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Wetlands

Wetlands. Wetlands help prevent _____ and ______. disease/flooding flooding/habitat creation flooding/erosion erosion/filtering. All of the following animals use wetlands for habitat EXCEPT. Turtles Birds Fish Octopi. Typically, trees are found in. marshes bogs swamps vernal pools.

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Wetlands

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  1. Wetlands

  2. Wetlands help prevent _____ and ______. • disease/flooding • flooding/habitat creation • flooding/erosion • erosion/filtering

  3. All of the following animals use wetlands for habitat EXCEPT • Turtles • Birds • Fish • Octopi

  4. Typically, trees are found in • marshes • bogs • swamps • vernal pools

  5. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest _____ in the United States. • estuary • swamp • bog • marsh

  6. Wetlands exist between ______ and _______. • open water/closed water • open water/dry land • dry land/closed water • open water/swamps

  7. During flooding, wetlands act as a _________ to help prevent flooding. • sieve • sponge • river • filter

  8. Wetlands only occur in coastal areas. • True • False

  9. Wetlands can be found on every continent EXCEPT • South America • Australia • Antarctica • Asia

  10. Which of the following are not allowed in wetlands? • Hunting • Fishing • Bird watching • Dumping

  11. A _______ is the land that water flows across or through on its way to a stream, lake, wetland, or other body of water. • swamp • watershed • wetland • estuary

  12. ____________monitoring is the collection of water samples to analyze chemical and/or biological parameters. • Water quality • Erosion • Flood • Decomposition

  13. The simple factors in a water quality test include • Temperature, pH, nitrogen, rust • Dissolved oxygen, nitrates, phosphates, pH • pH, oxygen, organic compounds, nitrates • Nitrates, pH, iron, chemicals

  14. Wetlands provide nesting and resting areas for ________. • fish • turtles • migratory birds • people

  15. The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary where fresh and salt water are mixed by • fish • currents • boat traffic • tides

  16. Wetlands regulate runoff by storing • flood waters • erosion • sediment • habitats

  17. Which of the following is most likely a swamp? B. A. • A • B • C • D C. D.

  18. ________ activity has resulted in the loss of nearly half the wetlands in Virginia that were here in colonial times. • Animal • Runoff • Erosion • Human

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