Wetlands Quiz

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* 1. NAME

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* 2. Age and Grade:

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* 3. Wetlands play an important role in:

Controlling flood waters

Filtering pollutants out of the water

Increasing local economies

All of the above

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* 4. Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world.

True

False

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* 5. Increased development along the shorelines & paving over wetlands can cause:

Severe flooding

Less soil erosion into our waterways

Loss of endangered & threatened species

A & C

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* 6. Which of the following organisms would NOT be found in a wetland?

Great blue heron

Nutria

Dragonfly

Loggerhead Turtle

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* 7. What percent of the earth's land surface is classified as wetland?

10%

50%

23%

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* 8. Which of the following important food crops are grown in wetland areas?

Legumes

Cranberries

Rice

B & C

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* 9. The Pascagoula River is the last free-flowing river into the Gulf of Mexico.

True

False

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* 10. Which of the following plant species would be found in a wetland?

Cattails (Typha latifolia)

Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)

Wild Rice (Zizania aquatica)

All of the above

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* 11. Plants which have adapted to the saturated and anaerobic (no oxygen) conditions found in wetlands are called:

soakables

hydrophytics

waterloggers

loodophytics