APES Unit 8 Exam Review

The largest component of municipal solid waste in the US is:

• Paper
• Plastic
• Yard Trimmings
• Metal

Endocrine disruptors cause the following impacts to organisms

• increased respiratory rate

• damage to the cardiovascular system

• increased size of individual organisms

• birth defects and cancer

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is NOT used as a tertiary treatment to sanitize wastewater?

• Chlorine
• Ozone
• UV light
• CFC

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

DDT is a POP (Persistent Organic Pesticide) that can act as an endocrine disruptor.  Which would it have the greatest effect on?

• Producers
• Primary Consumers
• Secondary Consumers
• Autotrophs

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

The release of a large amount of sewage overflow into a nearby creek would lead to:

• High DO, High BOD, Low Fecal Coliform
• Low DO, High BOD, Low Fecal Coliform
• Low DO, High BOD, High Fecal Coliform
• Low DO, Low BOD, High Fecal Coliform

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

In a river ecosystem, dissolved oxygen concentrations drop quickly downstream from a point-source input of organic matter into the river due to

• increasing populations of mayfly and stonefly larvae
• increasing bacterial activity as organic matter decays
• decreasing bacterial activity as turbidity increases
• decreasing water temperature

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Aquatic ecosystem that serves as a nursery for many species and suffers from pollution from city harbors like the Chesapeake Bay

• estuaries

• coral reefs

• open ocean

• wetlands

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Presence of fecal coliform bacteria suggests that

• a factory polluted the river

• a nearby treatment plant added chlorine to the waste water

• the water is safe for drinking

• untreated animal waste contaminated the water

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which of the following describe the relationship between D.O. and B.O.D.?

• When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. decreases

• When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. increases

• When B.O.D. decreases, the D.O. decreases

• When B.O.D. increases, the D.O. decreases

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Which water quality test will best determine the disruption of photosynthesis caused by cloudy water conditions from sedimentation?

• Temperature

• Salinity

• Dissolved oxygen

• pH

• Turbidity

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6