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Question 1

consist of salt marshes and salt flat (sabkha).

Answer 1

Supratidal zone

Question 2

at the higher end of the intertidal zone or above the average high tide zone

Answer 2

Saltmarshes

Question 3

Are large muddy or sandy areas that are inundated by the tide daily.

Answer 3

Tidal flats

Question 4

shelters populations of invertebrates and birds, especially during the cooler months (bird migration).

Answer 4

Salt marsh

Question 5

provide exceptional sites for recreational fishing and bird-watching

Answer 5

Saltmarshes

Question 6

Saltmarshes along with mangroves and sea grasses are collectively known as

Answer 6

blue carbon

Question 7

is composed of sand deposits mixed with silt and clay and is mixed with evaporates

Answer 7

Sabkha

Question 8

Most coastal Sabkha is normally under the intertidal zone.
T/F?

Answer 8

F, above

Question 9

Sandy habitats are naturally limited in the Arabian Gulf.
T/F?

Answer 9

F, Rocky habitats

Question 10

The division of an ecosystem into distinct zones or regions in horizontal layering due to an environmental gradient (abiotic conditions)

Answer 10

Zonation of organisms

Question 11

the only mangrove species existing in the Gulf can withstand extreme environmental conditions

Answer 11

Avicennia marina

Question 12

a species known to require mangrove nursery areas during its life cycle.

Answer 12

Penaeus semisulcatus

Question 13

Mangroves are important feeding and sheltering (or nesting) habitats for a number of birds such as:

Answer 13

white-collared kingfisher Halcyon chloris

Question 14

are considerably south of the Abu Ali area and were not oiled during the Gulf War

Answer 14

Dammam mangroves