Bill Nye - Wetlands

Plants are the only living things found in wetlands. 

• True
• False

Water that leaves wetlands is dirtier than the water than flows into it. 

• True
• False

Wetlands are found in very few locations on the earth. 

• True
• False

Humans can have a big impact on wetlands. 

• True
• False

Quicksand is wetland that has an underground source of water. 

• True
• False

One-third of the world’s endangered species depend upon wetlands for survival. 

• True
• False

Contaminants that alter wetlands can come from industry, parking lots, houses, and agriculture. 

• True
• False

Wetlands do which of the following: 

• Help control floods by soaking up water 
• Filter water
• Provide a home for wildlife
• All of the above

Wetlands soak up floods better than bare, dry ground because: 

• Water molecules stick to other water molecules.
  
• Bare, dry ground cannot soak up as much water as wet ground. 
• The roots of plants slow water down.
  
• All of the above.

Which of the following is not a type of wetland? 

• Marsh
• Wasteland
• Bog
• Swamp