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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
3734

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (6/10), Guest 139 (0/10), Guest 112 (1/10).

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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

sandy beach

swamp

peatland

prairie pothole

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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

freshwater marsh

riparian forest

mangrove

salt marsh

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Question 4 of 10

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

soggy wheatfield

silty sedgeland

vernal pools

prairie pothole

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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

knee

bench

rhizome

buttress

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Question 6 of 10

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

estuary

buffer zone

lake

marsh

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Question 7 of 10

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

detritus

emergents

submergents

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

organic soil

top soil

anoxic soil

gleyed 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

buttress

knee

rhizome

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

groundwater

migratory silt

sediment carrier

runoff

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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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