Estuary Questions

1. How many miles of shoreline are found in the USA?

2. Why are commercial fisheries dependant on estuaries?

3. Define estuary.

4. Name 4 ways estuaries are formed?

5. What is a salt wedge?

6. What are some interchangable terms with "estuary"?

7. Why do coastal nekton take advantage of estuaries?

8. What are the three types of producers in estuaries?

9. Why is the high rate of food production possible in estuaries?

10. What are the 4 areas of a salt marsh?

11. What are some of the adaptations the cord grass has made to adapt to its environment?

12. Why is the statement "the mud flat is a barron area because there is no visble plants on it" incorrect?

13. Why is the trophic pyramid inverted in estuaries?

14. How is the role of bacteria and other saprophytes in estuaries necessary for the productivity of the estuary to be high?