Wetland Words

2. Dirty waste matter ( made up of decomposed organisms)
3. Knee The cone shaped exposed growths of the cypress trees roots
8. Restoring or preserving
10. Total depletion of oxygen
11. Plant and animal matter in a partially decomposed state which create a layer and is the main nutrient for the water
12. An horizontal underground root that stores nutrients for the plant
14. A low growing aquatic shrub with small tubular flowers that form a globular flower heads
15. Cypress A deciduous tree that grows in wetlands with exposed roots and ball shaped cones
16. An environment habitat containing plenty of moisture

1. Reduction The process by which bacteria get their energy back by reducing sulfur to hydrogen sulfide
4. A federal law that doesn't permit farmers to alter or change a wetland to create an area to farm and grow
5. A sticky clay soil or soil layer formed underneath some waterlogged soils
6. Large hollow roots in low nutrients soil that hold nutrients while supporting and hold up trees
7. An absence of oxygen
9. A tall marsh plant with a dark brown circular fuzzy head at the top
13. Marked with spots or smears of color