E179 FINAL (BOWLER) QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Bay estuaries Correct Answers -most known estuary
-strong marine influence because constantly open to ocean
-tidal flushing and like inland extension of ocean
-NEWPORT BACK BAY
-eel grass is typically present
Bioswales Correct Answers -using plants in a ditch-like
situation to retain and treat storm water run off
-treat water quality using soil, vegetation, and microbes
Biota affect Wetland Persistence and Stability. how? Correct
Answers -vascular plants slow flow of water
-animals deposit sediments
Bird diversity in bay estuaries Correct Answers lots of birds and
very rich species diversity
Bog Body Correct Answers a body that does not decompose in
a bog because of high acidity and high levels of peat
Bog characteristics Correct Answers surface water depressional
wetland; filled with rainfall
Very acidic
High hydraulic residence time (70-90 days)
Highest level of peat out of all wetlands(sphagnum moss)
P:B ratio lower than marshes but higher than swamps
,Bottomland Hardwoods Correct Answers -forested wetlands
with trees that shed leaves annually
-found along rivers and streams generally in the broad
floodplain of the southeast and south United States.
C4 photosynthesis Correct Answers -characteristic of salt marsh
plants bc they are growing in stressful area
-more efficient form of photosynthesis
California killifish Correct Answers Anadromous relative to
pupfish that resides in Newport back bay
Canyon mouth estuaries Correct Answers -series of incised ,
parallel canyons that drain a variety of landscapes
-extremely variable flushing rates
-low species diversity
-little run off during dry season so can dry up
-present in California
Carbon credits Correct Answers -wetlands sequester large
quantities of carbon in the sediments of their substrates
-reason why ppl are starting to like wetlands
Cordgrass Correct Answers -lower salt marsh zone vegetation
supported by intertidal flats
-has arenchyma tissue bc of low O2 present
Denitrification Correct Answers IN ANOXIC
CONDITIONS;takes O2 from nitrogen gas to produce N2
, Describe Pasadena Mediterranean biome Correct Answers
classic mediterranean climate (6 months wet, 6 months dry)
Describe San DiegoMediterranean biome Correct Answers shift
to more desert conditions (reduced winter rain)
Describe Vancouver Mediterranean biome Correct Answers
approaching temperate rainforest (slight summer dry period)
Devil's Hole pupfish Correct Answers -Endemic pupfish lived
in shallow shelf in Ash Meadows, Nevada but in the 60's there
was ground water pumping which dried up the water
-Case filed with US Supreme Court to terminate groundwater
pumping in that area and before the Endangered Species Act
passed in the early 70s, the Devil's Hole pupfish was considered
endangered
-Groundwater pumping ended, water rose, but now only 35 fish
Dry swale Correct Answers bioretention cell that are more
shallow and are covered with turf
Dune Correct Answers -upper salt marsh boundary
-often invaded by ice plants
Estuaries Correct Answers -lotic flowing system that drains an
inland water shed into the ocean
-mixing point of ocean water and fresh water
Eutrophication Correct Answers flooding of a wetland with
nutrients from run off from soil or urbanization; causes death of
animals and excessive plant growth
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Bay estuaries Correct Answers -most known estuary
-strong marine influence because constantly open to ocean
-tidal flushing and like inland extension of ocean
-NEWPORT BACK BAY
-eel grass is typically present
Bioswales Correct Answers -using plants in a ditch-like
situation to retain and treat storm water run off
-treat water quality using soil, vegetation, and microbes
Biota affect Wetland Persistence and Stability. how? Correct
Answers -vascular plants slow flow of water
-animals deposit sediments
Bird diversity in bay estuaries Correct Answers lots of birds and
very rich species diversity
Bog Body Correct Answers a body that does not decompose in
a bog because of high acidity and high levels of peat
Bog characteristics Correct Answers surface water depressional
wetland; filled with rainfall
Very acidic
High hydraulic residence time (70-90 days)
Highest level of peat out of all wetlands(sphagnum moss)
P:B ratio lower than marshes but higher than swamps
,Bottomland Hardwoods Correct Answers -forested wetlands
with trees that shed leaves annually
-found along rivers and streams generally in the broad
floodplain of the southeast and south United States.
C4 photosynthesis Correct Answers -characteristic of salt marsh
plants bc they are growing in stressful area
-more efficient form of photosynthesis
California killifish Correct Answers Anadromous relative to
pupfish that resides in Newport back bay
Canyon mouth estuaries Correct Answers -series of incised ,
parallel canyons that drain a variety of landscapes
-extremely variable flushing rates
-low species diversity
-little run off during dry season so can dry up
-present in California
Carbon credits Correct Answers -wetlands sequester large
quantities of carbon in the sediments of their substrates
-reason why ppl are starting to like wetlands
Cordgrass Correct Answers -lower salt marsh zone vegetation
supported by intertidal flats
-has arenchyma tissue bc of low O2 present
Denitrification Correct Answers IN ANOXIC
CONDITIONS;takes O2 from nitrogen gas to produce N2
, Describe Pasadena Mediterranean biome Correct Answers
classic mediterranean climate (6 months wet, 6 months dry)
Describe San DiegoMediterranean biome Correct Answers shift
to more desert conditions (reduced winter rain)
Describe Vancouver Mediterranean biome Correct Answers
approaching temperate rainforest (slight summer dry period)
Devil's Hole pupfish Correct Answers -Endemic pupfish lived
in shallow shelf in Ash Meadows, Nevada but in the 60's there
was ground water pumping which dried up the water
-Case filed with US Supreme Court to terminate groundwater
pumping in that area and before the Endangered Species Act
passed in the early 70s, the Devil's Hole pupfish was considered
endangered
-Groundwater pumping ended, water rose, but now only 35 fish
Dry swale Correct Answers bioretention cell that are more
shallow and are covered with turf
Dune Correct Answers -upper salt marsh boundary
-often invaded by ice plants
Estuaries Correct Answers -lotic flowing system that drains an
inland water shed into the ocean
-mixing point of ocean water and fresh water
Eutrophication Correct Answers flooding of a wetland with
nutrients from run off from soil or urbanization; causes death of
animals and excessive plant growth
