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WorksheetsWetland Conservation
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
A rock and a plant live together in an environment called a(n) ______________.
a)
wetland
b)
ecosystem
c)
conservation
d)
landform
2.
Habitats like ponds, marshes, and swamps are types of ______________.
a)
ecosystems
b)
landforms
c)
wetlands
d)
common good
3.
Wetland ecosystems exist in many types of _________ like mountains, hills, valleys, and plains.
a)
conservation
b)
ecosystem
c)
landforms
d)
wetlands
4.
It is important to continue water _____________ to save our natural resources.
a)
landforms
b)
ecosystems
c)
wetlands
d)
conservation
5.
If all of the caterpillars were removed from this food chain, which plant or animal population would decrease first?
a)
Birds
b)
Plants
c)
Hawks
6.
If all of the birds were removed from this food chain, which plant or animal population would increase first?
a)
Plants
b)
Hawks
c)
Caterpillars
7.
What is the main function of a plant's leaves?
a)
Make flowers
b)
Absorb water
c)
Take in sunlight
d)
Produce pollen
8.
What is the main function of a plant's roots?
a)
Make flowers
b)
Absorb water
c)
Take in the sunglight
d)
Produce pollen
9.
All of the following are learned behaviors of a beaver EXCEPT
a)
sharp teeth
b)
building a dam
c)
cutting trees
d)
learning to dive
10.
Which is a force of nature that impacts an ecosystem?
a)
Pollution
b)
Flood
c)
Bulldozer
d)
Bridge
11.
The following are examples of efforts people use to conserve the wetlands EXCEPT
a)
replanting
b)
educational brochures
c)
polluting
d)
building stilts
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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.
16.
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.
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