APES Modules 51-54 Quiz Review

DDT is a POP (Persistent Organic Pesticide) that can act as an endocrine disruptor.  Which would it have the greatest effect on?

• Producers
• Primary Consumers
• Secondary Consumers
• Autotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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The release of a large amount of sewage overflow into a nearby creek would lead to:

• High DO, High BOD, Low Fecal Coliform
• Low DO, High BOD, Low Fecal Coliform
• Low DO, High BOD, High Fecal Coliform
• Low DO, Low BOD, High Fecal Coliform

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Plastics

• decompose readily in water
• Decompose slowly, if at all, and persist for decades
• Releases radioactive isotopes
• Decompose in landfills to produce methane

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Mandates maintaining the integrity of our nation's waters

• clean water act
• clean drinking water act
• Lacey Act
• RCRA

Substance can adversely affect the health of living organisms or environment and has carcinogenic, mutagenic teratogenic effect.

• Corrosive

• Toxic

• Ignitable

• Reactive

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Requires maximum level of contaminants (MCLs) to meet safety regulations for community tap water supplies

• Clean Water Act

• Kyoto Protocol

• Montreal Protocol

• Safe Drinking Water Act

Presence of fecal coliform bacteria suggests that

• a factory polluted the river

• a nearby treatment plant added chlorine to the waste water

• the water is safe for drinking

• untreated animal waste contaminated the water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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Which of the following describe the relationship between D.O. and B.O.D.?

• When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. decreases

• When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. increases

• When B.O.D. decreases, the D.O. decreases

• When B.O.D. increases, the D.O. decreases

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Use Figure 16-1. Which is NOT correct regarding the generation and recycling of materials in the 1960s?

• There were over 30 million tons of paper

  and paperboard generated annually.

• U.S. residents were not greatly involved

  in recycling efforts.

• The use of plastics was firmly

  established.

• The use of paper was firmly established.

• The recycling of plastics had not yet

  begun to any great extent.

Use Figure 16-1. There was approximately a ____ in the use of plastics from 1980 to 2005.

• 53 percent decrease

• 53 percent increase

• 75 percent increase

• 200 percent increase

• 300 percent increase

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