5 Written Questions

1. the number and variety of living things in an environment
2. a stream that flows for most of or all of the year
3. a respiratory organ that enables aquatic animals to take oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide
4. soaked with moisture
5. an aquatic invertebrate that eats aquatic plants (algae)

5 Matching Questions

1. riparian zone
2. natural resource
3. streams
4. channel
5. ground water

1. a a body of flowing water
2. b the part of the stream where water collects to flow downstream, including the stream-bed, gravel bars and stream banks
3. c water that flows or collects beneath the Earth's surface in saturated soil or aquifers
4. d something that is found in nature that is useful to humans
5. e land next to the stream, starting at the top of the bank, with heavy plant cover on either side

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. composed of matter that doesn't come from plants or animals either dead or alive
   1. inorganic
   2. erosion
   3. organic
   4. wetlands
2. a low-lying area where the soil is saturated with water
   1. wetlands
   2. lakes
   3. ponds
   4. detritus
3. an animal without a spinal chord
   1. saturated
   2. predators
   3. rivers
   4. invertebrates
4. the part of a body of water continuously moving in a different direction
   1. prey
   2. community
   3. compete
   4. current
5. a large stream
   1. anglers
   2. buffers
   3. lakes
   4. rivers

5 True/False Questions

1. abiotic → of or having to do with life or living organisms; organic

   True        False

2. headwaters → an animal that lives by capturing and eating other animals

   True        False

3. weather → the movement of water through the water cycle

   True        False

4. fins → the function position, or role of a species within an ecosystem

   True        False

5. community → a group of plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a particular place

   True        False