Watersheds and Wetlands

Which of the following describes the relationship between the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and the James River Watershed?

• The Chesapeake Bay Watershed is part of the larger James River watershed.

  
  
  

• The James River Watershed is part of the larger Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

  
  

• The Chesapeake Bay Watershed is located at a higher elevation.

  
  

• The James River is the largest Watershed in Virginia.

The watershed labeled number 1 is —

• the North Carolina Sounds Watershed

  
  

• the Mississippi River Watershed

  
  

• the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

  
  

• the Mississippi River Watershed

  
  

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Estuaries often contain brackish water.  Brackish water is

• a mixture of salt water and fresh water.

• a mixture of light and dark water.

• a mixture of cold and warm water.

• a mixture of shallow and deep water.

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Which water habitat is the most productive?

• estuary

• ocean

• river

• wetland

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A tributary is —

• a small stream that flows into a larger stream

• an ocean that a river drains into

• a larger stream that flows into a smaller stream

• a lake that rivers drain into

An ecosystem is defined as

• a community that interacts with abiotic factors in an environment.

• an organism that interacts with abiotic factors in an environment.

• an organism that interacts with biotic factors in an environment.

• a community of organisms that interacts with the biotic and abiotic factors in an environment.

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The Appalachian Mountains separate the Chesapeake Bay watershed from the Mississippi River watershed.  The Appalachian Mountains are an example of a

• tributary

• wetland

• watershed

• divide

Which person is NOT helping the water quality of a watershed?

• A girl is cleaning up after her pet.

• A boy is planting grass near the riverbank.

• A man added extra fertilizer to his lawn.

• A woman is picking up trash near the lake.

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What terms should replace X and Y in the table?

• elements; compounds

• abiotic; biotic

• microscopic; macroscopic

• natural; man-made

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Which type of wetland is best described as, "The plants growing here are grasses, reeds, sedges, and some shrubs."

• bogs
• fens
• swamps
• marsh