Multiple Choice
Infaunal bivalve species may reduce competition by
A) Feeding on different types of phytoplankton
B) Living at different depths below the sediment-water interface
C) Living on the sediment surface
D) Being inactive for much of the year and being active in a time such as winter when other bivalves are inactive
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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Q9: Oyster reefs may disappear from<br>A) Lack of
Q10: Estuaries<br>A) Are ephemeral and therefore of no
Q11: Salt marsh zonation and rocky shore zonation
Q12: Keystone species<br>A) Affect community structure by preying
Q13: Predation is generally<br>A) Important in rocky shores
Q15: Swash riders<br>A) Always are found in the
Q16: Spartina salt marshes<br>A) Have an abundance of
Q17: Vertical zonation in Spartina salt marshes<br>A) Is
Q18: Mangrove roots<br>A) Are always embedded in sediment<br>B)
Q19: Detritus derived from Spartina<br>A) Is very digestible