Rivers, Ponds, Lakes and Wetlands

What are the three common types of freshwater wetlands? 

• forest, swamp and marsh 
• bog swamp and forest
• marshes, swamps, and bogs
• tundra, boreal, grassland 

A wetland is like a sieve because it

• filters water
• absorbs water
• provides habitat

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A wetland is like a sponge because it

• absorbs flood water
• cleans water
• provides habitat

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Which type of wetland has peat moss and receives most of its' water from precipitation?

• Bog
• Marsh
• Swamp

A land area that is covered with water for part of the year is called:

• Lake
• Wetland
• River

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What is a wetland that has woody trees and shrubs growing in it?

• Boy
• Marsh
• Bay
• Swamp

What is the land area that water flows over to provides runoff to a creek, stream, river, or other body of water?

• Runoff

• Wetland

• Watershed

Settlers drained wetlands to turn them into what?

• Homes

• Wildlife habitat

• Schools

• Farmlands

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Wetlands are important because...

• they help filter water of toxins and excess nutrients
• they support many species
• they protect areas from floods 
• all of these choices

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What is NOT a function of a wetland?

• Filters Water
• Provides organisms with a habitat
• Improves Water Quality
• Causes Erosion

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