Biotic/ Abiotic/ Watersheds

Biotic factors in an ecosystem include:

• Plants

• Animals

• Decomposers

• Sun

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Abiotic factors in an ecosystem include:

• Air

• Water

• Fungi

• Soil

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What type of ecosystem has fresh water from the land mixing with salt water from the ocean?

• Ridgeline

• Beach

• Drainage basin

• Estuary

A centimeter scale and a carrot are shown.  Using the scale, measure the length of the carrot and choose the correct answer.

• 9 cm

• 9 inches

• 8 cm

• 8 meters

Fernando does an experiment to see how temperature affects cricket chirping. Counting the number of cricket chirps per minute is an example of ______________

• Qualitative observation

• Quantitative observation

• Biotic observation

• Variable observation

Which state has the biggest area in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

• Virginia

• Delaware

• New York

• Pennsylvania

Water from our school's watershed eventually ends up where?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

• Chesapeake Bay

• Narragansett Bay

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Cutting down trees in an ecosystem will increase ____________

• Nitrogen levels

• The amount of erosion

• Diversity of plants and animals

• Economic value of the community

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What is Virginia's largest river basin?

• Potomac

• Big Sandy

• Chowan

• James

Small streams and rivers that feed into larger bodies of water are known as _____________________.