| A | B |
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| Brackish | The name of salty and fresh water mixed together |
| Estuary | When a barrier island is created, an estuary is located behind it. |
| Why are estuaries a good habitat for fish and other organisms. | Protected from the main ocean. Less violent waters. Less predators. |
| An organism that can live in a range of salinities is called this: | Euryhaline |
| Sandbar | Patch of sand in the ocean. No vegetation. |
| Barrier Island | Sandbar that got built up and vegetation took root. |
| Sandspit | a Sandy deposition jetting out from the land |
| Tombolo | Sand that connects between two areas of land with vegetation |
| Intertidal zone | Zone between the high and low tide marks on a Sandy beach |
| Another word for Intertidal Zone | Littoral Zone |
| The area where salty water enters an estuary | Pass or an Inlet |
| Organisms that live in the intertidal zone all are able to do what? | Bury themselves in the sand. |
| Stenohaline (opposite of Euryhaline- what do you think?) | Organisms that can only survive in a narrow range of salinities |
| Which is type of adaptation is more advantageous? Euryhaline or Stenohaline | Euryhaline |
| In colder climates- what type of vegetation dominates an estuary? Salt Marshes or Mangroves | Salt Marshes |
| In tropical climates- what type of vegetation dominates an estuary? Salt Marshes or Mangroves? | Mangroves |
