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plants and animals
a) biotic ( living)
b) abiotic (nonliving)
c)
d)

place where an organism makes it living
a) bog
b) habit
c) wetland
d) habitat

mixture of freshwater and saltwater is called...
a) brackish
b) bracket
c) ocean
d) tides

these form transition zones between dry land and bodies of water
a) watersheds
b) wetlands
c) divides
d) rivers

Which state is included in the C.B. watershed?
a) North Dakota
b) Rhode Island
c) Delaware
d) D.C.

largest estuary in the U.S.
a) Mississippi River
b) North Carolina Sounds
c) Chesapeake Bay
d) Gulf of Mexico

living factors, then nonliving, in that order
a) abiotic, then biotic
b) animals, then plants
c) birds, then trees
d) biotic, then abiotic

matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; causes turbidity
a) sediment
b) nutrient
c) sentiment
d) stuff

the number of states in the C.B. watershed
a) three
b) seven
c) six
d) four

The size of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
a) 6,400 square miles
b) 64 square miles
c) 64, 000 square miles
d) nobody knows for sure

helps prevent erosion
a) planting trees
b) plowing cropland
c)
d)

the total amount of dissolved salts in a water sample
a) turbidity
b) saltinity
c) tributary
d) salinity

Which is not a water quality test?
a) temperature
b) salinity
c) humidity
d) turbidity

a predator feeds on its...
a) prey
b) host
c) herbivore
d) carnivore

Habitats do not provide this...
a) food
b) predators
c) water
d) shelter

3 major regional watersheds in VA lead to...
a) Chesapeake Bay, North Carolina Sounds, Gulf of Mexico
b) Chesapeake Bay, James River, New River
c) Potomac River, Rappahannock River, James River
d) North Carolina Sounds, Mississippi River, New River

made up of the living community and nonliving factors that affect it
a) biotic
b) watershed
c) ecosystem
d) abiotic

wide, flat border area where water spills when there is HIGH FLOW
a) FOOD PAIN
b) FLOOD ZONE
c) FLOOD PLAIN
d) RIVER SYSTEM

wearing away over time by wind, water, or other natural processes
a) turbidity
b) sedimentation
c) flood plain
d) erosion

made up of tributaries and smaller streams that join along their courses
a) river systems
b) flood plains
c) turbidity
d) water quality

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