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Wetland MPS

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a simple definition of a wetland?
a)
low lying lands with spongy soil that are wet all the  time every year
b)
low lying lands with spongy soil that are wet for a certain time every year
c)
high lands with spongy soil that are wet for a certain time every year
d)
low lying lands with moist soil that are wet all the  time every year
2.
Which type of wetland is best described as, "The plants growing here are grasses, reeds, sedges, and some shrubs."
a)
bogs
b)
fens
c)
swamps
d)
marsh
3.
Which type of wetland would be best described as "usually characterized by the growth of woody plants such as cypress and tupelo trees. "​ 
a)
bogs
b)
fens
c)
swamp
d)
marsh
4.
Wetlands store flood waters. How is this beneficial? Choose the best answer.
a)
Its not really beneficial because this may flood peoples homes.
b)
It releases the water is increments which will really increase the wildlife in that area.
c)
It releases the water is increments which slows the water down thus slowing erosion.
d)
Its really not beneficial because this will flood the habitats of the wildlife living there.
5.
These are the three main jobs of wetlands.
a)
provide habitats, store flood waters, purify water
b)
provide habitats, store plant life, purify water
c)
purify water, store wildlife, provide habitats
d)
purify the land, store flood waters, provide habitats
6.
Which description below best describes how wetlands purify water?
a)
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.
b)
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.
c)
Wetlands slow down the water flow so that sediments and pollutants can drop out of the water before it moves on.
d)
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.
7.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
8.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
9.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
10.
Which type of consumer eats plants only?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Scavengers
11.
Which is the correct food chain order?
a)
Plant-->1st Consumer--> 2nd Consumer 
b)
Plant <-- 1st Consumer <-- 2nd Consumer
c)
2nd consumer     --> 1st consumer  --> Plant
d)
1st Consumer      --> 2nd consumer --> Plant
12.
Which of these is a decomposer?
a)
Fungi
b)
Hawk
c)
Dog
d)
Grass
13.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To escape animals
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
14.
1. What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
15.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment 
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
16.
Which adaptation would NOT help a hawk catch a mouse?
a)
Hollow Bones 
b)
Good eye sight
c)
Talons
d)
Camouflage
17.

All of the following are animals found in the wetlands EXCEPT...

a)

frog

b)

turtle

c)

mosquito

d)

polar bear

18.

wetlands are good for everything EXCEPT...?

a)

they help filter dirty water

b)

they provide a habitat for many plants and animals

c)

they help control flooding

d)

throwing old tires in

19.
What are the 3 types of wetlands?
a)
swamp, ocean, river
b)
pond, river, marsh
c)
marsh, marsh, marsh
d)
swamp, marsh, bog
20.

Wetlands are found?

a)

In the ocean

b)

Antarctica

c)

All over Canada

d)

The desert

21.

Which of the following is not considered to be a "wetland"?

a)

swamps, marshes

b)

oceans

c)

billabongs, lakes, lagoons

d)

mangroves, coral reefs

22.

Wetlands are areas of land where water covers the soil – all year or just at certain times of the year.

a)

False

b)

True

23.

Some wetlands are artificial

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The water within a wetland may be

a)

static or flowing

b)

fresh, brackish or saline

c)

all of the above

25.

Wetlands are a _________part of our natural environment.

a)

Wet

b)

Critical

c)

Pretty

26.

Wetlands do not provide habitat for animals and plants

a)

False

b)

True

27.
Where do wetlands form? 
a)
In places where water is trapped in lower areas 
b)
In areas where water runs into a pond or lake
c)
In an area that is deep and will hold the water for long periods of time
28.
How are wetlands important to migrating birds? 
a)
The wetlands provide a temporary home for migrating birds that rest and feed in these habitats . 
b)
They provide a source of food for alligators and other animals that live in the wetlands. 
29.
Why do wetlands have a rich supply of nutrients? 
a)
Dead leaves & other plant and animal materials serve as natural fertilizers. They add nitrogen, phosphates, and other nutrients to the water and soil.
b)
The area round the swamp leads to the land and  area developments such as new houses.  
c)
The larger citites in the area produce many large amounts of trees and grasses that give nutrients to the swamp 
30.
What are the three common types of freshwater wetlands? 
a)
forest, swamp and marsh 
b)
bog swamp and forest
c)
marshes, swamps, and bogs
d)
tundra, boreal, grassland 
31.
Why are wetlands important to people?
a)
Wetlands are a critical part of our natural environment.
b)
They provide habitat for animals and plants and many contain a wide diversity of life, supporting plants and animals that are found nowhere else.
c)
Why are wetlands important to people?Wetlands act as natural water filters. They also help control floods by absorbing excess water after heavy rains. Wetlands are like giant sponges!
32.
What is a wetland?
a)
A land that is wet. 
b)
A forest.
c)
A place flooded with both fresh or salt water.
d)
An ocean.
33.
What lives in a wetland?
a)
dogs, cats and horses
b)
frogs, snakes and ducks
c)
cows, crabs and gulls
34.
How do wetlands help animals?
a)
they give them water to drink
b)
they keep them safe and give them a place to live
35.
Marshes are a type of wetland...
a)
that can have either fresh or salt water.
b)
that will have cypress trees.
c)
that has no animals in it, only plants.
d)
that only filter water, but provide no flood protection.
36.
A land area that is saturated with water for part of the year and supports plants adapted to the wet conditions is called:
a)
partial wetland
b)
wetland
c)
swampy
d)
wasted land
37.
Which type of wetland is formed near the mouth of rivers and contains tall grasses for migratory birds?
a)
Bog
b)
Marsh
c)
Cypress Swamp
d)
Bottomland hardwood swamp
38.
Which of the following is a reason why wetlands are important?
a)
Wetlands act as a filtering system.
b)
Wetlands are a place where birds go to die.
c)
Wetlands block water from flowing
d)
Wetlands provide habitat for cactus.
39.
Wetlands help control flooding by
a)
absorbing runoff from heavy rains
b)
collecting water behind dams
c)
providing natural water filtration
d)
quickly releasing water
40.
Plants that live in the wetland
a)
are adapted to dry conditions.
b)
are adapted to being always under water.
c)
are adapted to getting water from the air.
d)
are adapted to thrive in wet conditions.
41.
Wetlands are important because...
a)
they help filter water of toxins and excess nutrients
b)
they support many species
c)
they protect areas from floods 
d)
all of these choices
42.
A wetland is like a sponge because it
a)
absorbs flood water
b)
cleans water
c)
provides habitat
d)
filters water
43.
The sheltered waters and rich supply of nutrients of a wetland function as...
a)
a filter for water.
b)
a means to slow runoff.
c)
habitat for many organisms.
d)
a source of income for people.
44.
The most significant social and economic benefit that wetlands provide is
a)
Flood Control
b)
Food Supply
c)
Clean Water
d)
Cultural Value 
45.
A wetland is different from a river because
a)
water never moves through a wetland.
b)
rivers are always more shallow.
c)
rivers are close to the coast but wetlands aren't.
d)
water moves more slowly through a wetland than in a river.
46.
What is NOT a function of a wetland?
a)
Filters Water
b)
Provides organisms with a habitat
c)
Improves Water Quality
d)
Causes Erosion
47.
Wetlands do which of the following: 
a)
help control floods by soaking up water 
b)
filter contaminants from water
c)
provide a home for wildlife
d)
All of the above
48.
Wetlands are home to what animals?
a)
Migratory Birds
b)
Endangered Species
c)
Water Birds
d)
All
49.
What are the three common types of freshwater wetlands? 
a)
forest, swamp and marsh 
b)
bog swamp and forest
c)
marshes, swamps, and bogs
d)
tundra, boreal, grassland 
50.
A wetland is like a sponge because it
a)
absorbs flood water
b)
cleans water
c)
provides habitat
51.
Which type of wetland has peat moss and receives most of its' water from precipitation?
a)
Bog
b)
Marsh
c)
Swamp
52.
A land area that is covered with water for part of the year is called:
a)
Lake
b)
Wetland
c)
River
53.
Which of the following is a reason why wetlands are important?
a)
It acts as a filtering system
b)
It's a place where birds die
c)
It lets water pass through
54.
How do wetlands help prevent flooding?
a)
They provide habitat
b)
They absorb extra runoff
c)
The provide nutrients
55.
What benefit does the plants slowing down the flow of water through a wetland cause?
a)
They filter water
b)
They provide habitat
c)
The provide nutrients
56.

What is not a type of wetland

a)

bog

b)

swamp

c)

marsh

d)

cranberry

57.

Imagine you see a shallow-water area with large trees whose trunks grow from underwater. What type of wetland are you most likely seeing?

a)

bog

b)

swamp

c)

marsh

d)

rainforest

58.

How could a marshland prevent flooding in a nearby town?

a)

it acts like a funnel

b)

it acts like a magnet

c)

it acts like a sponge

d)

it acts like a detractor

59.

Wetland are

a)

wetland are low lying areas of land covered by water

b)

Its land and its wet

c)

supports aquatic plants and wildlife for part of their life cycle

d)

helps hold back flood water and reduces flood peaks

e)

all the above

60.

Bogs are...

a)

transports large volume of water and nutrients across land

b)

wetlands that accumulate peat, a deposit of dead animal materials

c)

are usually treeless and covered with grass and other plants

d)

a wetland that is covered by trees

61.

what are the important function of a wetland?

a)

filters water

b)

slows down water to prevent flooding

c)

provides habitat for plants and animals

d)

stores water for plant growth

e)

all the above

62.

a fen is ...

a)

transports large volumes of water and nutrients across land

b)

wetlands that accumulate peat, a desposit of dead plant material

c)

are usually treeless and covered with grass and other plants

d)

a wetland that is covered with trees

63.

a marsh is

a)

the same as a pond

b)

covered with trees

c)

a carnivore

d)

often found as a transition between open water and shorelines

64.

plants are also known as _____

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

herbivore

65.

Some common wetland plants are...

a)

tadpoles and lily pads

b)

duckweed and cattails

c)

dragonfly and cattails

66.

plants make their own food through a process known as...

a)

decomposing

b)

ecosystems

c)

consuming

d)

photosynthesis

67.

The three wetland zones are

a)

upland, marsh, bog

b)

riparian, aquatic and upland

c)

riparian, bog, pond

d)

aquatic, wetland and pond

68.

water plants that are completely below water

a)

submergent plants

b)

emergent plants

c)

floating plants

69.

cattails are an example of

a)

carnivore

b)

emergent plants

c)

life cycle

d)

submergent plant

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