Wetlands Quiz

The health of an ecosystem is directly related to

• Animal life

• Biotic factors

• Air movement

• Water quality

What is NOT a function of a wetland?

• Provide habitat

• Cause pollution

• Control floods

• Filter water

Which of the following is NOT an example of a wetland?

• Swamp

• River

• Bog

• Marsh

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called ____________.

Which of the following are true about what wetlands provide?

• Precious Wildlife Habitats

• Freshwater for people

• Outdoor recreation

• All of the above

Is Shingle Creek in the Everglades an example of groundwater or surface water?

• Groundwater

• Surface water

Which of the following defines a marsh?

• Does not have a lot of nutrients and few plants or animals. It is usually acidic with low oxygen.

• Feels almost bouncy when you walk on them and is nutrient rich.

• Always full of water with soft-stemmed vegetation growing out of the water.

• Filled with woody plants and fed by ground and surface water.

Wetlands help control flooding by

• absorbing runoff from heavy rains

• collecting water behind dams

• providing natural water filtration

• quickly releasing water

Plants that live in the wetland are adapted to:

• Dry Conditions

• Always being under the water

• Getting water from the air

• Thrive in wet conditions

One benefit of wetlands is that they support a wide variety of plants and animals, which means wetlands have great ______.

• biodiversity

• extinction

• genetics

• sunlight