Field Biology Quiz 2 Review

The vegetative corridor next to the stream is called the

• groundwater

• riparian area

• floodplain

• upland

Animal waste (poop) from farms carried by runoff into streams will results in...

• high dissolved oxygen

• low nitrogen

• low turbidity

• high fecal coliform (e-coli bacteria)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Low amounts of _________ is associated with excellent water quality...

• DO

• Current

• Phosphates

• Biodiversity

Water with excellent quality would have high levels of...

• nitrates
• DO
• Temperature
• Phosphates

What conditions make algae grow in a lake?

• high DO
• low turbidity
• high phosphates
• low nitrates

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

I have two tails. I am a sensitive macro...

• stonefly

• alderfly

• mayfly

• scud

_______ tells how acidic or basic water is. 

• pH
• acid
• solute
• solvent

_________________ is the primary federal law for setting standards of what constitutes surface water pollution. It protects fish and wildlife that live in and around water sources.

• Clean Water Act of 1972

• Turbidity

• Non Point Source Pollution

• Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974

____________ refers to how much sediment is suspended in the water, or how cloudy it is. 

• turbidity
• pollution
• nitrates
• point source pollution

Which is NOT a source of nitrates and phosphates entering streams?

• fertilizer runoff

• cow manure and goose droppings

• sewage plant wastewater

• they are all sources