Wetlands, Estuaries, and Freshwater

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Mangrove swamps occur in warm climates near the __________________.

• forest
• oceans
• lakes

Besides food and oxygen, what other role do marine plants do for marine organisms?

• habitats
• carbon dioxide
• light
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Mangrove swamps are important for _______ the runoff water.

• absorbing
• mixing
• collecting
• filtering

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

salt tolerant plant

• periostracum
• turbidity
• byssal threads
• halophyte

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An estuary is best defined as a place where--

• fresh and salt water meet

• a river meets the Chesapeake Bay

• a group of animals are gathered

• the water from the land flows into a river

When salt and fresh water mix, what is the new water substance called?

• Brackish Acid
• Fresh Water
• Salt Water
• Brackish Water

Estuaries are known as the __________ of the sea.

• nurseries
• shopping malls
• grocery store
• garden

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3