Scatter: Salt Marsh Words

Substrate

A substance or layer that underlies something

Hydrophytes

A plant that grows only in water

Hydric

Containing plenty of moisture; very wet

Anaerobic

Relating to or involving something with oxygen

Organic

Made from living matter

Sulfer

The chemical element of an atomic number; makes up most gasses

Open Wetland

Flow of materials in and out of the system

Salinity

the relative proportion of salt in a solution

Estuary

the wide part of a river where it nears the sea

Hammock

a small island or mound covered by bushes or trees

Spartina

grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands

HALOphytes

terrestrial plant adapted morphologically or physiologically to grow in salt-rich soil: the plants take in water containing high levels of solutes.

Salt Pans

High salinity of salt that no plant or animal can survive in

Decomposers

break down wastes and remains of other organisms

Consumers

organisms that use the food producers make or eat other consumers

Brackish Water

Saltwater mixed with freshwater

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Anaerobic	Relating to or involving something with oxygen
Brackish Water	Saltwater mixed with freshwater
Consumers	organisms that use the food producers make or eat other consumers
Decomposers	break down wastes and remains of other organisms
Estuary	the wide part of a river where it nears the sea
HALOphytes	terrestrial plant adapted morphologically or physiologically to grow in salt-rich soil: the plants take in water containing high levels of solutes.
Hammock	a small island or mound covered by bushes or trees
Hydric	Containing plenty of moisture; very wet
Hydrophytes	A plant that grows only in water
Open Wetland	Flow of materials in and out of the system
Organic	Made from living matter
Salinity	the relative proportion of salt in a solution
Salt Pans	High salinity of salt that no plant or animal can survive in
Spartina	grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands
Substrate	A substance or layer that underlies something
Sulfer	The chemical element of an atomic number; makes up most gasses

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