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Mire

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of wetland has peat moss and receives most of its' water from precipitation?
a)
Bog
b)
Marsh
c)
Swamp
2.

What is not a type of wetland

a)

bog

b)

swamp

c)

marsh

d)

cranberry

3.

What is the first stage of a mire formation?

a)

Fen

b)

Swamp

c)

Bog

d)

Transitional bog

4.

Which statements describe paludification process?

a)

Mire is formed when the water level in a lake lowers

b)

Mire formation is caused by a waterproof layer of clay under soil that doesn't allow water to penetrate

c)

Mire is formed when there is too much nutriets in the lake

d)

Mire is formed in a shallow area where there is not much surface runoff

5.

What process is shown on the picture?

a)

Paludification

b)

Lake filling

c)

Mire restoration

6.

Which plants are characteristic of a fen?

a)

Sedges

b)

Peat moss

c)

Bogbean

d)

Downy birch

e)

Cloudberry

7.

Which plants are characteristic of a raised bog?

a)

Bogbean

b)

Peat moss

c)

Sundew

d)

Willow

e)

Reed

8.

Which characteristics best describe bog plants?

a)

Leaves are often large and soft

b)

Leaves are small and leathery

c)

Plants grow tall and wide

d)

Plants are rather small and short

9.

What plant is this?

a)

Crowberry

b)

Cranberry

c)

Raspberry

d)

Cloudberry

10.

What plant is this?

a)

Rosehip

b)

Leatherleaf

c)

Wild rosemary

d)

Crowberry

11.

Peat is mostly formed from.....

a)

big shaggy-moss

b)

peat moss

c)

feathered moss

d)

glittering woodmoss

12.

Peat is....

a)

oxygen rich

b)

moist and nutrient rich

c)

oxygen poor environment that speeds up decomposition

d)

oxygen poor environment that slows down decomposition

13.

In a fen, plants get their water from...

a)

rainwater

b)

groundwater

c)

rainwater and groundwater

14.

A mire is...

a)

permanently wet area with very rich vegetation

b)

moist and wet only in spring

c)

permanently wet area where new peat is formed

d)

rich in nutrients

15.

What plant is this?

a)

cotton grass

b)

wild rosemary

c)

peat moss

d)

wood moss

16.

Where can a mire be formed?

a)

on top of a hill

b)

in depressions where water can't flow away

c)

in a fast-flowing river

d)

in a forest

17.

What are bog hollows?

a)

holes filled with water and sludge peat and moss

b)

a mire where there are tufts

c)

a small body of water in a mire

18.

What plant is on the picture?

a)

Cloudberry

b)

Crowberry

c)

Leatherleaf

d)

Bog-rosemary

19.

Why are there only a few mammals in a mire?

a)

People hunt there too much

b)

There is very little food

c)

They are scared of the vipers

d)

It is too wet

20.

Which organism fits in the gap in the food chain (....................... > cranberry blue > viviparous lizard > viper)?

a)

Elk

b)

Great grey shrike

c)

Cranberry

d)

Peat moss

21.

What is peat used for?

a)

Food, heating and animal bedding

b)

Heating, animal bedding and agriculture

c)

Food, building material, chemical production

22.

Which description fits the organism on the picture?

a)

A plant that doesn't photosynthesize

b)

A plant that gets extra nutrients from insects

c)

Grows the best in a heath forest

d)

Might be dangerous to the common crane

23.

What plant is on the picture?

a)

cranberry

b)

downy birch

c)

wild rosemary

d)

lingonberry

24.

Who is on the picture?

a)

common crane

b)

great grey shrike

c)

black grouse

d)

wood grouse

25.

What plant is on the picture?

a)

heather

b)

cotton-grass

c)

sundew

d)

cloudberry