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Review Game

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A(n) ____ is a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater meets salty ocean water.

estuary

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Oysters, clams and crabs thrive in estuaries called _____ and inlets.

bays

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Estuaries can provide trade, food and ____ from violent open ocean storms.

shelter

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Human trash and sediment made by humans from _____ are often carried into estuaries.

upriver

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The largest estuary in the United States is the _______ Bay.

Chesapeake

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The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary that has _____ functions.

many important

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Natural processes, human activities, and biotic and abiotic factors influence the health of a _____ system.

watershed

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The plants and soils of a watershed filter runoff that occurs from precipitation and snowmelt. In doing this, watersheds provide _____.

clean water

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_____ ecosystems, including watershed ecosystems, are affected by complex biotic and abiotic interactions involving exchanges of matter and energy.

All

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The best way to protect our water resources is to _____ water resources on a watershed basis.

study, understand, manage

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It is important to study the ecology of watersheds so that we can learn and understand the _____ characteristics that influence how natural processes and human actions impact the health of watersheds.

structural and functional

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