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Wetland Basics
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- What is a wetland? Areas saturated with water, unique soil conditions, specialized plant life (hydrophytes) (wrong answers: Contains acidic waters and peat deposits; receives most of their water from precipitation , Characterized by plants and trees; commonly associated with slow moving water, Dominated by grasses and reeds; often found at the edges and lakes )
- What is a marsh? Dominated by grasses and reeds; often found at the edges and lakes (wrong answers: Contains acidic waters and peat deposits; receives most of their water from precipitation , Is similar to bogs but less acidic; receive water from ground water sources rich in minerals, is and area saturated with water unique soil conditions ans specialized plant life (hydrophytes))
- What is a swamp? Characterized by plants and trees; commonly associated with slow moving water (wrong answers: Contains acidic waters and peat deposits; receives most of their water from precipitation , Dominated by grasses and reeds; often found at the edges and lakes , Is similar to bogs but less acidic; receive water from ground water sources rich in minerals)
- What is a bog? Contains acidic waters and peat deposits; receives most of their water from precipitation (wrong answers: Is similar to bogs but less acidic; receive water from ground water sources rich in minerals, dominated by grasses and reeds; often found at the edges of lakes and streams , Characterized by plants and trees; commonly associated with slow moving water)
- What is a fens? Is similar to bogs but less acidic; receive water from ground water sources rich in minerals (wrong answers: Characterized by plants and trees; commonly associated with slow moving water, Dominated by grasses and reeds; often found at the edges and lakes , Contains acidic waters and peat deposits; receives most of their water from precipitation )
- What are the four most important parts of an ecosystem? Water purification, flood control, habitat provisions, carbon sequestration (wrong answers: Water purification, flood control, habitat extinction, nitrogen sequestration , Water dilution, flood control, habitat management, nitrogen sequestration , Water pollution, flood control, habitat provisions, oxygen sequestration )
