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Aquatic Science Chapters 1-5

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Turbidity is...
a)
A description of how clear a water sample is
b)
A description of how thick the water is
c)
How much oxygen is dissolved in a water sample
d)
How many pathogens are present in a water sample
2.
Eutrophication occurs when...
a)
oil leaks into a water source
b)
the pH of a water source is too acid
c)
fertilizer run-off enters a water source
d)
when arsenic is added to water source
3.
What type of pollution is the picture representing?
a)
point-source
b)
non-point source
c)
thermal
d)
groundwater
4.
What is adhesion?
a)
Water's ability to stick to itself
b)
Water's ability to stick to other substances
c)
The strength of the cohesion of all the water molecules combined
d)
Tape, glue and other adhesives
5.
What are abiotic factors?
a)
All of the living things in an ecosystem
b)
All of the non living things in an ecosystem
c)
All of the living and nonliving things combined
d)
A piece of a living thing
6.
Water is a universal solvent because it...
a)
It can be found anywhere
b)
It freezes when it gets cold
c)
floats when frozen
d)
Dissolves most substances
7.

The amount of energy the producers in this energy pyramid provide the primary consumer is 54,000 joules. From this amount, 540 joules are provided to the tertiary consumers. Based on this model, how much of the energy was provided to secondary consumers?

a)

53,460 J

b)

5,400 J

c)

540 J

d)

54 J

8.

Food webs such as the one shown were first used in 1927 by the animal ecologist Charles Elton. The food web below represents the feeding relationships among organisms in an Alaskan ecosystem. An environmental change that removed which of these organisms from the ecosystem would cause the most instability in the ecosystem?

a)

Auklets

b)

Foxes

c)

Salmon

d)

Zooplankton

9.

Some relationships between different organisms are shown in the table. Which table correctly identifies each type of interaction described?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.
Identify the process shown in this diagram.
a)
Extinction
b)
Toxin Accumulation
c)
Pollution
d)
Biomagnification
11.

What step of the water cycle is shown in this picture?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

12.
After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different forms
a)
precipitation 
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation 
d)
ground water
13.
An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism is a ______________________.
a)
prey
b)
producer
c)
predator
d)
decomposer
14.
The role an organism plays in its ecosystem
a)
niche
b)
behavior
c)
structure
d)
function
15.
A group of organisms of the same species
a)
ecosystem
b)
community
c)
population
d)
group
16.

What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

a)

natural selection

b)

mutation

c)

camouflage

d)

adaptation

17.

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

a)

provide heat energy for evaporation

b)

provide heat energy for condensation

c)

dry out the soil for runoff to occur

d)

provide thermal energy for accumulation

18.

Most of Earth's fresh water is used for

a)

recreational purposes such as swimming pools.

b)

Irrigating crops

c)

drinking

d)

washing dishes and clothes

19.

Dissolved oxygen enters a body of water through which processes?

a)

Aeration and decomposition

b)

Decomposition and fish swimming

c)

Aeration and photosynthesis

d)

None of these

20.

What percentage of the water on Earth is FRESHWATER?

a)

3%

b)

30%

c)

70%

d)

93%

21.

Which is the best definition of an Aquifer?

a)

An underground lake

b)

Freshwater on the surface

c)

A spring

d)

Rainwater

22.

Water that has a salinity above 0.5%, but below 3% is considered -

a)

Saltwater

b)

Brackish water

c)

Freshwater

d)

There is no name for this

23.

An area where all of the precipitation and runoff eventually end up in the same body of water.

a)

A mountain range

b)

A water bowl

c)

A lake

d)

A watershed

24.

Which of the following describes characteristics of PLANTS, but not algae?

a)

They share ALL of the same characteristics

b)

Single celled and usually green

c)

Photosynthesis, Chloroplasts

d)

Roots, stems, leaves

25.

Using this dichotomous key, identity the name of the circled fish.

a)

band-tail puffer

b)

spotted goat fish

c)

peacock flounder

d)

trumpet fish