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Isabella's Wetland Test
Wetlands Test
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Science
2nd Grade
02/17/2011

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Swamp (definition)
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has trees and shrubs growing in it.  It is flooded at least part of the year.
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Marsh (definition)
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Is too wet for trees and shrubs.  Grassy plants like cattails and reeds grow in it.
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Bog (definition)
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Usually covered with moss.  When the plants die, layers are built on top of each other forming peat.
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Alligator (definition)
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a large reptile with a long tail and thick skin.
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Cypress (definition)
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A kind of evergreen tree with small needles and woody cones.
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Egret (definition)
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A kind of heron with white feathers.
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Saw grass (definition)
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A kind of plant with grasslike, sharp-spined leaves
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Algae (definition)
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A simple plant life that lives in water.
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Rookery (definition)
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A breeding place or colony of birds
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Endangered (definition)
Definition
Threatened with extinction
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Sanctuaries (definition)
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Safe, protected places for wildlife where hunting is illegal.
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Acid Rain (definition)
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snow, rain, fog, or mist that contains harmful gases released by power plants and cars
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Biodegradable (definition)
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Able to be broken down naturally into materials not harmful to the earth.
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Conservation (definition)
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The act of saving and guarding wildlife, land, and other natural resources
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Ecology (definition)
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The study of how living things relate to their environment and each other
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Endangered Species (definition)
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An animal or plant whose numbers are so few that it is in danger of dying out completely
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Environment (definition)
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All the surroundings and conditions in which plants and animals exist
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Extinct species (definition)
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an animal or plant that no longer exists on earth
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Greenhouse effect (definition)
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The warming of the earth that occurs when sunlight is trapped in a layer of gases that surround the earth.
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Habitat (definition)
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the place where an animal or plant naturally lives
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Ozone hole (definition)
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a place in the earth's atmosphere where the layer of protective gas called ozone is being eaten away by gases used in refrigerators, air conditioners, and other manufactured items.
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Pesticide (definition)
Definition
A chemical used to kill animal pests (usually insects)
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Pollute (definition)
Definition
To make dirty
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Smog (definition)
Definition
Air polution
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Rainforests (definition)
Definition
Thick wet forests that are homes to over half the plant and animal species on earth
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Recycle (definition)
Definition
to process waste products so they can be reused or disposed of without harming the environment
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Crocodile's mouth and jaws...
Definition

are long and narrow and shaped like a triangle.

When mouth is shut, the large fourth tooth on each side of the lower jaw sticks out. 

 

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Alligator's mouth and jaw...
Definition

is broadly rounded.  Its long teeth fit into a pit or pocket inside the upper jaw.

 

 

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"No grin or large fourth tooth" describes...
Definition
Alligator
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"Grinning expression with fourth tooth showing" describes...
Definition
Crocodile
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Alligator is found...
Definition
in freshwater lakes, swamps, and marshes throughout many southern states.
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Crocodiles are found...
Definition
only in the salty marshes of the most southern part of Florida.
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Crocodile's eggs...
Definition

Are buried in a low mound of sand, and are

left in a hidden nest unguarded

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Alligators' eggs...
Definition
are left in a nest built of decaying vegetation.  The females will guard the nest from a distance until the eggs hatch.
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Adult alligator is what color?
Definition
All black.
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Adult crocodile is what color?
Definition
Varies from gray to olive-gray.
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Wildlife found in a wetland?
Definition

Fish and Insects (dragonfly), Turtles,

Amphibians (frogs, toads, salamanders...)

Birds, Minks, Otters, Beavers,

Deer, black bears, ducks,

Raccoons, Opossums, Panthers

 

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Vegetation found in wetlands?
Definition

Cattails, sedges, rushes, arrowheads

Water lilies, Algae, Marsh marigolds,

Irises, Fringed Genetians, and other flowers.

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These may be harmful to Wetlands environment...
Definition

Acid Rain, Pollution, Smog, Pesticides, Ozone hole,

Greenhouse effect, Wastes, Harmful gases

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