Quiz about Environmental Science Water Unit Review

Question 1

The amount of water on average used by individuals, based on domestic is and agricultural or industrial consumption is termed ____.

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water footprint

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watershed

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fresh water

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water scarcity

Question 2

Which of the following are part of your water footprint?

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How long your showers last

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What kind of foods you eat

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How often you flush your toilet

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How often you water your lawn

Question 3

The major agricultural use of water is for

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Irrigating

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Diluting pollutants

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Marketing

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Drinking water

Question 4

What is virtual water?

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Amount of water to create a product

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Water on a computer screen

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Water that is salty

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Water that is frozen

Question 5

What is potable water?

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Water that has dissolved ions in but is safe to drink

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pure water

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Water from an underground source

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Water that is safe to wash in

Question 6

What is an example of direct water use?

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When you take a shower

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The production of clothes

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The production of food

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When someone builds a house.

Question 7

Which food would probably have the largest water footprint?

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Pork

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Apples

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Corn

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Rice

Question 8

Most of Earths fresh water (~70%) is used for _____?

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Agriculture (farming)

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Industry (making products)

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Domestic (at home)

Question 9

Why is fresh water considered a limited resource?

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Only 2.5% is drinkable and much of it is stored in icecaps and groundwater

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It isn't because it is a renewable resource

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97% of freshwater is in the oceans and too salty to drink.

Question 10

A lack of water in an area is called ____.

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water scarcity

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water footprint

Question 11

Where most freshwater is stored is in _________.

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Glaciers

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Groundwater

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lakes and rivers

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Sea water

Question 12

Where is fresh water not located?

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oceans

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Aquifers

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Wetlands

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Wetlands Rivers

Question 13

Which area is facing the greatest water scarcity?

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North Africa

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South America

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Australia and New Zealand

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North America

Question 14

Which answers are below are the reasons for unequal distribution of water?

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All the above

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Being rich or poor

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access to sanitation

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climate and geography

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Water used for building projects and irrigation

Question 15

Which of the following would be the strongest evidence to support the claim that water scarcity is a concern for some First Nation reserves in Canada?

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In 2013, 73% of First Nations water systems were at high or medium risk of contamination.

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Water pollution is common on many First Nation reserves.

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Canada has one of the largest supplies of freshwater in the world.

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Without access to clean drinking water, many people will die.

Question 16

The photograph shows scratched and grooved bedrock with boulders on its surface. The scratches and grooves were most likely created when ....

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a glacier dragged rocks over the bedrock

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alternating thawing and freezing of water cracked the bedrock

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flooding from a nearby lake covered the bedrock

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rocks from a landslide slid along the bedrock

Question 17

Glacial advancement causes ______ as it moves across the land?

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U-shaped valleys and striations

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beaches and sand bars

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sea caves and V-shaped valleys

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Warm and cold currents to form

Question 18

What process causes features C and D on the figure?

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Glacial deposition

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Glacial erosion

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Stream erosion

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Stream deposition

Question 19

____________________ is stored in the spaces between soil and rock beneath the Earth's surface.

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Groundwater

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Ice

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Salt water

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Runoff

Question 20

The part of the ground that is saturated with water (D in the diagram)

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Aquifer

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Zone of Aeration

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Surface water

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Water table

Question 21

The water table usually rises when there is

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an increase in the amount of precipitation

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a decrease in the amount of infiltration

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a decrease in the amount of surface area covered by vegetation

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an increase in the slope of the land

Question 22

The movement of colored water through gravel in a clear cup best models what?

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pollution of groundwater

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Condensation

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surface runoff

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conservation of water

Question 23

As the current in a stream becomes stronger, what will happen to its erosional power?

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it will increase

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it will decrease

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it will stay the same

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it will increase then decrease

Question 24

What geographical feature is caused by fast moving rivers?

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V shaped valley

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U shaped valley

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Sea caves

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moraines

Question 25

What river feature does this picture show?

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Meander

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V-shaped valley

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Sea arch

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waterfall

Question 26

What should the students conclude from the results of the experiment?

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A crushed rock weathers faster

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Rock A weathers slower

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Rock B weathers faster

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A crushed rock weathers slower

Question 27

At which point does the greatest stream erosion occur?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 28

Waves wash sand onto land until a beach is formed

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Deposition

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Mechanical Weathering

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Chemical Weathering

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Erosion

Question 29

Identify the structure labelled A

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moraine

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striation

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U-shaped valley

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sand bar

Question 30

Tides are caused by

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the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.

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strong winds that blow over ocean waters.

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the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.

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variations in the salinity of ocean water

Question 31

Which statement correctly describes the motion of water particles due to the action of waves?

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they rise and fall in a circular motion

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they travel from one crest to another

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they move in opposite direction of the wave

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they move back and forth

Question 32

Which ocean feature is pictured?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Trench

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Seamount

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Volcanic Island

Question 33

Why would places near the north with the same latitude have very different climates?

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One place is near a warm ocean current.

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It is not possible

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Because of neap tides

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Because of wave action

Question 34

What feature transports plastic waste to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

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Ocean Currents

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Tides

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Waves

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Revolution of the sun around the Earth

Question 35

Which city is most likely closest to the ocean and why?

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Edinburgh because it has milder range in temperatures throughout the year

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Edinburgh because it has warmer temperatures in January

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Moscow because it has warmer temperatures in July

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Moscow because it has more extreme temperatures throughout the year

Question 36

Which of the following is a factor that influences where an organism lives in an aquatic ecosystem?

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all of the above

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sunlight

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nutrient availability

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temperature

Question 37

In which ecosystem would you most likely find a blob fish?

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Deep ocean

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wetland

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Fast moving river

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Arctic ocean

Question 38

What factor is most likely responsible for the blobfish's lack of bone structure?

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Pressure

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Salinity

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Lack of sunlight

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Temperature

Question 39

What of the following is an adaptation specific to species who may live in polar oceans?

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Natural antifreeze in their blood

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can make their own light

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Streamlined shape

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are producers

Question 40

What are tiny organisms that float near the surface of the water?

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plankton

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nekton

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abiotic factor

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insects

Question 41

What is the main difference between marine and freshwater ecosystems?

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the amount of salt

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the amount of animals

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the amount of plants

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the amount of rocks

Question 42

Adaptations in the deep ocean might include

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glowing bacteria to signal in the dark

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the ability for plants to excrete salt water

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the ability to hold on to rocks against strong current

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strong swimming abilities

Question 43

Adaptations in the river biome might include the ability to ___________

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resist a strong current

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ability to produce energy from sulfur

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excrete salt water

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conserve oxygen by not moving

Question 44

Climate change affects melting glaciers, which means

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Accelerating sea level rise

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More sun

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More rain

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Drought in coastal regions

Question 45

Which of the following is an effect of excess fertilizer washing into streams and lakes?

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algae "blooms", leading to lower oxygen

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the pH is too low for plants and animals

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cooler water holds more oxygen

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increased sediment reduces oxygen

Question 46

What is "overfishing"?

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Catching fish faster than they can replenish

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Fishing out of season

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Catching fish from the top of the food chain

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Catching more fish than what people eat

Question 47

What is an economic impact of fish disappearing because of overfishing?

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Jobs and economies can disappear

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Global warming

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Sea levels will rise, flooding coastal areas

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The cost of fish will decrease

Question 48

Scientists are concerned about overfishing of shark populations. Sharks feed on rays and rays feed on scallops. Without sharks, rays consume all the scallop beds. This situation demonstrates that:

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humans can upset an ecosystem by removing species.

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humans can improve an ecosystem by removing predators.

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reducing the shark population increases the quantity of scallops that can be taken.

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sharks are not important for the stability of the ecosystem.

Question 49

Identify the process shown in this diagram.

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Biomagnification

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Extinction

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Toxin Accumulation

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Pollution

Question 50

Which organism shown in the food chain above would contain the greatest concentration of chemical pollutants?

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shark

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phytoplankton

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krill

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tuna

Question 51

How do microplastics cause most sea life deaths?

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The sea life mistake the small objects for food

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The microplastics cause acid rain

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The microplastics are sharp and hurt sea life.

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The microplastics contribute to climate change

Question 52

Why do the populations of invasive species grow so quickly?

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Invasive species have no predators.

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Invasive Species are native to an area.

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Invasive species are prey to many animals.

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Invasive species keep the ecosystems in equilibrium.

Question 53

What is the danger to humans in eating some fish from lakes or ocean?

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If they are high on the food chain they may contain high levels of mercury or toxins like PCB's

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They may be invasive species.

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They may contribute to algae bloom

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They may contain too many nutrients from fertilizers.

Question 54

What is the manipulated variable in the experiment above?

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Year

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Effect of temperature on sea level change

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1840-2020

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Sea level change

Question 55

What conclusion could you infer from the data above?

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Sea levels have been rising increasingly more in the last 50 years

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Sea levels have remained relatively constant over the past 100 years

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Sea level rise is caused by greenhouse gases trapping heat

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Rising sea levels will cause the collapse of many industries

Question 56

When water used to cool machinery is returned to a river, it raises the river water temperature. This causes a sharp decline in small invertebrate populations. Based on the food web, a likely consequence of this change would be:

Accepted Answer

an increase in the number of water plants.

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an increase in the number of clams.

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an increase in the number of crayfish.

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an increase in the number of crabs.

Question 57

Classify soap as acid, base or neutral

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base

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acid

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neutral

Question 58

Plastic garbage can block out the sunlight, preventing the phytoplankton from photosynthesizing. If the phytoplankton goes down, the most likely consequence is...

Accepted Answer

All populations would decrease due to less food available

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lantern fish would increase due to more available food

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zooplankton population would increase due to less competition

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All populations would increase due to less predation

Question 59

Which of the following is NOT a desired indicator in streams?

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high temperature

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a pH of about neutral

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low salinity

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low nitrates

Question 60

What do the DO test results shown here indicate?

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high water quality; supports a diversity of life

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high water quality; supports few organisms

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poor water quality; supports a diversity of life

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poor water quality; supports few organisms

Question 61

pH value of less than 7 is considered to be

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acidic.

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polluted.

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basic.

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like drain cleaner.

Question 62

What is the healthiest combination listed?

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low temperature, neutral pH and low nitrates

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low pH, high nitrates, neutral temperature

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as many nitrates as possible, low temp and low pH

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high temp, high nitrates and high pH

Question 63

Which glass contains water with high turbidity?

Accepted Answer

Glass 1

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Glass 2

Question 64

Fertilizer, sewage, and animal feces can wash into water, leading to...

Accepted Answer

Nutrient pollution

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thermal pollution

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Desalination

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Biomagnification

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