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WorksheetsAPES April break review work
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins
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Class
Date
1.
This is the humus or layer of organic material.
a)
C horizon
b)
O horizon
c)
B horizon
d)
A horizon
2.
What is the land area that supplies the water in a river system?
a)
watershed
b)
divide
c)
tributary
d)
eutrophication
3.
The Mississippi River watershed covers _______ of the United States.
a)
1/3
b)
1/2
c)
3/4
d)
1/5
4.
Which of the following is NOT a way that lakes form?
a)
glaciers
b)
tsunamis
c)
volcanoes
d)
dams built by people
5.
A lake that stores water for human use is called a ____________.
a)
dam
b)
oxbow lake
c)
reservoir
d)
crater lake
6.
The build up of nutrients in a lake is a process called ________________.
a)
eutrophication
b)
volcanic eruption
c)
algae buildup
d)
pond death
7.
What is the first step to eutrophication?
a)
Plants die.
b)
Animals die.
c)
Algae becomes so thick that it blocks sunlight.
d)
Decaying material from the dead organisms pile up and make the lake shallower.
8.
Which human activity can speed up the process of eutrophication?
a)
Building cities
b)
Nuclear power plants
c)
Deforestation
d)
Farming
9.
Bacteria release which nutrients into lakes as they decompose dead organisms?
a)
oxygen and nitrogen
b)
nitrogen and carbon
c)
carbon and phosphorous
d)
phosphorous and nitrogen
10.
Which organisms use the nutrients produced by decomposers in lakes?
a)
bacteria
b)
fish
c)
plants
d)
algae
11.
eutrophication
a)
over long periods of times, nutrients can build up in a lake in a process called
b)
usually larger and deeper than ponds, so sunlight does not reach the bottom
c)
oxbow lakes form when a meander is cut off from the rest of the river
d)
are shallower than lakes so sunlight can reach the bottom.
12.
What is a discernible source of pollution.
a)
Non-point source
b)
Point source
13.
What is the place where freshwater meets saltwater.
a)
Biomagnification
b)
Estuaries
c)
River Banks
14.
What is a coral reef?
a)
A rock formation
b)
A living habitat for Fish and aquatic animals
15.
What could be an example of thermal pollution?
a)
Someone throwing trash on the street
b)
A nuclear power plant dumping wastewater
16.
What is the name of the water below the surface?
a)
Water Table
b)
Aquifer
17.
Macroinvertebrates such as stoneflies, mayflies and water boatmen require high levels of dissolved oxygen and their abundance is an indication of:
a)
Poor water quality
b)
Good water quality
c)
Don't tell us anything about water quality
d)
Invertibrates don't tell us anything about water quality
18.
High turbidity and total suspended solids means high quality water
a)
true
b)
false
19.
What type of pH value would be toxic to aquatic organisms?
a)
pH = 7
b)
pH = 8.5
c)
pH = 5
d)
pH = 6.5
20.
What two agriculture nutrients cause the greatest problems in surface waters?
a)
oxygen and nitrogen
b)
nitrogen and phosphorus
c)
hydrogen and nitrogen
d)
helium and phosphorus
21.
How does fecal coliform bacteria get into the water (e. coli)?
a)
soil erosion
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
human and animal waste
d)
waste water from factories
22.
Groundwater depletion can occur from
a)
pollution
b)
drought
c)
runoff
d)
leaking
23.
What metals are potentially toxic to humans and aquatic life?
a)
lead and mercury and chromium
b)
hydrogen, titanium and gold
c)
silver, cobalt and manganese
d)
zinc, scandium and platinum
24.
non-point source pollution can be from
a)
industry
b)
runoff
c)
pipes
d)
lakes
25.
Garbage Patch
a)
is a gyre of floating plastic
b)
is a floating island
c)
is as large as texas
d)
doesn't really exsist
26.
What is the source of nitrates?
a)
human waste
b)
chemicals
c)
medications
d)
deet
27.
A town's pollution will probably come from
a)
point source
b)
non-point source
c)
runoff
d)
leaking
28.
point source pollution can be from
a)
industry
b)
runoff
c)
parking lot
d)
groundwater
29.
The Clean Water Act was created
a)
so the government can make money
b)
to stop pollution
c)
set standards for pollution levels
d)
to make the lakes and rivers from fishable and swimmable
30.
Algae blooms come from
a)
nitrogen and oxygen
b)
phosphate and oxygen
c)
nitrogen and phosphate
d)
oxygen and carbon
31.
Nitrogen and Phosphate come from...
a)
nature only
b)
modern detergents
c)
fertilizer
32.
Klamath River Basin
a)
was formed to divert water for human use
b)
was destroyed by runoff
c)
is a debate on who polluted the river
d)
is a water rights debate over who should use it
33.
Based on the data table which would cause eutrophication?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
Based on the data able which would you swim in?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
35.
What is the process of runoff?
a)
a small amount of Precipitation not evaporated returns to streams, rivers, lakes
b)
When a small amount of water turns into grounwater
c)
a combination of preicipitation and evaporation
36.
What is a watershed?
a)
Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water
b)
the shape of the land determined by elevation
c)
A natural stream of water of considerable volume
d)
a river and all its tributaries
37.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
38.
What is Eutrophication?
a)
over long periods of time, nutrients can build up in a lake
b)
As lake organisms die, bacteria break down the bodies and release nutrients into the water
c)
This process can change a lake - algae layers can become so thick that it blocks out sunlight and plants in the lake die
d)
All of the Above
39.
What is a source of pollution that can be identified?
a)
non-point source pollution
b)
weathering
c)
best management practice
d)
point source pollution
40.
Which layer of soil is on the top?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
d)
dirt
41.
Which layer of soil has the BIGGEST pieces of rock in it?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
d)
midsoil
42.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
silt
d)
mud
43.
_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.
a)
loam
b)
humus
c)
mud
d)
dirt
44.
Are there minerals in soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
45.
Which of the following is the largest particle in soil?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
humus
d)
clay
46.
Many plants cannot grow in clay soil. Why is this true?
a)
Clay soil does not have many nutrients.
b)
Roots cannot easily push through clay soil.
c)
Water doesn't drain well through clay.
d)
All of these choices.
47.
You dig a small hole in the soil and the next day it rains. The hole fills with water, but does not empty even after several days of dry weather. What is the soil mostly made of?
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
humus
d)
silt
48.
Which of the following best describes soil erosion?
a)
A. the breakdown of soil by chemicals
b)
A. the improvement of soil quality by fertilizers
c)
A. the breakdown of soil by drought
d)
A. the movement of soil by wind or water
49.
Soil is formed
a)
very quickly
b)
after a few weeks
c)
over thousands of years
d)
by magic
50.
Where do most plants and animals live?
a)
Subsoil
b)
Topsoil
c)
Bedrock
d)
Loam
51.
This is the layer of weathered bedrock. Its soil properties closely match the parent material (bedrock).
a)
A horizon
b)
O horizon
c)
B horizon
d)
C horizon
52.
Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succesion
c)
old field
d)
ecosystem
53.
How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
a)
Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
b)
Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
c)
Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
d)
Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.
54.
What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?
a)
pioneer species
b)
soil
c)
climax community
d)
lichens
55.
Which of the following would cause a primary succession?
a)
fire
b)
flood
c)
tornado
d)
glacial retreat
56.
What is the term for the final stage of any ecological succession?
a)
climax community
b)
final community
c)
last community
d)
optimal community
57.
During primary succession, lichen or algae would be considered __?
a)
pioneer species
b)
volunteer species
c)
founder species
d)
conqueror species
58.
What is the first species you will see after a primary succession? (in picture)
a)
lichens
b)
mosses
c)
small plants
d)
insects
59.
What is an ecological succession?
a)
Series of gradual changes that occur after a disturbance
b)
Changes that only happen when species die
c)
a series of changes that cause a population to increase or decrease
d)
an INSTANT change caused by a disturbance
60.
What is the difference between a primary vs. secondary succession?
a)
secondary occurs where there was no previous community
b)
they are the same
c)
secondary occurs in an area that was only partially destroyed
d)
primary ocurs in an area that was only partially destroyed
61.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
eutrophication
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
62.
process by which an ecological community undergoes more or less orderly and predictable changes following disturbance or initial colonization of new habitat
a)
temperature inversion
b)
oscillation
c)
succession
d)
deforestation
63.
What is the first step in the water treatment process?
a)
coagulation
b)
filtration
c)
flocs
d)
concentation
64.
What carries sewage away from the home?
a)
cars
b)
sanitary sewers
c)
firemen
d)
people
65.
hydroelectric power
a)
the electrical power that can be generated from flowing water
b)
electricity that is generated from the power of moving water
c)
the movement of water from Earth’s surface into the soil
d)
a system that allows for the year-round watering of crops
66.
runoff
a)
the area drained by a river and its tributaries. These tributaries are the smaller streams that flow into the main river. Rain falling anywhere in a river basin will eventually flow into the main river.
b)
water from rainfall that is not absorbed into the soil and instead flows into streams or lakes
c)
an artificial lake where water is stored
67.
In step 1, waste water is mixed
a)
floc
b)
coagulation
c)
filtration
d)
aeration
68.
In step 2 the water is passing through baffles to slow it down and allow particles to sink. What was added to before this step?
a)
floc
b)
alum
c)
lime
d)
chlorine
69.
This process allows us to drink ocean water.
a)
filtration
b)
coagulation
c)
desalination
d)
sewage
70.
This is the mud and goop that needs to cleaned out of sewage.
a)
sludge
b)
floc
c)
alum
d)
coagulants
71.
What is the purpose of chlorine?
a)
make water smell clean
b)
disinfect
c)
create floc
d)
make water clear
72.
Will competition increase/decrease the carrying capacity of an ecosystem for the animal in competition?
a)
Decrease
b)
Increase
73.
Without limiting factors, a population will have what type of growth?
a)
Logarithmic (s curve)
b)
Linear (straight line)
c)
Exponential (j curve)
d)
Quadratic (u shaped curve)
74.
When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Continues to grow
b)
The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
75.
What effect will an invasive species have on the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
a)
The carrying capacity will increase
b)
The carrying capacity for everyone will decrease
c)
The carrying capacity will only decrease for those in competition for same resource
d)
The carrying capacity for all animals will stay the same
76.
Kudzu has overgrown many parts of southern Missouri and native ground plants have disappeared from the area. This is an example of:
a)
Parasitism between kudzu and the native plants
b)
A predator prey relationship between ground plants and kudzu
c)
Competition occurring between the native and invasive species
d)
Commesalism occurring between the kudzo and native plants
77.
A population of an organism will only grow exponentially if:
a)
The resources are unlimited
b)
They want to
c)
The resources are unlimited
d)
They do not like to compete
78.
If the amount of food or resources available increases, the carrying capacity for an animal:
a)
Stays the same
b)
Increases
c)
Decreases
d)
Fluctuates
79.
If the carrying capacity of a predator decreases, what will happen to the carrying capacity of the prey?
a)
Will Increase
b)
Will Decrease
c)
Will stay the same
d)
Will fluctuate
80.
What will happen to the population when the death rate is larger than the birth rate?
a)
grow
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same
81.
What type of growth is represented behind?
a)
exponential
b)
logistics
c)
a good kind
d)
representative
82.
Lower biodiversity results in...
a)
A less stable ecosystem
b)
increased ability to adapt to changw
c)
habitat destruction and fragmentation
d)
increased invasive species
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