APES CUA 8 Review

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution

• Effluent from a sewage treatment plant
• BP refiner in Indiana discharging ammonia in a river.
• Runoff of pesticides from regional farms into the Illinois River.
• Hot water discharges from a nuclear power plant.

Older buildings with old plumbing are at high risk for exposure to what?

• lead

• radon

• mercury

• arsenic

• methane

Where does most of the atmospheric lead come from now that it has been removed from gasoline?

• production of lithium batteries

• coal burning power plants

• production of plastics

• production of fertilizers

Mercury and Lead are examples of what?

• types of rocks

• heavy metals

• sea life

• types of trees

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What is true of endocrine disruptors?

• attack hormones that invade the body and cause diseases

• blocks receptors of hormones so cells can't get signals

• increase the rate of chemical reactions, like enzymes

• transports substances in an organism, like insecticides

How are temperature and dissolved oxygen connected?

• warm water has less dissolved oxygen

• cold water has less dissolved oxygen

• there is no relation between temperature and amount of oxygen

What would be a possible consequence of endocrine disruptors that have runoff into a lake?

• increased food web interactions

• increased dissolved oxygen

• increase in birth defects of fish

• decreased turbidity of the water

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which are often used to clean up oil spills

• booms, skimmers, bacteria

• aeration, skimmers, bacteria

• aeration, phytoremediation, bacteria

• boom, incineration, phytoremediation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What type of pollution is depicted in the image.

• Primary

• Point Source

• Nonpoint Source

• Secondary