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Essence V. and Alexis J.Essence V. and Alexis J.

• An area of land that is An area of land that is sometimes sometimes underwater or whose underwater or whose soil contains a great soil contains a great deal of moisture, is deal of moisture, is called wetlandscalled wetlands

• It plays an important It plays an important role in flood control. role in flood control. During heavy rains During heavy rains and springs snow and springs snow melt, wetlands soak melt, wetlands soak up large amounts of up large amounts of water.water.

• A treeless wetland A treeless wetland ecosystem where plants, ecosystem where plants, such as grasses grow is such as grasses grow is called marshes.called marshes.

• Found in shallow areas Found in shallow areas along the shores of lakes, along the shores of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams.ponds, rivers, and streams.

• Plants vary depending on Plants vary depending on depth of water and depth of water and location.location.

• Grasses, reeds, bulrushes, Grasses, reeds, bulrushes, and wild rice are common and wild rice are common marsh plants.marsh plants.

• Muskrats, turtles, and birds Muskrats, turtles, and birds are the common animals are the common animals around marshes.around marshes.

• Water quality is how good Water quality is how good the water is.the water is.

• It messes up the food It messes up the food chain for animals, plants, chain for animals, plants, and humans.and humans.

• It’s important because we It’s important because we use water to drink and we use water to drink and we could get sick.could get sick.

• The plants and animals The plants and animals need water to survive and need water to survive and if they don’t have water if they don’t have water the people that go the people that go hunting wont have food hunting wont have food and herbivores don’t have and herbivores don’t have plants to eat.plants to eat.

• Water and air Water and air temperatures are temperatures are factors of water factors of water quality.quality.

• They affect water They affect water quality because of quality because of how much gas is how much gas is dissolved in the dissolved in the water.water.

• We use We use thermometers to thermometers to test water and air test water and air temperature.temperature.

• Turbidity is a factor Turbidity is a factor of water quality.of water quality.

• The turbidity affects The turbidity affects water quality water quality because it can block because it can block the light to aquatic the light to aquatic plants, smother plants, smother aquatic organisms, aquatic organisms, and it carries and it carries contaminates and contaminates and pathogens.pathogens.

• Turbidity is Turbidity is measured using a measured using a Secchi disc.Secchi disc.

• Dissolved oxygen Dissolved oxygen also is a factor of also is a factor of water quality.water quality.

• It is important to It is important to the plants and fish the plants and fish because they must because they must have oxygen to have oxygen to survive.survive.

• You measure You measure dissolved oxygen by dissolved oxygen by using an ampoule.using an ampoule.

• Sediment size is Sediment size is another factor of water another factor of water quality.quality.

• Sediment size also Sediment size also affects the fish because affects the fish because they could hide, or lay they could hide, or lay their eggs in large their eggs in large sediments, and they sediments, and they could lose them.could lose them.

• We test sediment size We test sediment size by putting sand from by putting sand from the ocean on the paper the ocean on the paper and comparing it to the and comparing it to the dots of the paper.dots of the paper.