Watersheds and Wetlands Review

Wetlands are home to what animals?

• Migratory Birds
• Endangered Species
• Water Birds
• All

What are the three common types of freshwater wetlands? 

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

A wetland is like a sponge because it

• absorbs flood water
• cleans water
• provides habitat

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A land area that is covered with water for part of the year is called:

• Lake
• Wetland
• River

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A tributary is

• a stream that flows into a river or a river that flows into the bay

• a mountain range

• a high place that divides two watersheds

• the political boundary between two states

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

• It acts as a filtering system

• It's a place where birds die

• It adds sediment to the water

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What benefit does the plants slowing down the flow of water through a wetland cause?

• They filter water
• They provide habitat
• The provide nutrients

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

• Swamp
• Salt River
• Delta
• Estuary

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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Made up of living and non living things interacting with one another

• habitat
• adaptations
• food chain
• ecosystem

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