What positive benefits do swamps and marshes have in the environment?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Examples: Filtration of polluted water, protection from storm surges, and protection of hatchlings.

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Which of the following is the long fiber-like part of a nerve cell?

A) the axon B) a dendrite C) the synapse D) the vesicle

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At the end of 1/2 second, a skydiver freely falling from rest has a speed of

A. 10 m/s. B. more than 10 m/s. C. 1 m/s. D. 5 m/s.

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Which of the following is a pollutant at the global scale?

A) carbon dioxide B) carbon monoxide C) sulfur oxides D) particulates E) acid precipitation

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Vegetation in the tropical savanna is

A) deciduous forest. B) broad-leaf evergreen forests. C) dominated by grassland. D) desert-like succulents. E) lush (thick and green year-round).

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