Bluebills And The Wetlands
9 Questions
| Attempts: 57
Please complete this quiz to see how much you already know, and what you need to learn, about our Nation's wetlands.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Wetlands play an important role in?
- A.
Controlling floodwaters
- B.
Filtering pollutants out of the water
- C.
Increasing local economy
- D.
All of the above
- 2.True or False, wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Increase development along shorelines and paving over wetlands can cause
- A.
Sever flooding
- B.
Less soil erosion into our water ways
- C.
Loss of endangered and threatend species
- D.
A and C
- 4.Which of the following important food crops are grown in wetland areas?
- A.
Legumes
- B.
Cranberries
- C.
Rice
- D.
B and C
- 5.What is the scientific name of a Bluebill duck?
- A.
Daffy
- B.
Scaup
- C.
Scoot
- D.
Coot
- 6.True or False: Wetlands are wet all year.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.A garden planted near the low lying area of a curb is called a _____?
- 8.Which of the following can harm wetlands?
- A.
Household products, such as detergents.
- B.
Pesticides
- C.
Fertilizers
- D.
All of the above
- 9.In the last 150 years what percent of the wetlands has disappeared in Minnesota?
- A.
10%
- B.
25%
- C.
50%
- D.
75%
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