Apes Final Review

The Mississippi River carries agricultural runoff to the Gulf of Mexico.  What phenomenon results?

• a dead zone

• regular flooding of the Mississippi delta

• return of mining refuse water

• Gold tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following could be described as "non-point source" pollution?

• A farmer dumps her waste into a stream that runs through her property.

• A mining impoundment pond overflows.

• Over 100,000 acres of continuos farmland has water with excess levels of nitrates.

• Waste water from a nuclear plant spills into a nearby waterway.

What form of nitrogen is found in the atmosphere and then captured by nitrogen fixing bacteria?

• N₂

• NH₄

• NO₂

• NO₃

Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing?

• eutrophication

• soil erosion

• soil salinization

• pesticide tredmill

Desertification usually occurs when

• humans leave an area alone to undergo secondary succession

• soil productivity decreases due to drought and poor farming practices

• winds carry large amounts of sand from nearby deserts

• irrigation water is continually used in arid regions of the country

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

E-waste is harmful because:

• It leaches heavy metals such as lead

• Is highly reactive

• Is a well known teratogen

• Cannot be recycled

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What three components have to be present to create photochemical smog?

• VOCS, PANS, Carbon Dioxide

• VOCS, Ozone, Nitrogen Monoxide

• Nitrogen Dioxide, Sunlight, and VOCS

• Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ozone

A neurotoxin that accumulates in food chains through biomagnification

• Pb

• Hg

• As

• CO

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

One of the six types of air pollution monitored by the EPA.  Is formed from incomplete combustion.

• CO₂

• CO

• SO₂

• O₃

DDT is a POP (Persistent Organic Pesticide) that can act as an endocrine disruptor.  Which would it have the greatest effect on?

• Producers

• Primary Consumers

• Secondary Consumers

• Autotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4