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Aquatic Science Unit 1 Test

Authored by Susan Morris

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9th - 12th Grade

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Aquatic Science Unit 1 Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

What process occurs in a freshwater lake during the spring and fall?

Stratification

Eutrophication

Thermocline

Turnover

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

Which of the following is not a plant adaptation in an aquatic ecosystem?

Waxy coating

Additional pigment for optimal photosynthesis

Flexible stem

Air pockets in tissue

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

What term describes the temperature profile of a freshwater lake during the winter months when the temperature is the same throughout the lake?

Thermocline

Isothermic

Hypolimnetic

Winter stratification

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

Where are five of the largest glacial lakes located?

Russia

The Great Lakes System

The Amazon Basin

Iceland

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

What are the two most common dissolved gases in a freshwater lake?

Carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide

Oxygen and nitrogen

Oxygen and carbon dioxide

Nitrogen and carbon

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

Why are eutrophic lakes productive initially but eventually unproductive?

Because they have such a high diversity of plant life and the plants can't compete for resources

Because they are very shallow and cannot support much plant life so plants eventually die off

Because the excess nutrients promote plant growth initially, but eventually there are too many plants and they start to die off

Because they are very low in nutrients and can't support a high diversity of aquatic plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec โ€ข 1 pt

What are the two photic zones?

Limnetic and profundal

Lotic and Lentic

Littoral and limnetic

The epilimnion and hypolimnion

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