| A | B |
|---|
| retain | hold |
| nutrients and chemicals | wetlands absorb these as water flows through them |
| recharged | term used to described cleaned groundwater |
| Houghton Lake | city where treated sewage is dischared into wetlands |
| phosphorus and nitrogen | chemicals removed from water through the Houghton Lake wetland |
| pitcher plant | type of carnivorous plant found in the wetlands |
| bittern | type of wetland bird that makes a pumping sound |
| whirligig beetles | types of bugs found in wetlands with eyes to see above and below water |
| spiny soft-shelled turtle | wetland turtle that is prone to bite |
| eroding | by slowing down the water wetlands prevent this from happening to soil |
