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True
Algae are not true plants. |
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| Algae are not true plants. |
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True
Sea grasses are true plants. |
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| Sea grasses are true plants. |
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True
Infauna are more abundant in a continental shelf than in an estuary because the sediment is finer in a continental shelf. |
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| Infauna are more abundant in a continental shelf than in an estuary because the sediment is finer in a continental shelf. |
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True
Infauna are deposit and suspension feeders. |
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| Infauna are deposit and suspension feeders. |
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True
Wave action carries out finer particles. |
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| Wave action carries out finer particles. |
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True
A few organisms feed on (live) seagrasses. |
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| A few organisms feed on (live) seagrasses. |
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True
A kelp forest creates a canopy, while a kelp bed does not. |
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Definition
| A kelp forest creates a canopy, while a kelp bed does not. |
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| Sea urchins devastate kelp forest by eating their... |
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| Diatoms cannot swim against ocean currents, so they are... |
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| Sharks can swim against currents, so they are |
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| Continental shelf is always underwater, so it is... |
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| Organisms that live on the substrate (such as a ray) are called... |
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| Organisms that burrow in sediment are called... |
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| Most continental shelf communities are ______-bottom. |
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| Organisms that settle between sediment particles are called... |
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| Organisms that eat detritus that has settled onto the sediment. |
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| Primary producers living in unvegetated soft-bottom communities. |
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Definition
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| 1. Light, 2. Cold, nutrient-filled water, 3. hard substrate |
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| Three environmental factors to help kelp grow? (essay question) |
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| Marine organisms that live on the sea bottom |
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| Marine organisms that swim strongly enough to move against the ocean current |
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| Marine organisms that cannot swim strongly enough to move against the ocean current |
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