Exam 25: Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems

A salt ________ refers to a herbaceous plant community thriving in the intertidal zone,typically along the fringe of estuaries and islands along the coast at temperate latitudes.

Seasonally flooded,forested wetlands along river systems are referred to as bottomlands or ________ woodlands.

What is true regarding sandy shores?

Salt marshes

What type of wetlands would be found adjacent to the Missouri River?

Organisms living on the sediment surface of sandy and muddy beaches are collectively referred to as ________.

Which area is best known for its large effect of hydroperiod?

Because bogs depend on precipitation for nutrient inputs,they are highly deficient in mineral salts and are low in pH.

The meiofauna of a sandy beach are organisms living on the surface of sediments.

In salt marshes,predatory fish move in when

________ plants are adapted to grow in water or on soil that is periodically anaerobic because of excess water.

Compared to low tidal marshes,high tidal marshes are characterized by

________ forests typically grow in the intertidal zone of tropical coasts where wave action is absent,sediments accumulate,and the muds are anoxic.

The diversity of organisms is greater in the intertidal zone of rocky shores than in sandy and muddy shores.

Fucus is found in the

Mangrove forests are found primarily in

The part of a rocky shore in which barnacles,oysters,mussels,limpets,and brown algae are most common is called the

The ability to live in a semi-submerged state,have a high salinity tolerance,and possess hollow tubes for root oxygenation best describes the dominant eastern North American tidal plant

Which wetland type is known for low pH?

Herbaceous vegetation such as reeds,sedges,grasses,and cattails typically grow in freshwater