Unit 6 - Wetlands: Ecosystem Goods and Services

To be considered a wetland, the area must be covered in shallow water all year

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a wetland?

• Bog

• Fen

• Substrate

• Swamp

Biological productivity includes which of the following?

• Greater volume of food production for large food webs

• physical trapping

• stopover sites

• In-leu wetland mitigation

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Recreational activities generate how much money per year?

• 13 billion

• 38 billion

• 40 billion

• 116 billion

The hooded warbler is a _______ wetland species

• Temporary

• Seasonal

• Permanent

Riparian wetlands are particularly vulnerable to destruction, but serves a vital role in which of the following?

• floodplain protection

• aesthetic viewshelds

• nutrient cycling

• stopover sites

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Which of the following was enacted to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation’s waters?

• wetland mitigation banking

• water quality trading

• clean water act

• safe drinking water act

Which of the following allows organizations like farmers to be paid to reduce the

amount of pollution they discharge?

• wetland mitigation banking

• clean water act

• water quality trading

• farm bill

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Wetlands in the Unites States have experienced a loss of approximately_____

• 30 percent

• 50 percent

• 65 percent

• 80 percent

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Which of the following are the two types of government programs which are designed to stop or reduce wetland loss?

• regulatory and privatized

• incentivizing and privatized

• regulatory and incentivizing

• privatized and incetivizing

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