Ecosystem and Environmental Science Flashcard

Non-living components of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, temperature, and minerals.

They create the environment in which biotic factors live.

An area of land where all the water that falls drains into a specific body of water.

A ridge of land at a high elevation that separates one watershed from another.

They serve as nurseries for many marine species.

A region that drains into the Chesapeake Bay, impacting local climate and ecosystems.

By moderating temperatures and increasing humidity.

Planting of trees and shrubs at the edge of the stream bank to slow down runoff, prevent bank erosion, and filter pollutants.

The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.