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The Great Lakes Vocab, Evidence and Reasoning

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term best defined as a geographic area that includes all of the rivers and streams that flow into a lake or sea?

a)

basin

b)

landmass

c)

plateau

d)

watershed

2.

Insects feed on algae and plants that grow in the Great Lakes. Tiny fish eat insects. Larger fish feed on the small fish. Eagles and others eat the larger fish.

a)

Great Lakes habitat loss

b)

Great Lakes watershed

c)

Great Lakes food chain

d)

Great Lakes freshwater ecosystem

3.

Evidence: Which of the following suffered the most from DDT poisoning in the Great Lakes

a)

fish-eating birds

b)

large fish

c)

small fish

d)

tiny organisms

4.

The sea lamprey and zebra mussel are a part of which of these Great Lake ecosystem problems?

a)

wetland loss

b)

invasive species

c)

algae explosions

d)

point-source pollution

5.

Which of the following is the best definition of "food chain"?

a)

a community of all the living things and the environment in an area

b)

all of the feeding relationships within and ecosystem

c)

a geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water

d)

a series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food

6.

Which species in the food chain depends on smelt to survive?

a)

phytoplankton and lake trout

b)

lake trout and herring gulls

c)

only lake trout

d)

only herring gulls

7.

Suppose the water is polluted in such a way that all of the phytoplankton die. How might this affect this food chain?

a)

The smelt would lose their food and die.

b)

The smelt and lake trout would both lose their food sources and die.

c)

The smelt, lake trout, and herring gulls would lose all their food sources.

d)

They would not affect the food chain.

8.

How many great lakes are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

2

d)

8

9.

Lake Ontario connects to the Atlantic Ocean through what river?

a)

St. Mississippi River

b)

St. Ohio RIver

c)

St. Guadalupe River

d)

St. Lawrence River

10.

The flow of the great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean goes as follows....

a)

Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario, St. Lawrence River

b)

Lake Erie, Superior, Michigan, Ontario, Huron, Ohio River

c)

Lake Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior, Landawanna River

d)

Lake Ontario, Erie, Superior, Eddelston, Michigan, Mississippi River

11.

Evidence: An invasive species to the Great Lakes system which sucks blood and almost destroyed the trout population is which of the following......

a)

Sea dragon

b)

Sea turtle

c)

Sea Lamprey

d)

Sea bass

12.

Evidence: Pollution from over 100 years ago is still present in the great lake system because less than this percent leaves the lakes every year, what percent is that?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

.01%

d)

1%

13.

Reasoning: The Great Lakes hold ____________ of the world's freshwater.

a)

100%

b)

90%

c)

50%

d)

20%

14.

Reasoning: The Great Lakes hold what percent of the United States' freshwater.

a)

90%

b)

60%

c)

50%

d)

20%

15.

Reasoning: How many people get their drinking water from the great lakes?

a)

More than 30 million

b)

More than 50 million

16.

Which two nations have agreements in place to help preserve the Great Lakes?

a)

USA

b)

Mexico

c)

Japan

d)

Canada

17.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food

b)

All of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem

c)

A community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live

d)

A geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a big body of water

18.

What is a food chain?

a)

A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food

b)

All of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem

c)

A community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live

d)

A geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a big body of water

19.

What is a food web?

a)

A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food

b)

All of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem

c)

A community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live

d)

A geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a big body of water

20.

What is a watershed?

a)

A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food

b)

All of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem

c)

A community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live

d)

A geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a big body of water

21.

Reasoning: Which of the following are the Great Lakes used for? Check ALL that apply.

a)

Farming

b)

Recreation

c)

Industry and Businesses

d)

Shipping

e)

Homes

22.

Fill in the blank:

The Great Lakes are the world's ________ freshwater ecosystem.

a)

Smallest

b)

Only

c)

Largest

d)

Coldest

23.

What happened to the Great Lakes in 1969?

a)

They dried up

b)

They expanded

c)

They became heavily polluted

24.

Evidence: How did factories help fix the pollution problem in the Great Lakes? Check ALL that apply.

a)

They used less harsh chemicals

b)

They held fundraisers to raise awareness

c)

They limited the amount of chemicals put in the water

d)

They shut down all businesses on the lakes

25.

Evidence: How did consumers help with pollution?

a)

Began using better products for the environment

b)

Attended rallies and fundraisers

c)

Moved to a cleaner place

d)

Started a vegan diet

26.

True or False:

Evidence: There are more than 185 invasive species at the Great Lakes.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Evidence: How do invasive species come to the Great Lakes?

a)

People bring them there

b)

Through water transport, attached to boats

c)

They migrate through streams

d)

They randomly show up, no one knows how

28.

Evidence: Use this diagram to answer question

Which of the following is the best definition of “food chain”?

a)

a community of all the living things and the environment in an area

b)

all of the feeding relationships within an ecosystem

c)

a geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water

d)

a series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food

29.

Evidence: Use this diagram to answer question

Suppose the water is polluted in such a way that all of the phytoplankton die. How might this affect this food chain?

a)

The smelt would lose their food source and die.

b)

The smelt and lake trout would both lose their food sources and die.

c)

The smelt, lake trout, and herring gulls would all lose their food sources.

d)

This would not affect the food chain.

30.

Evidence: The Great Lakes is a watershed. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Impact: In a watershed, the water from one lake does not impact the other lake.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Evidence: Over 1/10th of the US population and 1/4 of Canadians live in the Great Lakes region.

a)

False

b)

True

33.

Impact: Water run off containing fertilizers from farms in the Great Lakes region only pollute the lakes if the farm is on the edge of the lake. If it is further inland, it doesn't matter.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Impact: In an ecosystem, if a plant dies, it is no big deal to the other animals.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Evidence: Old toxic waste dumps also pollute since many contain poisons that leak into waterways

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Evidence: Pollution from the air damages watersheds as it falls back to earth with rain or as dust.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Evidence: Asian Carp were brought to the US by Catfish farmers to clean their ponds. But then...

a)

They escaped into rivers

b)

They ate all the smaller fish in the lakes

c)

They migrated south the the Gulf of Mexico

d)

They were killed off by chemicals

38.

Evidence: The US and Canada are doing the following except one to help stop the spread of invasive species

a)

Having shippers treat ballast water

b)

Banning the sale of live Asian Carp

c)

Making a barrier to stop fish in the Mississippi River

d)

Releasing alligators into the rivers to eat the invasive fish

39.

Reasoning: Major cities except which one sit along the shores of the Great Lakes

a)

Milwaukee, WI

b)

Toronto Canada

c)

Buffalo, NY

d)

Boston, MA

40.

Reasoning: The Great Lakes have over _______ miles of shoreline that are used by both people and animals to sustain life

a)

35,000

b)

11,000

c)

85,000

d)

2200