Wetlands
Structure and Function
Behaviors and Life Cycles
Food Chains and Ecosystems
Mitchell Lake and SAWS
100
Bogs, marshes, and swamps are types of _____________________.
What is wetlands?
100
Marsh rabbits have large ears, whiskers, and strong powerful legs. All three of these structures work together to allow the marsh rabbit to meet which one of the following needs?
a. breathe oxygen
b. protect itself
c. stay warm
d. get food
What is to protect itself?
100
What causes the birds to migrate south during the winter?
What is the temperature is colder and there is less food?
100
Different types of plants and animals live together in environments called:
What is an ecosystem?
100
When was the first sewage treatment plant opened in San Antonio? 
When is 1930?
200
How do people modify the wetlands?
a. building bridges over wetland areas
b. draining wetlands to build houses or hotels
c. turning a wetland into a nature area for people to visit
d. all of these
What is all of these?
200
What structure is most helpful for the blue heron to get food?
a. blue color
b. hollow bones
c. long legs and neck
d. large wings and feathers
What is it's long legs and neck?
200
What is the effect of the plants not having enough water during the winter? You must use the appropriate vocabulary word.
What is the plants go dormant?
200
What effect would most likely occur to this wetland ecosystem if it was drained in order to build a new store?
a. Water pollution would decrease.
b. Frog populations would increase.
c. Frog populations would decrease.
d. More natural resources would be available.
What is the frog population would decrease?
200
What was the effect of sludge that was dumped into Mitchell Lake, which destroyed the habitat of shorebirds and waterfowls?
What is shorebirds and waterfowl populations decreased, died, or became sick.
300
What natural change is occurring in the photograph?
What is a drought?
300
Clear eyelids
What is to protects eyes underwater?
300
Which statement about the two life cycles is true?
a. There is a pupa stage in both life cycles.
b. In both life cycles, the larvae stage looks like the adult stage.
c. The ladybug life cycle has more stages than the mealworm beetle.
d. The larvae of the mealworm beetle look like the larvae of the ladybug.
What is there is a pupa stage in both life cycles?
300
How does energy move through this ecosystem's food chain?
The Sun provides energy to the plants. When animals eat the plants the energy from the plant is passed on to them. When a predator eats this animal, the energy is now passed along to that animal.
300
In what year did SAWS begin planting Bulrush plants in lake Mitchell?
When is 2018?
400
_____________________ helps save our natural resources.
What is conservation?
400
Long, sharp teeth of a beaver
cut vegetation for food and shelter
400
Which statement correctly compares the life cycles?
a. Both life cycles have five stages.
b. Both organisms lay eggs on leaves.
c. Both life cycles include an egg stage.
d. The adult organisms do not have legs.
What is both life cycles include an egg stage?
400
If all of the aquatic plants were removed from this food chain, which plant or animal population would decrease first?
What is the pond snail?
400
Why did SAWS decide to plant the Bulrush plants?
SAWS decided to plant the Bulrush plants because the water in Mitchell Lake was still dirty or contaminated from the sludge that had been dumped there, and the Bulrush plants would filter, or clear the water making it better for the plants and animals living there.
500
What are two natural resources that can be found in wetlands?
What are water, plants, trees, animals, soil, sun, wind?
500
Waterproof coat
What is to keep an animal warm and dry?
500
How might the plants and animals living in this wetland respond to this change?
Plants and animals might perish (die) or move to new locations.
500
If all of the largemouth bass were removed from this food chain, which plant or animal population would increase first?
What is the bullfrog tadpole?
500
The Audubon Society protects Mitchell Lake to serve the _______________ _______________ of the community.
What is the common good?