Describe the importance of wetlands in an ecosystem
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| Which biome is partly covered with water or is flooded at least part of each year? | Wetland
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| What are some types of animals found in the wetlands? | Alligators, fish, deer, snakes
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| What is another name for a kind of wetland with many trees and bushes? | Swamp
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| How are wetlands helpful to the environment? | The plants, soils, and microorganisms of wetlands often act as filters, cleaning water that flows through a wetland.
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| Some wetlands are part of estuaries, what are estuaries? | Estuaries are places where rivers flow into oceans.
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| Salt marshes are grassy wetlands at the edges of estuaries. What is the purpose of salt marshes? | Salt marshes protect inland areas from stormy ocean waves.
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| The Congaree Swamp is a type of wetland found in the the Unites States. Where is it located? | South Carolina
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