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WorksheetsNC Envirothon Aquatics Review
Total questions: 138
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
What is the water portion of our planet called?
Lithosphere
Ecosphere
Hydrosphere
Aquasphere
What is the scientific study of inland water bodies including lakes, ponds, streams and rivers and wetlands called?
Oceanography
Detritusology
Limnology
Profundology
Some of the water that hits the Earth in the form of precipitation becomes groundwater. This is called:
Runoff
Infiltration
Condensation
Transpiration
When considering the Hydrologic Cycle, which of the following terms is used to describe water changing from a liquid state to a gaseous vapor?
Precipitation
Infiltration
Condensation
Evaporation
In the hydrologic cycle, the process in which water is released through leaf pores of a plant is called________.
groundwater
transpiration
aeration
evaporation
Together the process of evaporation and transpiration are known as:
Evapotranspiration
Transevaporation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Surface waters are divided into drainage basins based on____________.
groundwater storage
topography
percolation rates
county jurisdiction
A watershed is also called ____________.
a shed that holds water
a tank that holds water
a drainage basin.
a drainage drum
How many major river basins are in North Carolina?
15
16
17
12
This is the boundary between the unsaturated upper layer of soil and rock and the saturated or water filled layer beneath.
Zone of infiltration
Water table
Zone of saturation
Recharge area
This is a layer of porous, water-saturated sand, gravel or bedrock through which groundwater flows.
Alluvium
Eluvium
Lithified
Aquifer
What is so unique about the chemical structure of water?
Oxygen bonding and the resulting polarity between water molecules.
Hydrogen bonding and the resulting polarity between molecules.
The incredibly strong bond between water and molecules.
The combination of two oxygen atoms and one hydrogen atom.
This is the area of land through which water passes downward or sideways into an aquifer.
Recharge area
Water table
Zone of saturation
Zone of infiltration
_____________ describes the land of our Earth.
Geosphere
Hemisphere
Jurrasic Park
Hydrosphere
Light is essential for photosynthetic organisms, plants, algae and blue-green bacteria . These forms of life are only possible where light penetrates, and by about ______ feet below the surface, all light has been absorbed.
500
600
900
800
Organisms living in saltwater must get rid of excess salts, (minerals). Oceanic birds do this ______________.
through urination
through evaporation through their wings
through a gland below the eyes
by blowing them out through their nose
Producers (plants) eaten as dead matter are called __________.
detritivores
decomposers
detritus
none of the above
Partially decomposed bits of leaves and organic matter that has fallen into the stream is known as _______.
drift
vernal
detritus
sludge
A mature, or eutrophic pond has all but the following:
Aquatic plants
Thin layer of sediment
Plankton
Invertebrates
What is the number one water pollutant in NC streams?
Waste from hog farms.
Chemicals deposited by industries.
Sediment.
Oil and gas that escapes from road and parking lots.
Animals that swim freely through the water, such as fish, squid, turtles, frogs and snakes are categorized as:
Zooplankton
Phytoplankton
Benthos
Nekton
Organisms that passively drift, or are weak swimmers are called_______.
plankton
zooplankton
phytoplankton
all of the above
___________ are organisms that live on the bottom of aquatic environments.
Nekton
Benthos
Aquatic mammals
Plankton
Which vertebrate class listed below is NOT matched with the correct fish?
Agnatha – hag fish
Chondrichthyes – lamprey
Osteichthyes – shortnose sturgeon
Chondrichthyes – stingray
A shark would be an example of this class of fish:
Osteichthyes
Agnatha
Placoid
Condrichthyes
Dorsal fins help a fish stay in one place and are located near it’s___________.
sides
tail
belly
back
Which is not a fish fin?
Dorsal
Placoid
Anal
Caudal
Some fish, such as the rainbow trout, also have a tiny rounded fin between the dorsal fin and the tail fin called a(n) ____________ fin.
denticles
barbels
adipose
elongated
Fish scales have _______, or growth rings, which help determine the age and growth rate.
opercula
gill slits
annuli
barbels
This body shape of a fish is the most efficient design for continuous fast swimming over long distances but has poor maneuverability.
Fusiform
Streamline
Slender
Elongated
Which type of body shape would allow fish to move quickly throughout the water?
Flattened shaped
Broad shape
Pan shape
Sreamlined shaped
Among the most important internal structures of the fish is the _________, that helps them keep a certain position in the water.
swim bladder
vertebra
brain
kidney
The ________ is important to freshwater fish to help rid them of excess water that enters their body.
intestine
liver
kidney
statocysts
Muscle segments, called ___________ allow the fish to swim by contracting and relaxing.
myomeres
liver
statocysts
milt
If you were sampling a freshwater wetland that was along a lakeshore, how would you categorize it?
Palustrine
Estuarine
Lacustrine
Marine
A meander in a river may curve so much that it loops back on itself and cuts a new straighter channel. This may create a crescent shaped lake that becomes cut off from the river. These new lakes are often called________.
meandering loops
oxbow
morphing
quarter moon loops
The open ocean zone is the expanse of the open waters of our oceans. This zone is also called the _______zone.
bathyal
pelagic
abyssal
euphotic
Which is true about this piece of equipment?
It is used to collect bacteriological samples.
It is used to collect invertebrates in less than one foot of water.
It is used to collect plankton.
It is used to collect aquatic invertebrates in moving water.
What is the Secchi Disc used for?
Determine the photic zone, or depth to which light penetrates.
Collect samples of fish and other organisms.
Used for scooping up or collecting benthic invertebrates.
Used to gather samples of insects.
What is the Surber Sampler used for?
Determine the photic zone, or depth to which light penetrates.
Collect samples of fish and other organisms.
Used for scooping up or collecting benthic invertebrates.
Used to gather samples of insects, larvae and other aquatic life in shallow streams (less than 1 foot deep).
Which macroinvertebrate would NOT be found in taxa group #1?
Mayflies
Stoneflies
Gilled snails
Damselflies
Which taxa group would you find water pennies?
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
