Basic Info
What are 3 types of wetlands?
Pond, Marsh, Swamp, Slough, Fen
Name 4 wetland invertebrates?
Dragonfly, mosquito, leech, water boatman, water strider, nymphs, etc.
Name 2 examples of living and non-living things interacting.
- Breathing air - Swimming in water - Using sunlight - Growing in the soil - etc.
What is the difference in how a cattail and waterlily spread their seeds?
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Cattails spread seeds by wind/air
Waterlilies spread seeds by water
What is the source of energy on Earth?
The sun
What are 3 ways a wetland is different than a lake?
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1. Shallower
2. More living things
3. Smaller
4. Less Defined Shoreline
What is incomplete metamorphosis? Give an example.
An animal that doesn't go through a major transformation during it's life cycle. Example - Ducks
What adaptation allows the air-breathing mosquito larva to breathe?
It has a snorkel/tube on it's back end that sticks out of the water.
Name 3 wetland plants.
Waterlily, cattail, duckweed, hornwort, algae
Are there more producers or consumers?
More producers because of the energy pyramid.
What is an ecosystem?
Interaction of living and non-living things.
What is a nymph?
Name 3 adaptations of wetland animals.
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webbed feet - snorkel for breathing - shell for protection - fur - water proof feathers, etc.
What are decomposers? What are they important?
They break down dead matter - otherwise there would be dead things everywhere.
Are their more birds or insects in a wetland? Why?
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More insects - they are lower in the food chain.
Name 3 ways wetlands are helpful.
1. Prevent floods
2. Prevent erosion
3. Animal habitat
What are the 4 stages of the life cycle of a mosquito?
Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
Create a food chain using;
- Tadpole -Algae -Great Blue Heron -Minnow
Algae - Tadpole - Minnow - Great Blue Heron
Name 2 examples of decomposers?
F - Fungi B - Bacteria I - Insects
What is a 1st order consumer?
A herbivore - something that eats plants.
1. Draining
2. Turning them into farmland
3. Construction
4. Chemicals - pesticides, fertilizer, etc.
What is metamorphosis? Give an example.
When an animal goes through a major transformation during it's life cycle. Ex. frog
What's the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain is one arrow
A food web has many interactions and arrows
What is a producer? Why are they called producers?
Plants are producers. It's because they PRODUCE their own food.
What's the difference between a 2nd order consumer and a tertiary consumer?
Tertiary consumers are at the top of the food chain.