Morro bay Estuary Plant communities

Question 1

Estuary

Answer 1

Freshwater from streams and creeks inland
Salty water of ocean

Question 2

Zonation

Answer 2

There is a strong zonation in salt marshes
-namely, marine or lower estuary, which has free connections with open sea

Question 3

Halophyte

Answer 3

generally deal with the highly saline environments in one of two ways:
1. Some concentrate salt in their cells and extract water from their brackish surroundings
These plants often have succulent stems and/or leaves
2. Other halophytes are salt-excretors
They exude droplets of salty water from their leaves
As the droplets dry, salt crystals form on the leaf surfaces

Question 4

Clonal plant

Answer 4

those that reproduce asexually by means of vegetative offspring that remain attached to the parent, at least until they establish.

Question 5

Endangered species

Answer 5

CA seablite

Question 6

Parasitic plant

Answer 6

salt marsh dodder