Select the list of terms that best describes the types of habitats found in estu

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Select the list of terms that best describes the types of habitats found in estuaries.

open water, intertidal, splash zone

tectonic, coastal plain, bar built,

salt marsh, mud flat, mangrove

forest sandy beach, rocky shore, estuary

Which of the following best describes a fjord estuary?

estuary formed when faults and folds occur in the Earth's crust

estuaries formed when detritus builds up on the substrate

deep, narrow estuaries formed by glacial movement

forms when sediments accumulate to form islands running parallel to the shoreline

Which of the following describes a fishery?

commission that monitors the fish populations

the clams, oysters, juvenile fish and algae that inhabit the Chesapeake.

commercial fishing fleet that harvests the oysters l

arge commercial fishing operation that harvests and processes the fish

Which of the following are examples of negative human impacts on estuaries? (check all that apply)

eutrofication

cycling of carbon,

nitrogen and phosphorous

Excessive oxygenation of water

HAB

Which of the following best describes a dead zone?

decreased dissolved oxygen related to increased decomposition

an increase in nutrients in an estuary, due to agricultural runoff

estuarian region where there is a high level migration and mortality of fish due to hypoxic conditions, created by accelerated decomposition

an accelerated bloom of algae

1)forest sandy beach, rocky shore, estuary

2)deep, narrow estuaries formed by glacial movement

3)Large commercial fishing operation that harvests and processes the fish

4)eutrophication nitrogen and phosphorous,Excessive oxygenation of water

5)decreased dissolved oxygen related to increased decomposition

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