WorksheetsThe Great Lakes Vocab, Evidence and Reasoning
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which term best defined as a geographic area that includes all of the rivers and streams that flow into a lake or sea?
basin
landmass
plateau
watershed
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.
Great Lakes habitat loss
Great Lakes watershed
Great Lakes food chain
Great Lakes freshwater ecosystem
Evidence: Which of the following suffered the most from DDT poisoning in the Great Lakes
fish-eating birds
large fish
small fish
tiny organisms
The sea lamprey and zebra mussel are a part of which of these Great Lake ecosystem problems?
wetland loss
invasive species
algae explosions
point-source pollution
Which of the following is the best definition of "food chain"?
a community of all the living things and the environment in an area
all of the feeding relationships within and ecosystem
a geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water
a series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food
Which species in the food chain depends on smelt to survive?
phytoplankton and lake trout
lake trout and herring gulls
only lake trout
only herring gulls
Suppose the water is polluted in such a way that all of the phytoplankton die. How might this affect this food chain?
The smelt would lose their food and die.
The smelt and lake trout would both lose their food sources and die.
The smelt, lake trout, and herring gulls would lose all their food sources.
They would not affect the food chain.
How many great lakes are there?
4
5
2
8
Lake Ontario connects to the Atlantic Ocean through what river?
St. Mississippi River
St. Ohio RIver
St. Guadalupe River
St. Lawrence River
The flow of the great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean goes as follows....
Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario, St. Lawrence River
Lake Erie, Superior, Michigan, Ontario, Huron, Ohio River
Lake Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior, Landawanna River
Lake Ontario, Erie, Superior, Eddelston, Michigan, Mississippi River
Evidence: An invasive species to the Great Lakes system which sucks blood and almost destroyed the trout population is which of the following......
Sea dragon
Sea turtle
Sea Lamprey
Sea bass
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?
5%
10%
.01%
1%
Reasoning: The Great Lakes hold ____________ of the world's freshwater.
100%
90%
50%
20%
Reasoning: The Great Lakes hold what percent of the United States' freshwater.
90%
60%
50%
20%
Reasoning: How many people get their drinking water from the great lakes?
More than 30 million
More than 50 million
Which two nations have agreements in place to help preserve the Great Lakes?
USA
Mexico
Japan
Canada
What is an ecosystem?
A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food
All of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem
A community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live
A geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a big body of water
What is a food chain?
A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food
All of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem
A community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live
A geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a big body of water
What is a food web?
A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food
All of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem
A community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live
A geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a big body of water
What is a watershed?
A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food
All of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem
A community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live
A geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a big body of water
Reasoning: Which of the following are the Great Lakes used for? Check ALL that apply.
Farming
Recreation
Industry and Businesses
Shipping
Homes
Fill in the blank:
The Great Lakes are the world's ________ freshwater ecosystem.
Smallest
Only
Largest
Coldest
What happened to the Great Lakes in 1969?
They dried up
They expanded
They became heavily polluted
Evidence: How did factories help fix the pollution problem in the Great Lakes? Check ALL that apply.
They used less harsh chemicals
They held fundraisers to raise awareness
They limited the amount of chemicals put in the water
They shut down all businesses on the lakes
Evidence: How did consumers help with pollution?
Began using better products for the environment
Attended rallies and fundraisers
Moved to a cleaner place
Started a vegan diet
True or False:
Evidence: There are more than 185 invasive species at the Great Lakes.
True
False
Evidence: How do invasive species come to the Great Lakes?
People bring them there
Through water transport, attached to boats
They migrate through streams
They randomly show up, no one knows how
Evidence: Use this diagram to answer question
Which of the following is the best definition of “food chain”?
a community of all the living things and the environment in an area
all of the feeding relationships within an ecosystem
a geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water
a series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food
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?
The smelt would lose their food source and die.
The smelt and lake trout would both lose their food sources and die.
The smelt, lake trout, and herring gulls would all lose their food sources.
This would not affect the food chain.
Evidence: The Great Lakes is a watershed. True or False?
True
False
Impact: In a watershed, the water from one lake does not impact the other lake.
True
False
Evidence: Over 1/10th of the US population and 1/4 of Canadians live in the Great Lakes region.
False
True
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.
True
False
Impact: In an ecosystem, if a plant dies, it is no big deal to the other animals.
True
False
Evidence: Old toxic waste dumps also pollute since many contain poisons that leak into waterways
True
False
Evidence: Pollution from the air damages watersheds as it falls back to earth with rain or as dust.
True
False
Evidence: Asian Carp were brought to the US by Catfish farmers to clean their ponds. But then...
They escaped into rivers
They ate all the smaller fish in the lakes
They migrated south the the Gulf of Mexico
They were killed off by chemicals
Evidence: The US and Canada are doing the following except one to help stop the spread of invasive species
Having shippers treat ballast water
Banning the sale of live Asian Carp
Making a barrier to stop fish in the Mississippi River
Releasing alligators into the rivers to eat the invasive fish
Reasoning: Major cities except which one sit along the shores of the Great Lakes
Milwaukee, WI
Toronto Canada
Buffalo, NY
Boston, MA
Reasoning: The Great Lakes have over _______ miles of shoreline that are used by both people and animals to sustain life
35,000
11,000
85,000
2200
