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Q: Do wetlands only exist in freshwater areas?
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What most freshwater hydrozoa exist only as what?

Most freshwater hydrozoa exist only as the polyp form. They never switch to the medusa form, or sexual form. This means they exist only in the asexual form.


Does temperate oceans mean both freshwater and saltwater?

There are no freshwater oceans. Only where large rivers empty into the sea, there are some areas of lower salinity, but no freshwater oceans.


Why are wetlands wet?

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What organisms would compete with a platypus for food?

No other organisms compete with the platypus for food. Its feeding habits and its habitat are unique. No other mammal feeds on the variety of freshwater crustaceans and other invertebrates for which the platypus forages. In wetland areas, only freshwater wading birds have a similar diet, but the platypus prefers clear rivers, lakes and creeks rather than wetlands for its habitat.


How many swamps are in America?

By "in America", that would mean Canada, United States, and South America. If you mean only in the US, there are vast areas of swamps in the south-eastern States. But as well, wetlands exist in many States across the US. They would be too numerous to count.


What is the only continent that does not have wetlands?

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Is wetlands a consumer or producer?

neither, the ecosystem 'wetlands' is not a producer or a consumer. but plants and animals inside the wetlands are consumers and producers. Keep this in mind, only plants are consumers. Also be specific which wetlands you are talking about in the world


What is the yearly average temperature in wetlands?

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What is the latitude of a marine biome?

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Are platypuses freshwater?

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Which is the only freshwater fish?

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