Name:
Wetlands—More than just “Wet land”
Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. You will be given this same test in
May to see what you have learned.
1. To be classified as a wetland, what three criteria must be met?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2.
Which is true of wetlands?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
Water, cattails, and odor
Cattails, waterfowl, and foul odor
Hydric soil, hydrophytic plants, and water
Water, algae, and mosquitos
Water storage and flood control
Water filtration and ground water recharge
Habitat for wildlife
Beautiful scenery and recreation
All of the above
What is the name of the wetlands formed in ND?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Prairie Potholes
Prairie Sloughs
Badlands
Dakota Swamps
4. North Dakota’s wetlands were formed as modern farming practices drained land.
True
or
False
5. In the last 100 years, almost half of North Dakota’s wetlands have been lost.
True
or
False
6. The Prairie Pothole Region produces more what, than any other region of the world?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Wheat
Waterfowl
Invertebrates
Oil
7. A macroinvertebrate is an animal with its backbone on the outside of its body.
True
or
False
8.
What is hydric soil?
a. Water saturated soil without oxygen
b. Dry soil without oxygen
c. Soil with high concentrations of pollution
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
9.
Use the word bank to label these wetland plants:
Coontail
Cattail
Bullrush
Smartweed
Algae
Duckweed
Burreed
Spiny naiad
Sedge
10. Use the word bank to label these aquatic macroinvertebrates:
burrowing mayfly
mosquito
water boatman
black fly
damselfly
stonefly
casemaking caddisfly
backswimmer
11. What is the Swamp Buster provision of the 1985 Food Security Act 1985?
a. withholds Federal farm program benefits farmers who drain or convert wetlands for
crops
b. a law stating that farmers cannot break up new land for farming
c. Creates water standards for pollutants in slough water
d. Sets aside habitat for wildlife
e. Makes sasquatch a protected species
12. What problems are caused when nutrients and soil are carried to wetlands?
a. Makes the water too cloudy for fish to see their prey
b. Causes buildup of soil that can make lakes shallow and harm habitat
c. Nutrients will cause vegetation overgrowth and algae blooms
d. No problems, added nutrients and soil are beneficial to wetlands
e. a, b, and c
13. What are the consequences of disappearing wetlands?
a. Economic losses
b. Flooding
c. Less habitat
d. All of the above
e. Only b and c
14. Which government agency/agencies are involved in wetland laws and regulation?
a. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
b. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
c. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
d. ND Game and Fish Department
e. a, b, and c
f. All of the above
15. Why can’t a landowner drain his or her wetland without permission?
a. It would affect wildlife
b. It would affect neighbors
c. It would cause flooding
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
f. Only a and b
16. Which agency/agencies are involved with water management in North Dakota?
a. North Dakota Game and Fish
b. North Dakota State Water Commission
c. North Dakota State Health Department
d. b and c only
e. All of the above
17. A wetland easement is a legal agreement between U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that pays a land
owner to protect wetlands for 10 years
True
or
False
18. Wetlands that have been granted easements can be farmed if they dry up naturally.
True
or
False
19. What is the migration route through ND called?
a. North Central Flyway
b. Missouri River Flyway
c. Mississippi Flyway
d. Interstate 29
20. A “Wetland Restoration Permit” allows landowners to drain several small sloughs into 1 large
slough as long as the new slough has the same area as the small sloughs combined?
True
or
False
21. Wetlands are important to flood control during snowmelt and heavy rainfalls?
True
or
False
22. Circle two endangered species that rely on ND wetlands
a. Bald Eagles and Whooping Cranes
b. Marsh Wrens and Bald Eagles
c. Piping Plovers and Whooping Cranes
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
23. What is an objective of wetland management?
a. Maintaining habitat and species diversity, maintaining water quality, and flood control
b. Reduce erosion, floods control and recreation
c. Enhancing “green” zones in urban areas, provide recreation and aesthetic benefits to
humans
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
24. Give 3 examples of how you use wetlands.
25. Name a career that involves wetland ecology.