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1.  Wetlands play an important role in:

A.  Controlling flood waters
B.  Filtering pollutants out of the water
C.  Increasing local economies
D.  All of the above

2.  Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world.

A.  True
B.  False

3.  Increased development along the shorelines & paving over wetlands can cause:

    A.  Severe flooding
    B.  Less soil erosion into our waterways
    C.  Loss of endangered & threatened species
    D.  A & C

4.  Which of the following organisms would NOT be found in a wetland?

A.  Great blue heron
B.  Nutria

C.  Dragonfly
D.  Loggerhead turtle

5.  What percent of the earth's land surface is classified as wetland?

A.  10%
B.  50%
C.  6%
D.  23%

6.  Which of the following important food crops are grown in wetland areas?

A.  Legumes
B.  Cranberries
C.  Rice
D.  B & C

7.  There is only one remaining wetland along the Patapsco River in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

A.  True
B.  False

8.  Which of the following plant species would be found in a wetland?


A. Cattails (Typha latifolia)
B. Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)

C. Wild Rice (Zizania aquatica)
D.  All of the above

9.  Plants which have adapted to the saturated and anaerobic (no oxygen) conditions found in wetlands are called:

A.  soakables
B.  hydrophytics
C.  waterloggers
D.  loodophytics


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