Definitions
Food Webs
Adaptations
Wetland Values
Factors that Influence Wetlands
100
Land which saturated with water and drains poorly.
What is a wetland?
100
An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
What is a producer?
100
Deep water survival
What function does long rubbery stems and floating leaves serve for some wetland plants?
100
Wetlands are beautiful.
What is the main reason to preserve wetlands for humans to enjoy?
100
Refreshes and rejuvenates permanent wetlands.
What is wet spring weather.
200
A type of wetland that receives most of its water suppy from rainfall.
What is a bog?
200
An organism that is not capable of making food from non-living substances.
What is a consumer?
200
Produces many new plants from creeping roots
How does the cattail reproduce?
200
Wetlands absorb lots of excess water and let it go slowly over time.
How do wetlands prevenat flooding?
200
Special tracts of land that are set aside for wildlife to live in undisturbed by humans.
What is wildlife refuges and conservation areas.
300
A general term for an open water wetland.
What is a pond?
300
A consumer that eats animals.
What is a carnivore?
300
The reason sedge grass can breathe and survive in water.
What purpose does low oxygen need serve sedge grass?
300
Wetlands provide homes and shelter for many kinds of plants and animals.
How do wetlands protect plants and animals?
300
Help to improve the nesting habitat for the species that use them
What are nesting boxes.
400
The relationship of living organisms between themselves and the non-living environment in a specific area.
What is an ecosystem?
400
A consumer that feeds on plants.
What is an herbivore?
400
Webbed feet for swimming
How do ducks, beavers and frogs adapt to move?
400
Wetlands function as biological and mechanical filters resulting in cleaner water for both wildlife and people.
How do wetlands clean water?
400
Informs people about the reasons why we should conserve wetland/wildlife habitat
What is public education.
500
Careful preservation and protection of natural resources from loss, harm, or waste.
What is conservation?
500
An organism which consumes organic waste, reducing it to nutrients that can be reused.
What is a decomposer?
500
Fur and feathers for insulation from cold water.
How do mink and geese adapt to cold?
500
Wetland plants and animals take up carbon and reduce the production of carbon-dioxide.
How do wetlands help reduce global warming and climate change?
500
Reduce, Reuse and Recyle
What are the 3 R's?
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