Wetlands

What is the best description of a wetland?

• An area where the ground is always covered by water, and the water is saltwater.

• An area where the ground is polluted and flooded.

• An area where the ground is soaked or covered for most of the year, and can be freshwater or a combination of fresh and saltwater.

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What are the 3 types of wetlands? SELECT 3 ANSWERS

• river

• marsh

• bog

• swamp

Which type of wetland has grasses, reeds, sedges, and some shrubs as its main vegetation?

• bogs

• marsh

• swamps

Which type of wetland woody plants and trees (such as cypress and tupelo trees) as its main vegetation?

• bogs

• marsh

• swamp

These are three important roles of wetlands? SELECT 3 ANSWERS

• provide habitats

• store flood waters

• generate hydroelectric power

• filter and purify water

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Wetlands store extra water. What role does this play in the ecosystem?

• It causes increased flooding of people's homes and the habitats of wildlife.

• It releases the water slowly over time, which helps prevent erosion and keeps lakes, rivers, and ponds at steadier water levels.

• It soaks up all the water, which dries up nearby rivers, lakes, and ponds, causing them to turn into grasslands.

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Which description below best describes how wetlands purify water?

• Wetlands slow down the water flow when the water encounters the vegetation. This allows the sediments and pollutants to drop out of the water before the water moves on.

• Wetlands don't really purify the water. They just slow it down and the heat from the Sun makes it hot enough to purify the water before it moves on.

• Wetlands can't really purify the water because they release the water in large increments which doesn't allow enough time for it to be cleaned.

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How would you describe the soil in the wetlands?

• always very dry

• always flooded

• like a sponge

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All of the following are animals found in the wetlands EXCEPT...

• frog

• turtle

• mosquito

• polar bear

Which type of wetland has peat, soil where things take a long time to decay, and has mosses, sedges, and some trees as its main vegetation?

• bog

• marsh

• swamp