Which is one way that a freshwater wetland differs from a lake or pond?

Below are supposed to be the choices:

A. water flows in a lake or pond but never flows in a wetland.
B. Wetlands are nesting areas for birds, but lakes and ponds are not.
C. Water does not always cover a wetland as it does a lake or pond.
D. Wetlands are salty, but lakes and ponds are fresh.

The answer is C. Hope it helps.

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Sumitcs Sumitcs · Answer 2 · 2019-09-17T12:27:09+02:00

Lake and ponds are standing water.

Further Explanation:

Wetlands are the areas of marsh, peatland or water. It can be natural or artificial, permanent or temporary with water; static or flowing.

The characteristics of wetlands are-:

1. An abundance of water and prolonged saturation of the same.

2. Wetland vegetation have special adaptation for life in permanently or seasonally saturated soils.

3. The saturated soil forms distinct and visible characteristics.

Wetlands are often found alongside the waterways and also in floodplains. Wetlands may vary widely due to difference in soil, topography , the chemistry of water and vegetation. Several smaller wetland types may give rise to large wetlands.

Many wetlands found in rocky mountains regions dry up.

Lake and ponds: The characteristics feature are:

Ponds are shallow enough to allow the growth of plants across entire surface. The area where plants can grow is known as photic zone. In contrast to ponds the lakes has aphotic zone.

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Answer Details:

Grade: College Biology

Subject: Biology

Chapter: Ecology

Keywords:

Marsh, peatland, wetland, lake, ponds, photic zone, topography, vegetation, aphotic zone, soil, mountains, static water, saturated soils.