Limnology

Which stratification layer has both the highest temperature and most dissolved oxygen in the summer?

• Metalimnion

• Hypolimnion

• Epilimnion

• Thermocline

In a lentic environment, plants grow in which habitat zone?

• Limnetic

• Littoral

• Lotic

• Profundal

In a lake, the area of water that contains the thermocline is called the-

• Epiliminion

• Metalimnion

• Tempolimnion

• Hypolimnion

What is the name of the lake zone labelled A in the image?

• Epilimnion

• Metalimnion

• Hypolimnion

• Tempolimnion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Lake turnover mixes the water of the lake so that -

• Nutrients move down to the bottom and dissolved oxygen moves up to the top.

• Nutrients move up to the top and dissolved oxygen down to the bottom.

• The lake freezes over in the winter.

• The lake creates acidic conditions.

The study of inland waters

• Oceanography

• Limnology

• Cyrosphere

• Water science

Which is NOT a freshwater wetland?

• estuary
• marsh
• bog
• swamp

What is the study of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams called?

• Marine Biology
• Botany
• Limnology
• Limnologist

This lake zone suffers from a lack of light and has limited photosynthesis:

• Littoral
• Benthic
• Profundal
• Limnetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Eutrophic lakes are characterized by...

• low nutrients, low oxygen
• low nutrients, high oxygen
• high nutrients, low oxygen
• high nutrients, high oxygen