QuestionEcology / wetlands
The term wetland implies:
- (a) land covered by rain water only.
- (b) slow moving water covered wet ground.
- (c) water logged wet ground.
- (d) fast moving water covered wet ground.
Answer: (c) water logged wet ground.
A wetland is land that is waterlogged or shallow-flooded long enough for hydric soils and water-tolerant plants (marshes, swamps, bogs, mangroves). The defining feature is saturation of the ground, not the source or speed of the water.