Unit 1: Water Pollution - Environmental Science

The Gulf of Mexico is a major supplier of the country's fish and shellfish

• True

• False

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The area of land that drains into a specific river system

(a)  

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If pollution were found to be coming from one specific shipping yard like the pin on the image it would be considered

• point source

• nonpoint source

• Eutrophication

• Hypoxia

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As bacteria decompose the dead algae, it consumes oxygen in the water which leads to...

(a)  

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Which would be a way to reduce pollution?

• Increase the nitrogen and phosphorous used in fertilizers

• Penalize organic farming

• Remove cover crops

• Plant buffer zones of vegetation between fields and nearby waterways

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If pollution was found to be coming from New York-New Jersey area, it would be considered a(n)...

• point source

• nonpoint source

• Eutrophication

• All of these are correct

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Which of these are contaminants in the ocean?

• Viruses in raw sewage and from sewage treatment plants

• Toxic chemicals, garbage, sewage, and waste oil from cruise ships

• Crude and refined petroleum

• All of these are correct

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Nutrient overload from agricultural runoff and sewage produces algal/bacterial(producer) overgrowth is known as what?

• point source

• nonpoint source

• Eutrophication

• Food storage

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