Watershed
Abubakr has made a model with soil and rocks as mountains, and creased foil to represent rivers and streams.
He sprays water on the model to observe how the water moves. Abubakr has made a model of -
a) the evaporation cycle
b) a habitat
c) the rock cycle
d) a watershed
a watershed
A large body of still water, surrounded by land, that may have fresh or salt water is -
a lake
Do plants and animals increase pollution? Do animals provide building materials?
NO
Which Virginia mineral resource is most often used for kitchen countertops?
Granite
Which part of the tomato plant absorbs energy from sunlight to make food for the plant?
leaves
Choose the answer that best supports the statement: "We all live downstream."
a) Runoff from the Chesapeake Bay flows through Fairfax County to the mountains.
b) Many rivers meet in Fairfax County and flow to the mountains.
c) Fairfax County supplies water to surrounding counties.
d) Runoff from the mountain flows through Fairfax County to the Chesapeake Bay.
Runoff from the mountain flows through Fairfax County to the Chesapeake Bay.
Which of the descriptions below is an example of a specific plant population?
All the redwood trees in a certain forest
All the plants and animals in a certain forest
One of the redwood trees in a certain forest
All the redwood, oak, and spruce trees in a forest
All the redwood trees in a certain forest
Do plants provide oxygen? Do animals provide food? Do plants reduce erosion?
Yes, yes, yes!
Clay can be found in the soils of many areas of Virginia. It has been used in making bricks and other materials for centuries. This is an example of - pick 2
a) comparing Virginia's natural and cultivated forests
b) how people have used a natural resource in Virginia
c) how people have polluted different parts of Virginia
d) the importance of different types of Virginia soil
How people have used a natural resource in Virginia and the importance of different types of Virginia soil.
Besides water and sunlight, what else must the plant have to make food?
Soil
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
The shaded area of the map above is of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The water from the shaded area of New York - (show map)
can travel through several states before draining into the Chesapeake Bay
Plant A is pollinated by hummingbirds. Plant B is pollinated by bees.
A scientist grows plants A and B inside a screened container. Bees can get through the screen, but hummingbirds cannot. What most likely will happen?
Both plants will make seeds.
Only plant B will make seeds.
Only plant A will make seeds.
Neither plant will make seeds.
Only plant B will make seeds.
Allie's family went on a nature hike with a naturalist in the Shenandoah National Park. The naturalist spoke about the organisms in the environment including trees, plants, birds, insects, and other organisms which depend upon each other to live in that environment. The naturalist was describing a -
niche
farm
community
habitat
community
All of the following are mineral resources found in Virginia's soil except -
granite
limestone
diamonds
coal
diamonds
Why is photosynthesis important for the survival of plants and animals?
It helps plants make food and gives oxygen to animals.
Select which is untrue about why populations, communities, and ecosystems are related.
a) They all include living things.
b) The energy from the sun cycles through them.
c) They all include nonliving things.
d) Living things within them depend on each other.
c) They all include nonliving things.
What factors affect plant growth?
sunlight and water
What characteristic of plants most likely attracts pollinators?
colors and smell
Parts of a flower - pull up diagram
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