FINALS PRACTICE TEST

1. 1. What is a watershed?

• a. An entire river, bay or lake.

• b. A man-made structure that is designated to store water.

• c. All of the land that drains runoff from the rain into a large body of water such as river or a bay.

• d. A shed that holds a large body of water.

2.  Which of these statements is false about why wetlands are important to people?

• a. They don't protect our shores from wave action.

• b. They absorb pollutants and improve water quality.

• c. They provide habitat for aquatic life.

• d. They encourage recreational activities.

3.  Which of the following is not why the Chesapeake Bay is important to Maryland state?

• a. provides aquatic life for the fishing industry

• b. provides opportunities for agricultural production

• c. provides intercoastal waterway for navigation

• d. provides recreation and tourism

4.  How does climate affect a watershed?

• a. In determines how quickly water will be moved through a watershed.

• b. It determines the amount of water input and output in a watershed.

• c. It does not have any impact on a watershed.

• d. It determines if the watershed will absorb water or not.

5.  What must not be done by people in order to help protect the Chesapeake Bay?

• a. Dispose of wastes properly.

• b. Practice shoreline erosion control.

• c. Take home all the fish you catch when you go fishing even if you don't need them.

• d. Dump nothing down storm drains.

6.  Which one of the following is not an environmental problem at the Chesapeake Bay?

• a. Algal bloom

• b. Man-made pollution

• c. Increase in tidal wetlands and wild rice vegetation

• d. Depletion of oysters that serve as natural water filters

7.  One of the following is not a major benefit of cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay.

• a. Encouraging the growth of wild rice as a source of food for migrating birds.

• b. Supplying freshwater to communities.

• c. Stabilizing the climate.

• d. Providing recreation and tourism.

8.  One of the ways by which nutrient pollution does not affect humans in the Chesapeake Bay area is

• a. By developing rashes

• b. By forming dead zones.

• c. By developing stomach and liver illnesses

• d. By developing respiratory problems.

9.  Which one of the following is not a major pollutant of Chesapeake Bay?

• a. Toxins

• b. Wastes from aquatic organisms

• c. Nutrients particularly nitrogen and phosphorus

• d. Soil and other sediments

10.  Nutrient pollution causes the following problems to the state of Maryland except

• a. Very costly environmental change

• b. Rapid growth of algae in the ecosystem

• c. Damages to motor highways

• d. Harmfulness to water quality and food resources