Eutrophication Quiz

What do producers need to survive?

• Oxygen, sunlight, water, and nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide, moonlight, water, and potassium

• Carbon dioxide, sunlight, water, and minerals

• Carbon dioxide, sunlight, fire, and phosphorus

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What is a limiting factor for the growth of producers in water?

• Minerals

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

• Sunlight

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What happens when minerals from fertilizers enter the water?

• The water becomes less nutritious

• The water becomes colder

• The water becomes acidic

• The water becomes enriched in dissolved nutrients

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What happens when the algal growth becomes extensive in a body of water?

• The biodiversity increases

• The oxygen levels in the water increase

• The water becomes clearer

• Plants at the bottom die from a lack of sunlight

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What happens when microorganisms deplete the oxygen levels in the water?

• The water becomes more oxygenated

• Fish and other organisms living in the water rely on this oxygen and when it becomes depleted it results in death and a reduction in biodiversity

• The water becomes more nutritious for the organisms

• The fish and other organisms living in the water start to glow

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