Quiz about Wetlands: Ecosystem I, II, III, IV, Final

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a wetland?

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Substrate

Answer

Bog

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Fen

Answer

Swamp

Question 3

Which of the following best describes this image?

Accepted Answer

Baseflow contribution

Answer

Controlling floods

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Preventing shoreline erosion

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Groundwater recharge

Question 4

Biological productivity includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Greater volume of food production for large food webs

Answer

Physical trapping

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Stopover sites

Answer

In-leu wetland mitigation

Question 5

Recreational activities generate how much money per year?

Accepted Answer

40 billion

Answer

13 billion

Answer

38 billion

Answer

116 billion

Question 6

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

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Floodplain protection

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Aesthetic viewsheds

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Nutrient cycling

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Stopover sites

Question 7

Which of the following allows organizations like farmers to be paid to reduce the amount of pollution they discharge?

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Water quality trading

Answer

Wetland-mitigation banking

Answer

Clean Water Act

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Farm Bill

Question 8

Select the areas where wetlands typically occur

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Flood plains

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Low areas

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Water table is near the surface

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In areas with a high density of woody vegetation

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT considered a substrate

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Plants

Answer

Dirt

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Rocks

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Sand

Question 10

Hydroperiod determines which of the following

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Depth, duration and frequency of flooding

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Speed and direction of water flow

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Salinity and nutrients

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Health of wetland area

Question 11

Aerenchyma is found in which of the following plants

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Rush

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Cypress

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Mangroves

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Tupelo

Question 12

Anaerobic is best described as which of the following

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Low in oxygen

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Saturated

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High in oxygen

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Dry

Question 13

Wetlands in the United States have experienced a loss of approximately

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50 percent

Answer

30 percent

Answer

65 percent

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80 percent

Question 14

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

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Regulatory and incentivizing

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Regulatory and privatized

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Incentivizing and privatized

Answer

Privatized and incentivizing

Question 15

Wetland mitigation can be purchased if wetland losses cannot be avoided or minimized under state or federal (Clean Water Act) regulations

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True

Answer

False

Question 16

Select the following programs the Farm Bill created

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Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

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Environmental Quality Incentives Program

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Universal Conservation Partnership Program

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Wetland Conservation Protection Program

Question 17

In-lieu fee mitigation programs collect and pool payments for offsetting wetland impacts after the impact occurs

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True

Answer

False

Question 18

Select all the goods and services with economic value wetlands provide

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Biofuels

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Carbon sequestration

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Livestock

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Natural beauty

Question 19

Wetland rice production generates how much for the economy

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35 billion

Answer

3.5 billion

Answer

7.2 billion

Answer

116 billion

Question 20

The loss of one acre of wetlands is equivalent too $ _____ annually in flood control measures

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300

Answer

100

Answer

1,000

Answer

1,300

Question 21

How much money is generated annually from birdwatching

Accepted Answer

41 billion

Answer

1 billion

Answer

4 billion

Answer

14 billion

Question 22

What percentage of threatened and endangered species rely on wetlands for survival

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43 percent

Answer

10 percent

Answer

78 percent

Answer

34 percent

Question 23

Stopover sites do NOT provide birds with which of the following

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Breeding habitat

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Rest area

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Food

Answer

Shelter

Question 24

Which of the following provides fuel for wetland microbes to perform denitrification

Accepted Answer

Dead plant material

Answer

Fish waste

Answer

Water

Answer

Algae

Question 25

Which of the following best describes the process of wetland vegetation slowing water which allows sediment and other particulate material to settle on the floor of the wetland

Accepted Answer

Physical trapping

Answer

Biological uptake

Answer

Groundwater recharge

Answer

Chemical processes

Wetlands: Ecosystem I, II, III, IV, Final

29 questions

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

Which of the following is NOT a wetland?

Which of the following best describes this image?

Biological productivity includes which of the following?

Recreational activities generate how much money per year?

Fill in the missing labels on the image

The hooded warbler is a (a) wetland species.

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

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

Which of the following allows organizations like farmers to be paid to reduce the amount of pollution they discharge?

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