What are the various types of wetlands, and why do they matter? 

Targets

At the end of this Unit you should be able to answer the following questions 

1. What is a wetland ecosystem?

1.1 What are various types of wetlands, and why do they matter?

1.2 What plants and animals may live in a wetland site?

1.3 What adaptations improve plant and animal suitability for life in a wetland?

2. What are the roles of various organisms in a food web?

2.1 Who are the producers, consumers, and decomposers in a wetlands habitat?

2.2 What are food chains and food webs?

What human actions affect wetland ecosystems?

3.1 How do changes in one environment affect other environments?

3.2 What human actions have positive effects or negative effects on wetland habitats?

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A wetland consists of three main parts: water, plants, and animals. 

The type of wetland is determined by the amount of water (either on top of the land or soaked into the land), and the types of species that thrive in it. 

Species are a group of animals, plants, or other living things that are similar and can produce young.

In this lesson, you will learn about the various kinds of wetlands.

You will also learn about why wetlands matter.

  • What happens in and around a wetland that makes people so interested in them?
  • Can a wetland do something that we value?  What can that be?