Aquatic Science Wetlands

What is a simple definition of a wetland?

• low lying lands with spongy soil that are wet all the  time every year
• low lying lands with spongy soil that are wet for a certain time every year
• high lands with spongy soil that are wet for a certain time every year
• low lying lands with moist soil that are wet all the  time every year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of wetland is best described as, "The plants growing here are grasses, reeds, sedges, and some shrubs."

• bogs
• fens
• swamps
• marsh

Which type of wetland would be best described as "usually characterized by the growth of woody plants such as cypress and tupelo trees. "​ 

• bogs
• fens
• swamp
• marsh

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This is a wetland marsh composed of a mixture of both salt and freshwater (brackish water). 

• estuary
• fen
• bog
• river

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

These are the three main jobs of wetlands.

• provide habitats, store flood waters, purify water
• provide habitats, store plant life, purify water
• purify water, store wildlife, provide habitats
• purify the land, store flood waters, provide habitats

Wetlands store flood waters. How is this beneficial? Choose the best answer.

• Its not really beneficial because this may flood peoples homes.

• It releases the water is increments which will really increase the wildlife in that area.

• It releases the water in increments ( a little at a time) which slows the water down thus slowing erosion.

• Its really not beneficial because this will flood the habitats of the wildlife living there.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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 slow down the water flow so that sediments and pollutants can drop out of 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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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How would you describe the SOIL in the wetlands?

• always very dry

• always very wet

• like a sponge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• frog

• turtle

• mosquito

• polar bear

where are wetlands found?

• only in south carolina

• all over the USA

• only in ohio

• in the ocean