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APES water pollutants

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mine site drainage can often cause this:
a)
Cultural eutrophication
b)
Acidic runoff
c)
Land subsidence
d)
Saltwater intrusion
2.
Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution
a)
Effluent from a sewage treatment plant
b)
BP refiner in Indiana discharging ammonia in a river.
c)
Runoff of pesticides from regional farms into the Illinois River.
d)
Hot water discharges from a nuclear power plant.
3.
Increased use of inorganic (lab-made) fertilizers on crops contributes to:
a)
Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
b)
Increase in storm severity in southeastern U.S.
c)
Water shortages in California
d)
Saltwater intrusion on the East Coast.
4.
What is the danger in eating some fish from lakes or ocean?
a)
They may be invasive species.
b)
If abundant, they may lead to a crash in other species.
c)
If they are high on the food chain they may contain high levels of mercury or POP's like PCB's
d)
They may contain too many nutrients from fertilizers.
5.
All of the following are ways to disinfect wastewater EXCEPT:
a)
Chloroform
b)
Chlorine
c)
UV rays
d)
Ozone
6.
Which of the following is a persistent inorganic pollutant that can impair neurological functioning?
a)
Lead 
b)
DDT
c)
PCB's
d)
Atrazine
7.
What is it called when a persistent pollutant (like mercury or PCBs) builds up in the tissues of an organism as they continue to eat something that contains the pollutant
a)
Subsidence
b)
Biomagnification
c)
Tragedy of the commons
d)
Bioaccumulation
8.
This law regulates the discharges of pollutants into all waters that have a significant connection with navigable waterways.  Also, must have a permit to dump these pollutants. Also, requires certain steps in sewage treatment. 
a)
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
b)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
c)
Oil Pollution Act
d)
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
9.
Which of the following is a known endocrine disruptor that is found in many of our waterways in the U.S.?
a)
Atrazine
b)
Mercury
c)
Nitrate
d)
BOD
10.

Which water quality test will best determine the disruption of photosynthesis caused by cloudy water conditions from sedimentation?

a)

Temperature

b)

Salinity

c)

Dissolved oxygen

d)

pH

e)

Turbidity

11.

Which of the following is a point-source pollutant?

a)

Sediment loading from erosion

b)

Runoff of pesticides from croplands

c)

Animal wastes from feedlots

d)

Fertilizer runoff from urban areas

e)

A sewage treatment plant effluent pipe

12.

Which of the following river conditions would yield the highest dissolved oxygen content?

a)

Fast-moving cold water, large amounts of submerged vegetative biomass

b)

Stagnant, warm water with large clumps of algae

c)

Slow- moving warm waters, low amounts of submerged vegetative biomass

d)

Warm water with little vegetative biomass

13.

Presence of fecal coliform bacteria suggests that

a)

a factory polluted the river

b)

a nearby treatment plant added chlorine to the waste water

c)

the water is safe for drinking

d)

untreated animal waste contaminated the water

14.
Requires minimum safety standards for community water supplies
a)
Safe Drinking Water Act
b)
Clean Water Act
c)
Clean Air Act
d)
Resource Conservation Recovery Act
15.
Found in old plumbing pipes and ceramic glazes
a)
Asbestos
b)
Radon
c)
Lead
d)
Formaldehyde
16.

What effect can increased water temperature have on dissolved oxygen (DO) content?

a)

Increased water temperature decreases DO levels

b)

Increased water temperature increases DO levels

c)

Increased water temperature has no effect on DO

d)

Air temperature is the only factor that can affect dissolved oxygen levels

17.

Thermal pollution can result when...

a)

DO levels decrease

b)

A factory dumps water directly into a lake

c)

Nitrate levels peak

d)

Turbidity decreases

18.

How do decomposers influence the pH of a lake?

a)

By producing oxygen , which raises pH.

b)

By trapping detritus, which lowers pH.

c)

By producing bacteria, which increases water holding capacity.

d)

By producing CO2 which decreases pH.

19.

What is one impact of increaesd turbidity?

a)

Greater rate of temperature change as you move from the surface to the bottom

b)

Decreased water temperature

c)

Increases in the amount of runoff from a local golf course

d)

Lower photosynthetic activity from plants on the bottom of the water system

20.

Fecal coliform are bacteria that are found in feces. Scientist monitor water systems for the presence of fecal coliform. If any are found, then diseases and sickness may occur to organisms and humans. What would cause fecal coliform to be in a water system?

a)

Soil erosion in mountainous areas

b)

Sewage spills from a local waste water treatment plant

c)

High dissolved oxygen levels

d)

Increased nitrate levels from farmland within the river basin

21.

Which choice contains items that can increase nitrate or phosphate levels in a lake?

a)

Fecal coliform and sewage

b)

Sewage and acid rain

c)

Increased algae growth and thermal pollution

d)

Fertilizers and laundry detergents

22.

What is the most immediate effect or nitrate of phosphate pollution?

a)

Increased algae growth

b)

Greater macroinvertebrate diversity

c)

A decrease in decomposer activity.

d)

Decreased turbidity.

23.

Which of these bodies of water would most likely have the highest dissolved oxygen content?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Potability (potable) is

a)

the measure of water quality indicating the amount of free oxygen dissolved in water

b)

water that is suitable for drinking

c)

organisms or components of organisms that are used to assess the health of a water system

d)

the muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended

25.

Thermal Pollution is

a)

industrial discharge of heated water into a river, lake, or other body of water, causing a rise in temperature that endangers aquatic life

b)

facilities that remove contaminants from wastewater and household sewage water (both runoff and domestic) so that it is safe for human consumption

c)

the measure of how hot or cold the water is which affects the amount of dissolved oxygen present in the water

d)

inorganic compounds that are used in fertilizers and detergents and that are a major source of water pollution and explosive algae growth

26.

Faster water tends to be _______ than slower water.

a)

warmer and have more DO

b)

warmer and have less DO

c)

colder and have more DO

d)

colder and have less DO

27.

Here are the steps during cultural eutrophication. Which answer choice has them in the correct order?

A)Algal bloom

B)Leaching of nutrients from fertilized lands

C) Fish die off

a)

A, B, C

b)

C, B, A

c)

B, A, C

d)

C, A, B

28.

Primary treatment process in a sewage plant removes which of the following?

a)

pathogens

b)

solids

c)

gases

d)

toxins

29.

Which of the following happens to sludge that is created from a wastewater plant? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

can be deposited in landfill

b)

can be incinerated

c)

used as fertalizer

30.

What carcinogenic compound was formerly used in plastics?

a)

PCBs

b)

DDT

c)

Perchlorates

d)

Radon

31.

Which of the following is a hormone that can affect the development of amphibians?

a)

estrogen

b)

melatonin

c)

keratin

d)

glucogen

32.

The Safe Drinking Water Act...

a)

legislates what additives can be in drinking water

b)

legislates the maximum contaminant levels in drinking water

c)

legislates how companies dispose of contaminated water

d)

legislates the maximum amount of water allowed for industrial processes

33.
A source of lead
a)
old pipes
b)
lower IQ
c)
inorganic chemicals
d)
Lake Houston
34.
These are likely to biomagnify through the food chain.
a)
organic chemicals like pesticides
b)
lead and mercury
c)
plant nutrients
d)
heat
35.
Yards can be sources for
a)
pesticides; plant nutrients and sediment
b)
uranium; dioxins; pathogens
c)
acids; lead; plastics
d)
sediment; cholera; solvents
36.
Eutrophication results in 
a)
lower dissolved oxygen (DO)
b)
sewage
c)
cancer
d)
lower IQ 
37.
Two pollutants that lower dissolved oxygen are
a)
heat and plant nutrients
b)
radioactive and organic chemicals
c)
infectious wastes and sediment
d)
fertilizer and inorganic chemicals
38.
If Biological Oxygen Demand is high, then DO will
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
be produced
d)
be constant