22-4 Freshwater and Ocean Zones

One reason estuaries are important?

• Used as a place to help predators capture their prey

• Used as a "nursery" to help organisms raise babies

• Used as a place to increase pollution

• Used as an "overflow" area to prevent flooding

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Identify the estuary.

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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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This is a wetland marsh composed of a mixture of both salt and freshwater (brackish water). 

• estuary
• fen
• bog
• river

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

• frog

• turtle

• mosquito

• polar bear

where are wetlands found?

• only in south carolina

• all over the USA

• only in ohio

• in the ocean

A ______ is surrounded by land on all sides.

• river
• ocean
• stream
• lake

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What kind of water do you find in a river?

• freshwater
• salt water
• ocean water
• frozen water

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In a _______, water flows from one place to another.

• lake
• river
• groundwater
• glacier

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