Louisiana Ecosystems

A saltwater _____ has mangrove trees.

• marsh
• wet prairie
• swamp
• bayou

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A saltwater ______ has mostly grasses.

• marsh
• wet prairie
• swamp
• bayou

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A _______ often has lots of insects and wildflowers.

• marsh
• wet prairie
• swamp
• bayou

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A ______ swamp has shrubs, bushes, and cypress trees.

• freshwater
• wet prairie
• swamp
• saltwater

A _______ has occasional flooding and is not always wet.

• bayou
• hardwood forest
• marsh
• wet prairie

All six ecosystems have this in common...

• cypress trees
• mangrove trees
• ability to live in salty water
• a variety of animal species

A hardwood forest has...

• evergreen trees
• shrubs
• seasonal flooding
• all of these

Which ecosystem would most likely be found near an ocean or gulf?

• wet prairie
• saltwater marsh
• hardwood forest
• bayou

Water hyacinths cause...

• less oxygen in the water
• wetland protection
• erosion
• moss to grow

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Nutria eat the roots of grasses, which causes erosion.

• true
• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4