Wetlands!

Wetlands 

• have slow shallow water
• have a current
• are deep
• only have plants on the edges

A wetland does NOT always have

• wet soils
• water loving plants
• water all year

Wetland plants have __________ that can be underwater a long time

• leaves

• roots

• flowers

The wetlands on Galveston Bay are called

• swamps
• tidal marshes
• prairie potholes
• riparian wetlands

The wetlands on the Katy Prairie are called

• prairie potholes
• tidal marshes
• swamps
• riparian wetlands

A riparian wetland would be found

• on a river
• in a priarie
• on Galveston Island

The ways a wild place helps us are called

• ecosystem services
• wetlands
• habitats

A wetland is like a sieve because it

• filters water
• absorbs water
• provides habitat

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

A wetland is like a sponge because it

• absorbs flood water
• cleans water
• provides habitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A wetland is like a nest because it

• provides habitat for young fish, shrimp and crabs

• cleans water

• absorbs flood water