Wetlands: Ecosystem Goods & Services

Select all that are examples of a wetland.

• Bogs

• Marshes

• Lakes

• Ferns

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What does hydrophytic mean?

• water-loving

• Air-loving

• Fire-loving

• Soil-loving

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Select all that are an example of a substrate.

• Soil

• Dirt

• Rock

• Sand

What does anaerobic mean?

• Requiring oxygen

• Not requiring oxygen

• Requiring sunlight

• Not requiring sunlight

What is aerenchyma?

• Tubes insides a plant that transports oxygen

• Tubes inside an animal that transports oxygen

• Tubes inside a plant that transports carbon dioxide

• Spongy tissue inside an animal

What is baseflow contribution?

• The portion of streamflow that comes from groundwater seepage into a stream.

• The amount of rainfall that directly enters a stream.

• The flow of water on the surface of the ground.

• The contribution of water from human activities to a stream.

What is biological productivity?

• The rate at which energy is produced by living organisms.

• The process of photosynthesis in plants.

• The amount of oxygen produced by aquatic plants.

• The number of species in an ecosystem.

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What does detrital mean?

• dead stuff

• A type of rock formation

• A biological process

• A chemical reaction

What is nutrient cycling?

• The process of recycling nutrients in the environment

• A method of growing plants without soil

• A type of nutrient supplement for plants

• A cycle of nutrients in the human body

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What is biological uptake?

• The process by which living organisms take in substances from their environment.

• The release of substances by organisms into the environment.

• The movement of substances through the atmosphere.

• The breakdown of substances by chemical reactions.

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