Lake/Pond Quiz

Lake water would rise

There would be no long-term damage

Pond succession would speed up

All of the above

The amount of oxygen dissolved in the water stays pretty even over a 24-hour period

The water is too deep for plants to grow on the bottom, making it low in oxygen

Oxygen levels are high each day while the sun is shining and plants are photosynthesizing, but they drop dramatically at night

None of the above

In pelagic zone away from the shore, as far as the sunlight reaches

In the Benthic zone

In the Littoral zone, along the shoreline

Have long, thin, flexible stems that offer resistance to currents

Include tiny, free-floating species of algae

Have waxy/slimy coating to protect them from drying out when water levels drop

Both B and C

Make up the base of pond food webs

Are tiny, microscopic organisms

Make easy prey for other aquatic life

All of the above

Pond A

Pond B

Pond C

Pond D

A, C, B

B, C, A

A, B, C

B, A, C

H

C

B

G

H

G

C

A

Limnetic

Littoral

Benthic

All of the above