AP Environmental Science - 8.4 Human Impacts on Wetlands and Mangroves

AP Environmental Science - 8.4 Human Impacts on Wetlands and Mangroves

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

John I Collier

FREE Resource

2 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is FALSE?

Swamps are the only type of wetlands. 

Wetlands have soil that is saturated with water for some or all of the year, and the emergent plants that live there are adapted for this.  

Wetlands provide a variety of services, like flood control, filtering of water, an animal habitats. 

Wetlands are threatened by pollution, development, overfishing and more. 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is FALSE?

There are no laws protecting wetlands in America.

Wetlands can be protected by implementing methods to reduce runoff, as nutrients, sediments and other pollutants can damage wetlands.

Wetlands provide habitat for many fish and bird species. 

Wetlands can sequester large amounts of carbon.