Fmnp - Coastal Systems - Coastal Uplands
This quiz will measure your knowledge of FL Coastal Uplands Habitats based on material presented in the Florida Master Naturalist Program Coastal Systems Module. Note: This website is not sanctioned by UF IFAS in anyway. Hint: For any multiple choice questions, more than one answer may be correct
- 1.Coastal Uplands can be broadly divided into three habitat zones, what are they?
- A.
Brackish Lagoon, Transitional Zone, Coastal Hammock
- B.
Beach and Fore Dune, Transitional Zone, Maritime Forest
- C.
Brackish Lagoon, Spill Zone, Maritime Forest
- D.
Beach and Fore Dune, Spill Zone, Coastal Hammock
- 2.Identify some shared characteristics of coastal uplands habitats
- A.
Hot and Dry
- B.
Nutrient Poor - Porous Soils
- C.
Pockets of watery pools
- D.
Salt Spray
- E.
Little wind
- 3.Coastal Uplands is defined as the area between
- A.
The mean high tide line and the dunes
- B.
The pelagic habitat and the benthic habitat
- C.
The pelagic habitat and the soft substrate
- D.
The mean high tide line and the beginning of estuarine or terrestrial upland habitats
- 4.Which state has the most barrier islands?
- 5.Barrier Islands may form off the coast of Florida due to:
- A.
Large amounts of sea turtle nests
- B.
Storm surge from Hurricanes
- C.
Sea level rise that creates lagoons behind coastal dunes
- D.
Isolation of "spits" of land from the mainland due to the formation of natural (or created) inlets.
- 6.
The beach and fore dune areas are important nesting sites for the bird pictured below, please identify the bird pictured- A.
Black Skimmer
- B.
Royal Tern
- C.
Blue footed booby
- D.
LBJ
- 7.Many plants associated with the beach and fore dune areas are known as
- 8.Some major threats to beach and fore dune habitat are:
- A.
Grazing of domesticated cattle
- B.
Erosion due to storms and heavy wave action
- C.
Human trampling
- D.
Over nesting of endemic birds
- 9.
The plant pictured is endemic to the beach and fore dune areas. Name the plant:
- A.
White Trumpet
- B.
The Snow White flower
- C.
Spider Lilly
- D.
Beach Morning Glory
- 10.
Identify the plant pictured
- A.
Sea Grape
- B.
Buttonwood
- C.
Beauty Berry
- D.
Muscadine
- 11.The transitional zone
- A.
Tends to be less diverse than the fore dune area
- B.
Tends to be more diverse than the fore dune area
- C.
Tends to have about the same amount of diversity as the fore dune area
- D.
Tends to be a barren wasteland when compared to the fore dune area
- 12.Saw Palmetto
- A.
Grows to be over 20ft tall
- B.
Can live to be over 700 years old
- C.
Are rarely found in the transitional zone
- D.
A portion of the plant lives underground in order to protect the "growth bud"
- 13.Identify the bird shown in this video:
- A.
American Oystercatcher
- B.
Laughing Gull
- C.
Royal Tern
- D.
Black Skimmer
- 14.Prickly Pear Cactus
- A.
Are an important source of food for the gopher tortoise
- B.
Are not true cacti
- C.
Are most often found in the fore dune area
- D.
Are only found in the Central Region of Florida
- 15.The Maritime forest habitat -
- A.
Has the oldest and most stable soil in the coastal systems habitat
- B.
Is relatively young compared to the other coastal systems habitats
- C.
Is a product of time and succession (its a climax community)
- D.
Has a tree composition that varies throughout the state
- 16.The Florida state tree is the
- 17.
Identify the plant pictured below
- A.
Brazilian Pepper
- B.
Seville Orange
- C.
Winged Sumac
- D.
Wild Coffee
- 18.A plant able to tolerate brackish water or salty environment is known as a
- A.
Marine plant
- B.
Pioneer species
- C.
Halophyte
- D.
Understory plant
- 19.Sea Oats perform what important function?
- A.
Provide nesting material for the endangered Florida Scrub Jay
- B.
Stabilize moving sand
- C.
Provide food for gopher tortoises
- D.
Provide food for the beach mice
- 20.An underground stem is also know as a
- A.
Rhizome
- B.
Halophile
- C.
Halophyte
- D.
Epiphyte
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