4.14 Fresh water

What are examples of wetlands?

Choose all that apply.

Estuaries are the place where rivers flow into the sea, and the freshwater they contain meets and mixes with salty seawater.

_________ are special features or body parts that living things use to help them survive in a biome.

Freshwater biomes depend on the ___________.

River plants have to cope with moving water. Plants, like eelgrass, have short wide leaves so they don't get washed away.

Choose ALL that apply for mangroves.

Glasswort and samphire plants store freshwater in pouches, called bladders, in their leaves to dilute the saltwater

Crabs, lobsters, and crayfish have a suit of armor that protects their soft bodies called an ____________.

Choose ALL that apply for raft spiders

Hippos feed on _____________ and use __________ and water to keep cool in the hot African sun.

River plants have to cope with moving water. Plants, like eelgrass, have short wide leaves so they don't get washed away.