Wonders of the Wetlands

Structures and Functions

100

Fill in the blank

Hooves, webbed feet, legs, and wings help organisms ___________. 

move

200

What structure helps beavers cut wood and plants for food and shelter?

their teeth

300

Fill in the blank

Noses, mouths, lungs, and gills help organisms __________. 

breathe 

400

Fill in the blank

Cactus have spines similar to a porcupine's quills for ________________. 

protection

500

Fill in the blank

Ducks use their webbed feet to ____________ in water. 

swim

Mitchell Lake

100

What year did was Mitchell Lake designated as a refuge for shorebirds and waterfowl?

1973

200

How many bird species live or visit Mitchell lake?

over 300

300

What is the effect for bird population when their habitat is destroyed by sludge?

Acceptable answers

Birds migrate; Birds will population decreases

400

In 1950, what did the Audubon Society starts to do at Mitchell Lake?

Counting birds

500

In what city is Mitchell Lake located?

San Antonio

Food Chains

100

Fill in the blank

All energy in a food chain comes from the __________. 

Sun

200

Fill in the blank

Where the arrow goes, ______________________

the energy flows

300

What would happen to the plant population if cows were removed from the ecosystem?

The plant population would increase

400

What are the organisms that break down decaying matter and return it back to the Earth?

Decomposers

500

What is the role of the organisms that hunts other organisms for food?

Acceptable answers

predators

secondary consumers

tertiary consumers

Life Cycles, Human Impact & Sustainability

100

True or false

All living things have a life cycle

True

200

True or false 

Plants DO NOT have a life cycle

False

300

What is the stage where an insects eats a lot to prepare for the pupa stage?

Larva

400

How can humans increase the levels of oxygen in the air?

Acceptable answers

Human can grow more plants; plant more trees

500

What two stages do the cricket and mealworm have in common (same)?

egg and adult

Ecosystems

100

True or False

Ecosystems are a community of living and nonliving things interacting with each other. 

True

200

Name three resources that we can get from ecosystems

any three are correct

air - wind - water - soil - plants - sun

300

What do birds do when temperatures in their ecosystem get colder?

they migrate

400

What is it called when there is little to no rainfall in an ecosystem?

drought

500

What happens when plants undergo dormancy during the winter?

Plants use less energy; the pause (stop) their growing