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1.  S.A.V. beds

    A.  are annoying to boaters and should be mowed down
    B.  are found at deep depths greater than 10 feet
    C.  grow year round
    D.  provide food and shelter to many animals of the estuary

2.  S.A.V. means

A.  shoreline abiotic variables
B.  submersible automatic vehicles
C.  submerged aquatic vegetation
D.  short average vegetables

3.  Which of these grasses are found in the lower region of the bay in high salinity water?


A.  eelgrass
B.  coontail

C.  Eurasian Water Millfoil
D.  common waterweed

4. In a S.A.V. bed, you would NOT find

    A.  molting crabs hiding from predators
    B.  paddle ducks feeding on underwater plants and invertebrates
    C.  cownose rays rooting up plants in search of soft shelled clams
    D.  starfish feasting on oysters

5.  S.A.V.'s are declining in the Bay because

A.  oxygen levels are declining and plants need oxygen
B.  turbidity levels are worsening so sunlight can not reach the plants
C.  blue crabs are eating them
D.  whales filter feeding for plankton are killing them


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