Mangroves Coral Reefs Deep Sea Intertidal Zones Estuaries
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What is the Royal Bengal Tiger?
The largest predator found in mangroves in India and Bangladesh.
100
What is a parrotfish?
They eat the algae off of the coral reefs.
100
What are chemosynthesis and marine snow?
two possible sources of energy in the deep sea (name one)
100
What are intertidal zones also known as...?
Foreshore, seashore, or the littoral zone
100
What is brackish water?
Water that is neither completely freshwater or saltwater.
200
What is salt excretion?
Mangroves getting rid of salt from their vascular system.
200
What is wave energy?
Corals protect shorelines by doing this.
200
What is 40 to 110 times the pressure of earth's atmosphere?
the approx range of pressure in the deep sea
200
Which kinds of species can you find within the zones?
Porifera, Annelids, Coelenterates, Mollusks, Crustaceans, or Arthropods.
200
What is phytoplankton?
The key primary producer found in a estuary.
300
What is root aeration?
The process of mangroves acquiring more oxygen.
300
What is 25%?
Percentage of coral reefs that have disappeared.
300
What is a cold seep?
A location where a vent in the Earth's crust releases hydrogen-sulfate or methane gas, which powers chemosynthesis.
300
Which zone is submerged during high tides and dry for the rest of the day?
Higher Intertidal Zones
300
What are sea trout and salmon?
two sea creatures that use estuaries as nurseries for their young.
400
What are pneumatophores?
The vertical roots that act as snorkels and take in extra air for the mangroves?
400
What is calcium carbonate?
A substance that coral reefs are made up of.
400
What is chemosynthesis?
The biological conversion of one or more carbon-containing molecules and nutrients into organic matter using the oxidation of inorganic compounds.
400
What are the harsh extremes the animals have to adapt to?
Constant exposure to air and the inundation of sea water
400
What are osmoconformers/osmoregulators?
Animals that control how much salt they intake.






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