Mod 5 Wetlands Vocab-Chloe

areas flooded or saturated by water and support vegetation adapted for life in saturated soils.

• marsh

• wetland

• swamp

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

permanently or seasonally saturated with water

• hydric

• brackish

• dams

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

water-loving

• anaerobic

• aerenchyma

• hydrophytic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

contains little or no oxygen

• detritus

• anaerobic

• peat

regular pattern of variations in water levels

• hydrological regime

• point source pollution

• baseflow contribution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

wetland with frequent flooding or constant surface water

• peat

• bogs

• marsh

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

slightly salty water

• dams

• brackish

• substrate

wetlands with woody plants

• swamps

• bogs

• dams

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

wetlands filled with peat and acidic water

• marsh

• peat

• bogs

spongy substance formed by partially decomposed vegetation

• peat

• stopover sites

• hydric

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3