Unit 8 APES

______________________ is when bodies of water contain an abundance of nutrients caused by humans.

• potable

• thermal pollution

• artificial eutrophication

• porosity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

______________________ is water waste that comes from many different sources.

• biomagnification

• point source pollution

• nonpoint source pollution

• wastewater

______________________ is water waste discharge from a single source.

• nonpoint source pollution

• wastewater

• point source pollution

• pathogen

______________________ is when there is an increase in the overall temperature of a body of water.

• artificial eutrophication

• biomagnification
  

• wastewater

• thermal pollution

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

________ results in an increase of water temperature.

• water pollution

• thermal pollution

• biomagnification

• artificial eutrophication

Accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain.

• water pollution

• thermal pollution

• biomagnification

• artificial eutrophication

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Sources of ocean pollution include

• activities on land

• oil spills

• direct dumping of wastewater

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Point source pollution and non-point source pollution differ in

• the number of sources from which the pollution is discharged

• the kind of biological agents causing the pollution

• whether the source of pollution is agricultural or industrial

• whether the pollutants are chemical or physical agents

Which of the following are NOT examples of Endocrine Disruptors?

• BPA

• PCBs

• Nitrogen

• DDT

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following best describes an Endocrine Disruptor?

• A chemical that disrupts the growth and development of organisms

• A chemical that disrupts the digestion of organisms

• A chemical that disrupts the blow flow of an organism

• A chemical that disrupts the bone structure of an organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4