AP BIOLOGY

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ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An ecosystem with wet soil, many grasses, cattails, and NO trees is likely a ____ If trees were present, it would be a ____
A
marsh/swamp
B
swamp/marsh
C
marsh/forest
D
swamp/pond
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A swamp is an area of land permanently saturated, or filled, with water. Many swamps are even covered by water. There are two main types of swamps: freshwater swamps and saltwater swamps. Swamps are dominated by trees.

Detailed explanation-2: -swamp, type of wetland ecosystem characterized by mineral soils with poor drainage and by plant life dominated by trees. The latter characteristic distinguishes a swamp from a marsh, in which plant life consists largely of grasses.

Detailed explanation-3: -Forested swamps occur in seasonally flooded areas along lakes and rivers, and in isolated depressions. They may be dominated by hardwood or softwood trees.

Detailed explanation-4: -Freshwater swamp forests: Important plants found here are Salix Tetrasperma, Acer, Putranjiva, Holoptelia, Cephalanthus, Barringtonia, Olea, Phoebe, Ficus, Murraya, Adhatoda, Canna and a variety of grasses.

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