. True or False: A riverbed with a shallow slope will yield high velocity streamflow. False . Which of the following is an adaptation of Mangrove trees? All of the following: 1. Afiltration system that filters out excess salt 2. Highly complex root structures that keep the tree upright 3. Roots that are partially submerged, which can tolerate brackish waters . Which of the following conditions has led to a reduction of the size of the Florida Everglades? Manmade irrigation systems and construction . What is a water table? The boundary (or top) of the saturated zone in an aquifer . The process by which surface water enters subsurface layers is referred to as what? infiltration . Coral reefs are in a symbiotic relationship with what type of organism? Zooxanthellae . True or False: Northern Florida residents depend on the Floridan aquifer as their main source of groundwater. True . Water molecules are polar, which means that: water molecules have slightly charged ends. . One of the major steps of the water cycle is evaporation from the surface of the ocean, when: Liquid water becomes water vapor.
