Quiz about APES Unit 8

Question 1

Which of the following consumer products would most likely increase your exposure to bisphenol A?

Accepted Answer

Plastic food containers and water bottles

Answer

Wood paneling in the home

Answer

Imported fruit from tropical regions

Answer

Perfumes and hairsprays

Answer

Oil-based paints

Question 2

The reduction in coal burning to generate electricity would most likely have the biggest impact on reducing which of the following toxins?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Answer

Phthalates

Answer

Vinyl chloride

Answer

Benzene

Answer

Radon

Question 3

Which of the following is used as insulation and is known to cause lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Asbestos

Answer

Sulfur dioxide

Answer

Formaldehyde

Answer

Fiberglass

Answer

Plywood

Question 4

Much of the radiation emitted by the earth is captured and trapped in the

Accepted Answer

troposphere

Answer

stratosphere

Answer

lithosphere

Answer

asthenosphere

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mesosphere

Question 5

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant and major component of photochemical smog?

Accepted Answer

Ozone

Answer

Carbon monoxide

Answer

Methane

Answer

Formaldehyde

Answer

Radon

Question 6

Which of the following is a strategy for reducing the effects of acid rain?

Accepted Answer

Adding calcium carbonate to soils

Answer

Applying a layer of granite under lakes

Answer

Reducing the depth of soils

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Adding methylmercury to lakes

Answer

Increasing electricity use

Question 7

Define liability for individual toxic waste sites, clean up those sites from a fund, the Superfund, built from taxes and fines assigned to polluters

Accepted Answer

CERCLA

Answer

RCRA

Answer

Clean Water Act

Answer

NEPA

Question 8

The pesticide Atrazine is a(n)

Accepted Answer

endocrine disruptor

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neurotoxin

Answer

mutagen

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viral disease spread by mosquitoes

Question 9

Which a point source of pollution?

Accepted Answer

a factory smokestack

Answer

runoff from city streets

Answer

pesticides from agricultural fields

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fertilized from urban lawns

Question 10

What is true of endocrine disruptors?

Accepted Answer

blocks receptors of hormones so cells can't get signals

Answer

attack hormones that invade the body and cause diseases

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increase the rate of chemical reactions, like enzymes

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transports substances in an organism, like insecticides

Question 11

How are temperature and dissolved oxygen connected?

Accepted Answer

warm water has less dissolved oxygen

Answer

cold water has less dissolved oxygen

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there is no relation between temperature and amount of oxygen

Question 12

Why is it best to recycle aluminum?

Accepted Answer

it uses less energy to recycle it than to make new aluminum

Answer

making new aluminum is dangerous to transport, store, and process

Answer

it is hard to find new aluminum, so it should be recycled

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if it goes to a landfill, it will leach and increase the pH of lakes and streams

Question 13

How does temperature and dissolved oxygen result in algae blooms?

Accepted Answer

low oxygen kills fish, which decompose and produce nutrients for algae

Answer

increased temperature increases waste from fish, which provide energy for algae

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increased temperature and less dissolved oxygen make fish move, decreasing competition so algae can grow

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Increased temperature leads to more dissolved oxygen, which helps algae grow

Question 14

Why would something be considered a persistent organic pollutant (POP)

Accepted Answer

its stable and stays in the environment

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it controls diseases spread around the world

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it can be found in food and is toxic to those that eat it

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it has both short and long term health effects

Question 15

Endocrine disruptors affect what?

Accepted Answer

hormones

Answer

red blood cells

Answer

carbon dioxide in blood

Answer

hemoglobin levels

Question 16

What would be a possible consequence of endocrine disruptors that have runoff into a lake?

Accepted Answer

increase in birth defects of fish

Answer

increased food web interactions

Answer

increased dissolved oxygen

Answer

decreased turbidity of the water

Question 17

Why are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) so harmful?

Accepted Answer

they are soluble in fat so they accumulate in organisms

Answer

they confuse birds during flight because of noise pollution

Answer

they release radioactive materials in water

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they release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere

Question 18

Which would cause eutrophication?

Accepted Answer

phosphorus from runoff

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increased recreational use of a lake

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cooler temperatures in an area

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increase in fish populations

Question 19

Which is a supporting ecological service of wetlands?

Accepted Answer

home for many organisms

Answer

they are pretty for art and books

Answer

ecotourism brings in revenue

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wetlands cycle nitrogen

Question 20

Releasing lots of sewage and organic wastes will result in

Accepted Answer

increase in biological oxygen demand

Answer

increase in dissolved oxygen

Answer

decrease in bacteria

Answer

decrease in water temperature

Question 21

Which are often used to clean up oil spills

Accepted Answer

booms, skimmers, bacteria

Answer

aeration, skimmers, bacteria

Answer

aeration, phytoremediation, bacteria

Answer

boom, incineration, phytoremediation

Question 22

What is true of a lake that is experiencing eutrophication?

Accepted Answer

increased nutrients

Answer

decreased algae

Answer

decreased sediments

Answer

increased oxygen

Question 23

Which would result from destroying wetlands?

Accepted Answer

increased flooding

Answer

increased biodiversity

Answer

increased levels of oxygen

Answer

decreased sediments

Question 24

What is phytoremediation?

Accepted Answer

using plants to absorb toxins

Answer

using bacteria to break down wastes

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breaking down toxins using sunlight

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toxins moving up the food chain

Question 25

How can recycling be encouraged?

Accepted Answer

decreased taxes on recycled material

Answer

decreased purchasing of recycled material

Answer

decreased fees for using landfills

Answer

decreased taxes on fossil fuel companies

APES Unit 8

26 questions

Which of the following consumer products would most likely increase your exposure to bisphenol A?

The reduction in coal burning to generate electricity would most likely have the biggest impact on reducing which of the following toxins?

Which of the following is used as insulation and is known to cause lung cancer?

Much of the radiation emitted by the earth is captured and trapped in the

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant and major component of photochemical smog?

Which of the following is a strategy for reducing the effects of acid rain?

ID hazardous wastes and life cycle ”cradle to grave”

Define liability for individual toxic waste sites, clean up those sites from a fund, the Superfund, built from taxes and fines assigned to polluters

The pesticide Atrazine is a(n)

Which a point source of pollution?

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