300 LIVING THINGS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT 



Life in Shallow Water. In the shallow water and on 

 the bottom near the coast are found hosts of other plants 

 and animals. Kelps, eel grass, and other sea plants float 

 and wave in the water, making an ideal hiding place for 

 small fishes, crabs, lobsters, starfish, and numerous other 



small animals. Many 

 starfish and sea ur- 

 chins, as well as barna- 

 cles, snails, mussels, 

 and other mollusks, 

 may be found. A most 

 interesting project 

 would be to make a 

 list according to zonal 

 distribution of all the 

 forms of life you can 

 find on a trip to the 

 shore. Remember such 



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Life in a tidal pool. How do you account for the ,- . ,.j 



differences in appearance of the sea anemones ? the Outgoing tide, and 



to be really successful 



you should have a very low tide. Dress warmly, but with 

 old clothes, for you will get dirty and wet. Have with you, 

 if possible, a good illustrated book on sea life. 



SELF-TESTING EXERCISE 



Select from the following list those words which best fill the blank spaces 

 in the sentences below and arrange the words in proper numerical order. 

 A word may be used more than once. 



mosses 



birds 



anemones 



segmented 



frogs 



snails 



life 



jump 



scallops 



dead 



insects 



flat 



fish 



polliwogs 



burrow 



crustaceans 



robins 



algae 



owls 



mollusks 



cucumbers 



