All of the Following Apply to Estuaries EXCEPT

question 62

Multiple Choice

All of the following apply to estuaries EXCEPT:

• A)There provide very valuable breeding grounds for commercially important fish and shellfish.
• B)There is no salinity in estuarine ecosystems due to large supply of fresh water from a river.
• C)Plants and algae that grow here have high tolerance for changing environmental conditions like salinity and light penetration.
• D)These coastal ecosystems provide a barrier against the ocean during storms.

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Definitions:

Involuntary Muscles

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Overload Principle

A fundamental fitness concept that to improve physical fitness, the body or specific muscles must be gradually stressed by working against a load or resistance higher than what it's accustomed to.

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