A | B |
Runoff | Can be a threat to an estuary |
barnacle | Organism that attaches to grasses or rocks |
plankton | base (lowest) of marine food web |
Organisms in estuaries | These adapt to changes in salinity & water level |
Shallow, coastal waters | Where most of marine organisms are found |
Nutrient trap | Where fresh water & salt water mix in estuaries |
Coral reef | Ecosystem found in shallow, tropical seas |
The ocean | Where most of the nutrients in an arctic ecosystem come from. |
Corals | Use stinging tentacles to capture prey |
Over fishing | This is a threat to ocean organisms |
Salt marsh | Marine ecosystem dominated by marsh grasses |