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Which best explains why the turbidity increases as water samples are taken closer to the shore?

• Shoreline erosion causes sediment to wash into the lake.

• Sediment is carried from the middle of the lake to the shore by wind.

• Swimmers stir up sediment by splashing in the water near the shore.

• Fish stir up sediment while feeding on plants that grow close to the shore.

Which would MOST LIKELY result in an unhealthy aquatic habitat?

• a decrease in turbidity

• a decrease in nitrates levels

• an increase in water temperature

• an increase in dissolved oxygen levels

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Which best explains why a scientist would use nets to capture and count organisms in a river?

• to measure pH

• to measure turbidity

• to measure biodiversity

• to measure temperature

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Which organism would make a good bioindicator?

• an organism that is endangered

• an organism that is tolerant of slight physical or chemical changes

• an organism that has reached its carrying capacity in the ecosystem

• an organism that is not sensitive to slight physical or chemical changes

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Which is the greatest impact of large quantities of sediment flowing into North Carolina’s rivers and streams?

• Sediment poisons fish.

• Sediment prevents light from reaching plants.

• Sediment interferes with the ability for fish to find mates.

• Sediment increases the depth of rivers and streams, reducing the amount of flowing water.

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The scientific method is a process of solving problems in a systematic manner.

• True

• False

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Experimenting is a way to test if the hypothesis answers the problem.

• True

• False

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In order for a hypothesis to be testable, scientists need to be able to carry out investigations that will either support or disprove it.

• True

• False

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A variable is any factor that affects the scientific investigation.

• True

• False

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An independent variable is a factor that is changed in an experiment.

• True

• False

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