An area where freshwater feeds into saltwater. (a)  

• rivers
• tide pools
• estuaries
• oceans

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Which are important characteristics of estuaries. (Check all the apply)

• Estuaries are areas where freshwater and salt water mix

• Estuaries have low diversity because many organisms cannot survive in the salty environment.

• Estuaries have a great amount of biodiversity

• Estuaries occur at the mouth of rivers

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Which is an effect of too much nitrogen and phosphorus (such as from fertilizers) in a lake or estuary?

• algal blooms
• greater salinity
• decreased turbidity
• lower temperature

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What are examples of direct water use? (Pick 2)

• Eating less meat

• Brushing teeth

• Using water for cooking (washing vegetables, boiling water, etc.)

• Recycling papers

What are examples of virtual water use? (Pick 2)

• Showering

• Watering your lawn

• Eating processed foods

• Turning off the light when no one else is using the room

What do you call a group of parts working together to form a whole?

• system

• emergent property

• a form

• dazzlement

What do you call a property that is found in a system, but not the system’s individual parts?

• Physical Property

• Emergent Property

• Chemical Property

• Personal Property

What do you call a group of ecosystems that have similar characteristics?

• A Biome

• Abiotic and biotic factors

• A super-system

• A community

The overuse of antibiotics in large-scale animal farms and the medical industry can lead to.....

• Antibiotic-resistant bacteria

  (Bacteria that are stronger against antibiotics)

• Healthier people

• An extinction of bacteria

• Bacteria that are vulnerable (weaker) against antibiotics

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What Atmospheric Layer can you find the Ozone Layer in?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere