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WorksheetsAPES - Unit 5 Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following can be described as a market-based system intended to help control access to fisheries?
a)
Cap and trade
b)
total allowable catch system
c)
co-management systems
d)
individual transfer rights system
2.
The geological layer, consisting of underground caverns and porous layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock, where groundwater flows, is called
a)
The zone of saturation
b)
Recharge point
c)
Aquifer
d)
bedrock
3.
All of the land that drains into a particular body of water is called a(n):
a)
watershed
b)
bedrock
c)
island
d)
aquifer
4.
Reverse osmosis is a process in which:
a)
Cells release water into the surrounding fluids.
b)
salt water is forced through a membrane to remove particulates.
c)
solid wastes are removed from septic systems.
d)
storm water runoff is diverted into natural water sources.
5.
The Mississippi River carries agricultural runoff to the Gulf of Mexico. What phenomenon results?
a)
a dead zone
b)
regular flooding of the Mississippi delta
c)
return of mining refuse water
d)
Gold tides
6.
What percentage of expensive bottled water is actually bottled tap water?
a)
10%
b)
30%
c)
40%
d)
56.72468%
7.
Which of the following is NOT one of the primary sources of groundwater contamination?
a)
Industry
b)
Agriculture
c)
Mining
d)
Lawn fertilizers
8.
Which of the following could be described as "non-point source" pollution?
a)
A farmer dumps her waste into a stream that runs through her property.
b)
A mining impoundment pond overflows.
c)
Over 100,000 acres of continuos farmland has water with excess levels of nitrates.
d)
Waste water from a nuclear plant spills into a nearby waterway.
9.
The Great Lakes are threatened. Which of the following is a success story from the 2007 State of the Great Lakes Report?
a)
Native carnivorous fish numbers are increasing.
b)
Wetlands are being restored.
c)
Native species at the base of the food chain are increasing in size.
d)
Dissolved oxygen levels have improved.
10.
Streams and Rivers can cleanse themselves, why can't groundwater?
a)
It moves too quickly.
b)
It doesn't move quickly enough.
c)
It is too close to the surface to be adequately purified.
d)
It is too deep in the ground to be adequately purified.
11.
Lake Washington was restored due to:
a)
The Clean Water Act
b)
The Safe Drinking Water Act
c)
Citizen pressure
d)
The Superfund Act
12.
Coliforms are good indicator of:
a)
water quality
b)
invasive species
c)
parasites
d)
air quality
13.
Of the following organisms, the group that is least likely to cause disease is:
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protzoa
c)
Algae
d)
Parasitic worms
14.
[BLANK] is the branch of ecology which studies ways to encourage biodiversity in human-dominated ecosystems.
a)
Biomimicry
b)
Reconciliation ecology
c)
Restorative ecology
d)
Preventative Ecology
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