The Long Island Sound
WILDLIFE QUIZ
Instructions
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Question 1
What is an estuary?
A species of fish A large sandy beach A place where freshwater and saltwater meet A body of water between an island and a mainland
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Question 2
How big is Long Island Sound?
1,300 square miles 21,000 square miles 5 square miles 864 square miles
Question 3
What is the most commercially important invertebrate in Long Island Sound?
Clam Lobster Shrimp Squid
Question 4
About how many species of fish are found in Long Island Sound?
80 160 5 90
Question 5
What is a special feature of the monkfish?
It has an enormous mouth It can swim faster than any other fish It can change colors It is 10 feet long
Question 6
Which animal was most affected by DDT?
The winter flounder The mallard duck The fiddler crab The osprey
Question 7
What color is kelp?
Green Red Brown None of these choices
Question 8
Name the common green algae that has the same name as a vegetable.
Sea lettuce Tomatoe weed Water carrot Sea cucumber
Question 9
Which of these four grasses can survive underwater?
Salt marsh hay Saltwater cordgrass Jimson weed Eel grass
Question 10
In which two foods is seaweed an ingredient?
Bread and wine Chocolate and vanilla Ice cream and jam Marshmallows and apple pie
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1. An estuary is a place where freshwater and saltwater meet.
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2. Long Island Sound is about 1,300 square miles.
3. The lobster is the most commercially important invertebrate in Long Island Sound.
4. There are about 90 species of fish in Long Island Sound.
5. The monkfish has an enormous mouth. They sometimes eat unlucky waterfowl!
6. The osprey was most affected by DDT. It is still endangered.
7. Kelp is a brown seaweed. Rockweed is also brown.
8. Sea lettuce is a green sea weed.
9. Eel grass can survive completely underwater.
10. Red seaweed is used in ice cream and jam to make them smoother.