Unit 7 - Wetlands: Ecosystem Goods & Services Quizs

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

• True

• False

Which of the following is not considered a substrate?

• Sand

• Plants

• Dirt

• Rocks

Stopover sites do not provide birds with which of the following?

• Food

• Rest area

• Breeding habitat

• Shelter

True or False - in-lieu fee mitigation programs collect and pool payments for offspring wetland impacts after the impact occurs.

• True

• False

Wetland rice production generates how much for the economy?

• 3.5 billion

• 7.2 billion

• 35 billion

• 116 billion

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?

• Biological uptake

• Physical trapping

• Chemical processes

• Groundwater recharge

The hooded warbler is a _____ wetland species.

• Permanent

• Seasonal

• Temporary

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

• 100

• 300

• 1,300

• 1,000

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

• Fish waste

• Water

• Algae

• Dead plant material

Anaerobic is best described as which of the following?

• Dry

• High in oxygen

• Low in oxygen

• Saturated