Chapter 7 Retest

A company known as Arten Industries is wanting to build a factory in the watershed that is pictured. The company wants to limit the ecological impact it has on surrounding areas. Which locations would be the worst locations for the factory to be placed? Choose TWO correct answers.

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A local gardener puts fertilizer on his plants. The plants are very healthy, but what is a negative effect the fertilizers have on the environment?

• Excess fertilizer is washed into local streams, causing an overgrowth of algae.

• The fertilizer builds up in the soil and causes more weeds to grow over time.

• The fertilizer evaporates, causing acid rain to fall on the neighborhood.

• The fertilizer pollutes the groundwater causing an overabundance of producers.

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Using the image as a reference, which human activities will negatively affect the nearby groundwater? Select TWO answers.

• Runoff, containing fertilizer from the farm, photosynthesizes and causes algae blooms.

• Stormwater flows into the river.

• Students can plant trees and tall plants near shorelines.

• The factory's smokestacks release pollutants into the atmosphere.

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Look at the pictures below. Which pictures illustrate negative effects to the environment? Choose TWO correct answers.

• Highway

• Restoring Wetlands

• Drought

• Community Garden

• Pond

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Jasmine went on a vacation to the beach with her family. When they arrived, she noticed a lot of pollution on the shore. What kind of negative effects does this have on the ocean and its inhabitants? Select TWO correct answers.

• The organisms use the pollution to make their homes.

• Some organisms may get sick by eating the pollution.

• The pollution does not affect the organisms in the ocean.

• Some organisms may get tangled in the pollution and die.

• Some of the organisms use the pollution as camouflage.

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Neighborhoods in coastal areas use algaecide in their ponds to control algae growth. The algaecide interferes with the algae's ability to conduct photosynthesis which kills the algae, allowing the pond to look clean. When there is a large rainstorm, the algaecide runs off into the local area streams. This water eventually runs out into the ocean. What is the likely outcome of the algaecide getting into the oceanic ecosystem?

• Increase in the size of the fish

• Increase in the number of zooplankton

• Plants will increase in size

• Plants will decrease in number

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On the food chain, how much energy does the animal get when they consume another aniamal

• 10%

• 100%

• 1%

• 1000%

• 20%

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Who gets energy from the mouse

• the grasshopper
• the snake

• The bird

• The cougar

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Which of the following is the MOST likely negative effect of damming rivers to supply hydroelectric energy?

• increased fossil fuel costs

• loss of fish habitat

• decreased use of electricity

• higher levels of air pollution

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The tables show some of the species living in two nearby lakes at two different times. The change in the species of each lake is MOST LIKELY the result of —

• pollution

• forest fires

• flooding

• volcanic eruptions

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