Plants and animals of the salt marsh

Watch this video showing some common plants and animals in the salt marsh.

What is the only reptile in SC that can live in the salt marsh? *

Box turtle

Leatherback turtle

Diamondback terrapin

Corn snake

How is Spartina grass adapted to the salt marsh? *

By excreting salt crystals from their leaves

By only taking in fresh water when it rains

By growing high up in the marsh away from water

By having short shallow roots

The periwinkle snail is an indicator species because... *

They like to eat detritus.

Their abundance can tell us about the health of the ecosystem.

They only survive in environments with high levels of pollution.

They are at the base of the food chain.