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The use of nitrogen-based fertilizers in the Midwestern United States is a major contributing factor to which of the following?

• Spread of the West Nile virus

• Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico

• Water shortages in communities near the Great Lakes

• Soil erosion in Texas

• The increase in severe storms in the Southeastern United States

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All of the following are considered toxic metal pollutants EXCEPT

• cadmium

• chromium

• lead

• mercury

• potassium

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Which of the following is a measure of the amount of suspended material in water?

• Salinity

• Turbidity

• Trace-metal concentration

• Leachate concentration

• pH

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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

Absorption of pollutants in living organisms is known as

• Bioaccumulation

• Biomagnification

POPs means

• Persistent organic pollutants

• Perfect organic pollutants

• Proper inorganic chemicals

• Improper organic presents

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Why do persistent organic pollutants not easily break down in the environment?

• because they are synthetic

• because they are carbon based

• because they bioaccumulate

• all of the above

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What legislation led to a significant decrease in POP production?

• The Clean Water Act

• Montreal Protocol

• Stockholm Convention

• Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970

One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as

• Hoarfrost

• Glaciation

• Permafrost

• Crystallization

Ecological efficiency from one trophic level to the next is generally:

• 1%

• 10%

• 75%

• 90%

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