In Greek, this word means "wanderer" as it depends on the movements of the water to get around
What is plankton
500
This almost-transparent fish lives in the salt marshes of the Long Island Sound
What is the window pane flounder
500
This is the name of a scientist who studies fish
What is ichthyologist
500
This compound is the main component of seashells and eventually limestone
What is calcium carbonate
500
This is what you should do if you find a baby bird outside of a nest