midterm review aquatic science2223

The word troglobite means-

• white animal

• little yellow animal

• cave dweller

• blind

Answer explanation

Troglobites are cave dwellers that usually lose pigment and their eyes

What happens in A?

• water is stored

• water runs into the aquifer

• water runs off

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What happens at B?

• water runs off

• water runs into the ground

• water is stored

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the name of the C zone?

• drainage

• recharge

• artesian

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the name of the fault in B?

• Texas fault

• San Antonio fault

• Balcones

Which is not true for central Texas springs.

• constant temperatrue

• low Oxygen levels

• high nutrient content

• excellent water quality

Which is the most general or broad?

• Class

• Order

• kingdom

• genus

Which is the most specific?

• kingdom

• order

• genus

• species

How old is central Texas limestone?

• 2 billion years old

• 125-80 million

• a few thousand

• They don't know

Which animal is this?

• fountain darter

• Etheostoma fonticoli

• Typholomoge rathbuni

• gambusia