BIOACCUMULATION, BIOMAGNIFICATION, ALGAL BLOOM

HAB means

• Happy Algal Bloom

• Harmful Algal Bloom

• Hazardous Algae Biome

Like plants, algae

• have roots and stems

• can photosynthesize

• have green leaves

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Increase in temperature stimulates algae to make toxins.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Too much Nitrogen and Phosphorus causes algae to make toxins.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Biomagnification happens in a food chain.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When DDT toxin builds up in the body of an organism, this is called BIOMAGNIFICATION.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which organism is mostly affected in biomagnification in the following?

• the producer

• the primary consumer

• the secondary consumer

• the tertiary consumer

DDT is

• an insecticide

• a plant vitamin

• food for insects

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In biomagnification, the amount of toxin

• decreases in concentration along the food chain

• remains the same along the food chain

• increases along the food chain

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

In bioaccumulation, the concentration of toxin

• increases in the body of the organism.

• decreases in the body of the organism.

• remains the same in the body of the organism.