Ecosystems
the living factors of an ecosystem are called
What are biotic factors?
the land area that drains into a particular body of water
What is a watershed?
a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater from rivers mixes with salty ocean water
What is an estuary?
the health of an ecosystem is directly related to
What is water quality?
any material that is provided by Earth and used by humans
What are natural resources?
what the nonliving factors of an ecosystem are called
What are abiotic factors?
Name of the watershed where GBMS is
What is the Albemarle Sound watershed?
an area of land that is filled or covered with water for all or part of the year
What is a wetland?
the water quality parameter that measures acidity of water
What is pH?
using less resources/reducing your energy use is called
What is conservation?
Name the two biotic factors of an ecosystem.
What are plants and animals?
determines which way the water will flow in a watershed
What is the topography of the land?
Name three (3) functions of estuaries
What are estuaries provide food/habitats for animals, and places for recreation, natural laboratories, food, jobs for people?
a substance that has a negative impact on the environment or living things
What is a pollutant/pollution?
using our resources now but also managing them so they last for future generations is called
What is sustainability?
Name four (4) abiotic factors of an ecosystem.
What are water, sunlight, air (oxygen), geology/rocks/soil, temperature, and topography/landforms?
Name the six (6) states that are part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed/drain into the Chesapeake Bay
What are New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia?
name three (3) functions of wetlands
What are filter water/nutrients/pollutants, regulate runoff, reduce erosion, trap sediment, recharge groundwater, provide food/shelter for animals?
the water quality parameter that measures how much sediment is in the water
What is turbidity?
List four (4) renewable resources
What are plants, animals, air/wind, water, solar, soil?
explain the interaction of energy between plants and sunlight
What is plants use the sun's light energy to grow (photosynthesis)?
the three bodies of water that watersheds in VA drain into
What are the Chesapeake Bay, the North Carolina sounds, and the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico?
the largest estuary in the contiguous United States
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
explain how macroinvertabrates can indicate water quality
What is some macroinvertabrates cannot easily escape pollution--some are more sensitive to pollution, some are tolerant?
describe a way the Once-ler could better manage natural resources
What is use only the truffula, cut less trees at a time, not litter, ...?