Types of Wetlands
All wetlands have this key ingredient!
Water
What is it called when the sun, a producer, a consumer and a decomposer pass along their energy from one to the next?
Food Chain
Cattails are found in this zone.
Emergent Zone
Ecosystem
All plants start with this stage of the life cycle.
Seeds
This wetlands key feature is trees!
Swamp
An organism that makes its own food.
Producer
Most eggs and larvae are found in this zone.
Emergent Zone
What are the two components of an ecosystem?
Living and non living
Many animals start with this life cycle, but mammals do not!
Eggs
This wetland is recognized by it's cattails and pond like features.
Marsh
An organism that must get its energy from eating something else.
Consumer
Pond lilies are found in this zone.
Floating zone
Physical Adaptations
Name one way humans harm wetlands.
Various acceptable answers
This wetland has low lying water and consists mostly of spongy ground and mosses. It is brown in colour.
Bog
An organism that breaks down dead matter.
Decomposer
Plants in this zone receive less light than plants in other zones.
Submergent Zone
Actions plants or animals take to help them survive in their environment.
Behavioral Adaptations
The second stage in a ducks life cycle.
This wet land is rich in nutrients, has low lying water and consists of spongy ground and mosses. It is often greener than its look alike wetland.
Fen
Interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
Food Web
What zone are ducks found in?
All zones
The place where plants and animals naturally occur.
Habitat
The third stage of a frogs life cycle.
Pollywog