LTS2022-Quiz 7-Environmental Science

The deepest parts of the Mariana Trench is ......km below the surface of the Ocean.

• 11 km

• 9 km

• 7 km

• 5 km

To get a shimmery- look effect in cosmetics you need to use what?

• Shark teeth

• Fish scales

• Kelp and seaweed

• Crystal jellyfish

Which of the following statements is NOT a concern about open-pen fish farming?

• Having many fish close together increases the occurrence of sea lice

• Farmed fish may escape from their pens and breed with wild fish

• Open pen fish farms are much more expensive than land based fish farming operations

• Fish farms create a lot of waste that can negatively impact surrounding environments

1.9 million people die every year from blood loss, so scientists are looking for effective ways to quickly stop bleeding. Scientists from MIT discovered that......have a super sticky adhesive could be used for human surgeries!

• Barnacles

• Moon Snails

• Humpback Whales

• Limpets

In Disney's The Little Mermaid movie, what species is Ursula?

• Whale

• Octopus

• Pufferfish

• Blue Angelfish

True or False

An estuary is a place with very salty water

• True

• False

Esutary is considered the most productive aquatic habitat

• true

• False

Beluga whales sometimes use estuaries as a nursing habitat

• True

• False

Canada has one of the largest estuaries in the world

• True

• False

In Canada, it is normally legal to dump snow into the Ocean.

• False

• True