Pond Ecosystem Gizmo Quiz

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment

• alive

• biotic

• abiotic

• living

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Biotic elements in our pond ecosystem:

• fish

• algae

• fertilizers

• carbon dioxide

What human activity affects the environment in such a way that algae blooms increase?

• agricultural activities

• fertilizer run off increases nutrients in ground water

• The presence of farm animals

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Algae grow rapidly when certain nutrients are added to the water supply causing an algal bloom. Eutrophication describes the process of adding nutrients to the water supply. What human activity is most responsible for the eutrophication that leads to algal blooms?

• Burning fossil fuels

• Disposing of pesticides

• Fertilizer for food crops

• Weed killers

The rapid growth of algae, called an algal bloom, can lead to the formation of dead zones that cannot sustain aquatic life. This is mainly because the algal bloom lowers the amount of –

• chemical pollutants

• dissolved oxygen

• freshwater runoff

Which answer best defines photosynthesis?

• the movement of carbon dioxide and oxygen between organisms and the air

• Tiny holes in the leaves of a plant that allow gases to enter or leave the plant

• the process in which plants use energy from the sun to make their own food

• a gas in the atmosphere that plants use to make food

Plants use _____________ to make their own food during photosynthesis.

• water

• energy from the Sun

• CO2

• water, energy from Sun, CO2

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Select the temperature in °C

• 5°C
• 12°C
• 22°C
• 35°C

Look at the activity. Select the temperature it would most likely be in °C

• 10°C
• 30°C
• 60°C
• 100°C

What temperature is considered "room temperature" in °C ?

• 0°C

• 20°C

• 30°C

• 68-70 °C