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shoreline supports many plants and animals
fresh water and salt water meets coast . and human activity affects shoreline
The waters near shore support diverse life forms
Environment in the open
ocean change with depth : and hydrotherapy vents and by catch ,minerals and rocks
vocabulary
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What is the main purpose of a habitat The main purpose of a habitat
What is the main purpose of a habitat The main purpose of a habitat is to provide animals with ALL of there needs of surviving in that habitat
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Floating plants and animals that live in estuary's are well adapted to tolerate daily changes in _______
salinity
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what are three different animals in the category of a( swimmer )
shark ,fish, dolphins,whales ,sea otter , shrimp ,squid etc;
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how do sediments containing valuables minerals like gold and diamonds end up in the ocean
carried by rivers they are dumped into the ocean
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what is a wet land
a wet swampy area often flooded with water
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What is the inter-tidal zone
the narrow ocean margin between high tide mark and low tied mark
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In salt marshes ,nutrients in dead grasses are returned to the marsh bye _____ ____________
tiny organisms
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name 3 type of floaters that are in the ocean
jelly fish,micro organisms ,
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true or false zooplankton lives in deep zone
false
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what is over fishing
the catching of fish faster than can be reproduced
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What is low tide
inter tidal zone is dry and exposed to direct sunlight . sunlight .
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can you see most ocean pollution
NO, most is harder to see than solid waste
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name some bottom dwellers from ocean
starfish,crab,clams ,kelp
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dose the sunlight reach the ocean floor all the way
no it goes most way
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what is a estuary
a shore line area where fresh water from river or lake mixes with salt water from ocean
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The inter-tidal zone id covered with water ,so it is not exposed to direct sun light
What is high tide
400
where dose most oil pollution come from?
runoff from land ,44%,most non-point-source-pollution .
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how tall can kelp grow
130 feet or 40 meters
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what type of animal life dose hydro-thermal vents create habitats for
clams ,crabs,fish,tube-worms,and bactiria
400
what is a coral reef
a build up of limestone deposited formed by small anti-sized organisms called corals
500
. What is high tide
climate, wet and dry , predators.
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. A estuary is where fresh water meets salt water .organisms that live there might haft to deal with changes in what?
The amount of salt is in the water.
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what percent of coral reefs protect and are habitats to animals
24%
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what is the meaning of by-catch
the portion of animals that are not being used to sell that they cached the will through out into the ocean most of the time the animals are dead before they can return the4m
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what is a hydrothermal vent
an opening in the sea floor with heated water rises and mixes with ocean water above