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Wetlands Trivia Quiz

Native American Indians called them 'between-lands', because they are not really land and they are not really water....try this quizzie about wetlands !

A multiple-choice quiz by catnippin. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
catnippin

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,554

Updated
Aug 26 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3729

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 202 (0/10), Guest 104 (4/10), Guest 158 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the wetland ecosystem that is highly acidic and has an accumulation of decomposed plants known as peat? Hint

watershed

estuary

bog

mangrove

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which wetland is characterized by trees and shrubs? Hint

prairie pothole

sandy beach

swamp

peatland

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the community of plants living in salty soil that is flooded and exposed by alternating tides found along the shores of oceans, bays and rivers? Hint

salt marsh

mangrove

freshwater marsh

riparian forest

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which wetland is found in the grasslands of central North America? Hint

soggy wheatfield

prairie pothole

vernal pools

silty sedgeland

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the broadened bottom of a tree trunk that helps to stabilize a tree growing in wet soil or water called? Hint

buttress

rhizome

knee

bench

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is a partly enclosed bay where salty ocean water is mixed with freshwater? Hint

marsh

lake

estuary

buffer zone

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Question 7 of 10

7. Soft stemmed plants that grow above the water level are called what? Hint

emergents

submergents

detritus

water table plants

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the mineral wetland soil that is or was always wet, resulting in soil colors of gray, greenish gray, or bluish gray? Hint

gleyed soil

anoxic soil

organic soil

top soil

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is a part of the root of a wetlands tree which emerges from the water in which the tree is growing? Hint

knee

rhizome

buttress

bench

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Question 10 of 10

10. Rainwater that flows over the land and into streams and lakes, often picking up soil particles along the way, is called what? Hint

migratory silt

groundwater

runoff

sediment carrier

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the wetland ecosystem that is highly acidic and has an accumulation of decomposed plants known as peat?

Answer: bog

Cranberries are grown in bogs.

2. Which wetland is characterized by trees and shrubs?

Answer: swamp

Pocosins and heaths are two examples of swamps.

3. What is the community of plants living in salty soil that is flooded and exposed by alternating tides found along the shores of oceans, bays and rivers?

Answer: salt marsh

A common salt marsh plant is cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora). It really thrives in this salty wetland. It deals with the salt by taking it up into its tissues and then excreting it through leaf pores. You can actually see the salt crystals on the Spartina grass !

4. Which wetland is found in the grasslands of central North America?

Answer: prairie pothole

Many birds use the prairie potholes as breeding grounds, and resting places during winter migrations.

5. What is the broadened bottom of a tree trunk that helps to stabilize a tree growing in wet soil or water called?

Answer: buttress

6. What is a partly enclosed bay where salty ocean water is mixed with freshwater?

Answer: estuary

7. Soft stemmed plants that grow above the water level are called what?

Answer: emergents

8. What is the mineral wetland soil that is or was always wet, resulting in soil colors of gray, greenish gray, or bluish gray?

Answer: gleyed soil

9. What is a part of the root of a wetlands tree which emerges from the water in which the tree is growing?

Answer: knee

Cypress trees have knees. Knees were once thought to help bring oxygen from the air to the plant roots.

10. Rainwater that flows over the land and into streams and lakes, often picking up soil particles along the way, is called what?

Answer: runoff

Source: Author catnippin

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