6th Grade Science Unit 4 Test

Biotic means

• living

• nonliving

Which of the following are examples of biotic factors in an ecosystem? Choose all correct answers.

• trees

• water

• worms

• glass

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Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

• plants

• water

• squirrels

• monkeys

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What is a watershed?

• The layers of soil

• A mixture of fresh and salt water.

• All the oceans combined

• A land area that water flows across on its way to a stream, lake, or other body of water.

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Which two are abiotic factors?

• mountains

• plants

• animals

• sunlight

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What separates watersheds?

• ridgelines

• oceans

• animals

• trees

What is a ridgeline?

• an area where sediment is deposited

• the bottom of a river

• a mixture of fresh and salt water

• a line formed at the highest point of a mountain range

The watershed systems in Virginia lead to 3 main bodies of water. What are these three?

• The Chesapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sounds

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

Where would the water eventually drain if the water is in location 3?

• North Carolina Sounds

• Gulf of Mexico

• Chesapeake Bay

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Where would the water eventually drain if the water is in location 1?

• North Carolina Sounds

• Gulf of Mexico

• Chesapeake Bay

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