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WorksheetsWatersheds and Wetlands Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Something that is a nonliving part of an ecosystem; that shapes its environment is called ______ .
biotic
abiotic
Something that is a living organism that shapes its environment is know as _________ .
biotic
abiotic
An area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water is known as a ________.
Estuary
Tributary
Watershed
Wetlands
A partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea is called a _____.
Estuary
Tributary
Watershed
Wetlands
___________________ is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake
Estuary
Tributary
Watershed
Wetland
Water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins is known as _____.
Wetland
Divide
Shelf
Ridge
Why are wetlands important?
They are estuaries.
They provide minerals.
They move water to higher ground during flooding.
They filter pollutants out of the water.
Check all of the Biotic factors below.
Bear
Water
Sun
Plants
Bacteria
Check all of the Abiotic items from the list.
Air
Sun
Temperature
Water
Bacteria
Check the important functions of wetlands.
Decrease global carbon dioxide production.
Regulate runoff by storing flood waters.
Maintain water quality
Reduce erosion by slowing down runoff.
Recharge ground water.
Select the largest Watershed in Virginia
York
Potomac
James
Chowan
Most of the water in Virginia's watersheds drains into_____.
Mississippi River
Chesapeake Bay
Gulf of Mexico
North Carolina Sound
Which of the following will have the greatest positive impact on the quality of water in a stream?
Reducing the use of fertilizers.
Increasing the use of fertilizers.
Increasing the use of chemicals.
Releasing warm water into the stream.
What will most likely happen as a result of high nitrogen fertilizers running off into a near by like from a farm?
Increased algae growth resulting in low oxygen levels in the lake.
Decrease in algae growth resulting in higher oxygen levels in the lake.
Decrease in mineral storage reducing carbon levels of the lake.
Increased deforestation reducing animal populations near the lake.
Choose 2 behaviors that demonstrate stewardship.
Discarding waste
Recycling waste
Increasing consumption
Decreasing consumption
Scientists know that high temperatures and lack of rain can result in a decline in the number of fish in the lake. This is most likely an example of ______.
abiotic factors increasing runoff pollution
abiotic factors decreasing the availability of resources
biotic factors contributing to the decline in plan life
biotic factors increasing the salt content of water resources
If people removed trees near a waterway, how would the estuary environment be affected?
Erosion would decrease.
Grass populations would increase.
More habitats for fish would be established.
The amount of nutrients in the water would decrease.
Which of the abiotic factors might best explain why there is a smaller number of frogs living in a pond.
Water temperature
The amount of predators
The color of the water
All of these
Check all the reasons estuaries are important to our environment.
They keep harmful organisms out of the watersheds.
They provide homes for many species of wildlife.
They serve as nurseries for a variety of species.
They are a primary source of fresh drinking water.
What might happen if a community built a housing complex and a landfill near a nature preserve?
A landfill and housing complex may pollute the preserve and contaminate the water and ground.
A landfill and housing complex would have no effect on a nature preserve.
People can coexist with nature and act as stewards of the environment.
The people would have to create a new nature preserve and move the animals so they can expand.
