Wetlands Aquatic Science

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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Which type of wetland is best described as, "The plants growing here are grasses, reeds, sedges, and some shrubs"?

• bogs

• fens

• swamps

• marsh

Which type of wetland would be best described as "usually characterized by the growth of woody plants such as cypress and tupelo trees"?

• bogs

• fens

• swamp

• marsh

What 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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Wetlands store flood waters. How is this beneficial? Choose the best answer.

• It is not really beneficial because this may flood people's homes.

• It releases the water in increments which will really increase the wildlife in that area.

• It releases the water in increments which slows the water down thus slowing erosion.

• It is really not beneficial because this will flood the habitats of the wildlife living there.

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Which description best explains how wetlands purify water?

• Wetlands slow down the water flow when the water encounters the vegetation. This allows the sediments and pollutants to drop out of the water before the water moves on.

• Wetlands don't really purify the water. They just slow it down and the heat from the Sun makes it hot enough to purify the water before it moves on.

• Wetlands slow down the water flow so that sediments and pollutants can drop out of the water before it moves on.

• Wetlands can't really purify the water because they release the water in large increments which doesn't allow enough time for it to be cleaned.

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How would you describe the SOIL in the wetlands?

• always very dry

• always very wet

• like a sponge

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All of the following are wetland animals EXCEPT...

• frog

• turtle

• mosquito

• polar bear

Where are wetlands found?

• only in South Carolina

• all over the USA

• only in Ohio

• in the ocean

What are the three types of wetlands?

• swamp, ocean, river

• pond, river, marsh

• marsh, marsh, marsh

• swamp, marsh, bog