SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Question
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wetlands have plentiful nutrients and the capacity for photosythesis
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wetlands are limited to inland freshwater environments
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wetlands are perceived historically as disease-infested wastelands.
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wetlands have varies populations of plants and animals.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The minimum essential characteristics of a wetland are recurrent, sustained inunda-tion or saturation at or near the surface and the presence of physical, chemical, and bio-logical features reflective of the recurrent, sustained inundation or saturation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The statement that is not true about wetlands is that wetlands only exist in freshwater areas or choice d.
Detailed explanation-3: -So increasing runoff is not an environmental function of the Wetlands.
Detailed explanation-4: -Unlike estuaries, freshwater wetlands are not connected to the ocean. They can be found along the boundaries of streams, lakes, ponds or even in large shallow holes that fill up with rainwater. Freshwater wetlands may stay wet all year long, or the water may evaporate during the dry season.