3.01 Review Quiz A

All ecosystems, including watershed ecosystems, are affected by complex biotic and abiotic interactions involving exchanges of matter and energy.

• True

• False

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An ecosystem is made up of the (living) community and the (nonliving) factors that affect it.

• abiotic, biotic

• biotic, abiotic

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The health of an ecosystem is directly related to water quality.

• True

• False

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A watershed is composed of the land that drains into __________________(choose "a body of water" even though all of these are correct)

• lakes and rivers

• a body of water

• the ocean

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Watershed health is often measured using stations along creeks, rivers and streams.

• water-temperature monitoring

• water-acidity monitoring

• water-salinity monitoring

• water-quality monitoring

When __________occurs, water travels over land areas before entering a waterway.

• drought

• precipitation

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Water can travel into underground on its way to larger bodies of water.

• oceans

• ponds

• aquifers

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Watersheds can be any size.

• True

• False

• Only in Virginia

• Only in the United States

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Which of the following are abiotic factors found in watershed ecosystems? (Check all that apply.)

• aquatic organisms

• bacteria

• soil

• sunlight

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The largest watershed in the United States is the

• The Atlantic Ocean Watershed

• The North Carolina Sounds Watershed

• The Chesapeake Bay Watershed

• Mississippi River Watershed