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The Rainforest Grew All Around

        A Day in the Salt Marsh - For Creative Minds  

 

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1. What causes tides?

The moon
The sun
Saturn
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2. What are the snails that live on marsh grass?

Moon snails
Periwinkle snails
Garden snails
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3. What type of river otter lives in salt marshes?

Sea otters
River otters
Salt marsh otters
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4. The great blue heron stands still to:

Wait for its friends
Wait for prey to swim up to it
Sleep
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5. Blue crabs:

Are picky eaters
Eat dead, decaying animals
Eat only live animals they catch
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6. In the southeastern US, some dolphins have been seen:

Playing “catch” with fish
Knocking fish out of the water and eating them on land
Neither of the above
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7. The only type of turtles that live in salt marshes are:

Box turtles
Sea turtles
Terrapins
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8. Salt Marshes are important to us because:

They are pretty to look at
They are safe nursery grounds for many young sea animals
They are a good place to build houses
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9. The type of marsh grass known as spartina alterniflora is considered an invasive species:

All over the US
In the East (Atlantic)
In the West (Pacific)
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10. Spartina grass can live in the salt marsh because:

It has special glands to keep the water but spits the salt out
It has deep roots to hold it firmly during high winds and tidal changes
Both of the above
 
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