Wetland Preservation & Management

Wetlands 

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

A riparian wetland would be found

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

Plants that live in the wetland

• are adapted to dry conditions.
• are adapted to being always under water.
• are adapted to getting water from the air.
• are adapted to thrive in wet conditions.

What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system?

• runoff
• recharge
• watershed
• valley

Wetlands help control flooding by

• absorbing runoff from heavy rains
• collecting water behind dams
• providing natural water filtration
• quickly releasing water

What is the area where fresh water from a river mixes with salt water of the ocean?

• Swamp
• Salt River
• Delta
• Estuary

Which of the following is a reason why wetlands are important?

• Wetlands act as a filtering system.
• Wetlands are a place where birds go to die.
• Wetlands block water from flowing
• Wetlands provide habitat for cactus.

Which wetland continuously or frequently covered by fresh-water, tidal water, or standing salt water; do not rely on rainfall for water?

• Bog
• Marsh
• Cypress Swamp
• Bottomland hardwood swamp

How are wetlands important to migrating birds? 

• The wetlands provide a temporary home for migrating birds that rest and feed in these habitats . 
• They provide a source of food for alligators and other animals that live in the wetlands. 

What are the three common types of freshwater wetlands? 

• forest, swamp and marsh 
• bog swamp and forest
• marshes, swamps, and bogs
• tundra, boreal, grassland