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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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

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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How would you describe the SOIL in the wetlands?

• always very dry

• always very wet

• like a sponge

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

• frog

• turtle

• mosquito

• polar bear

What are plants called in a food chain?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Scavengers

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Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

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What is the role of a producer?

• Use sunlight to make food
• Gain energy from eating other organisms
• Keep other species from overpopulating
• Breaking down dead stuff 

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Which type of consumer eats plants only?

• Herbivores
• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Scavengers