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- 1. Multiple Choice
This lake zone suffers from a lack of light and has limited to no photosynthesis:
Littoral
Epilimnion
Profundal
Limnetic
- 2. Multiple Choice
What are organisms living on, near, or in the sediment of lakes called?
Nekton
Plankton
Limnetic
Benthos
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich zone contains the most life in a lake or pond?Littoral zone around the shorelineProfundal zone in the deep and darkBenthic zone in the sedimentLimnetic zone in the open lake as far as light reaches
- 4. Multiple ChoiceMesotrophic lakes are:Older lakes whose nutrient content is high and occupied by warm water fishyoung lakes with little vegetation and few nutrientslakes that contain a medium amount of nutrient build up
- 5. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False. Ponds are smaller than lakes.TrueFalse
- 6. Multiple Choice
What term refers to an increase in the amount of nutrients in a body of water (ex. lakes with a lot of algae)?
Oligotrophic
Eutrophication
Metatrophic
Endotrophic
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which portion of a water body outlines the area that is open water and consists of no rooted plants?
Limnetic Zone
Photozone
Littoral Zone
Benthic Zone
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which portion of a water body outlines the bottom portion of a body of water. (Decaying matter and decomposers are found here)
Limnetic Zone
Photozone
Littoral Zone
Benthic Zone
- 9. Multiple Choice
How do fertilizers change bodies of water?
The excess nutrients increase productivity and algae growth
They pollute the waters and the chemicals kill fish
They make the lakes healthier
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a freshwater ecosystem?LakeOceanRiverStream
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe three border rivers of Texas are...The Sabine River, the Red River, and the Rio GrandeThe Sabine River, the Guadalupe River, and the Rio GrandeThe Red River, the Rio Grande, and the San Antonio RiverThe Colorado River, the Rio Grande, and the Sabine River
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the correct order from oldest (formed along time ago) to youngest (recently formed pond) in this pond succession?
A, B, C, D
D, C, B, A
B, A, D, C
C, D, A, B
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAn area where sunlight is unable to penetrateaphotic zonephotic zone
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following lake types is made from glaciers carving out the ground (ex. Great Lakes)
Glacier Lakes
Oxbow Lake
Playas
Man-Made Lakes
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following lake types is made by damming rivers (ex. Lake Houston)
Glacier Lakes
Oxbow Lake
Playas
Man-Made Lakes
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA meander cut off from a river.alluvial fandeltaflood plainoxbow lake
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAll marine organisms that can swim freely within the water columnnektonbenthicPlankton
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which letter represents the lemnetic zone?
A
B
G
H
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which letter represents the littoral zone?
A
B
G
H
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which letter represents the benthic zone?
A
B
G
H
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following temperature lake stratification zones is characterized by: WARMEST ZONE NEAR THE SURFACE, HAS MORE ORGANISMS, GREATEST LIGHT & OXYGEN, AND IS EASILY MIXED BY WIND/CURRENTS.
Epilimnion
Metalimnion
Hypolimnion
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following temperature lake stratification zones is characterized by: MIDDLE LAYER WITH A STEEP DECLINE IN TEMPERATURE.
Epilimnion
Metalimnion
Hypolimnion
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following temperature lake stratification zones is characterized by: LITTLE TO NO LIGHT & OXYGEN, NO MIXING BY WIND, THE DEEPEST LAYER, AND COLDEST LAYER.
Epilimnion
Metalimnion
Hypolimnion
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which letter represents the photic zone? (refer to the light zone choices below the yellow box)
A
B
C
D
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which letter represents the aphotic zone? (refer to the light zone choices below the yellow box)
A
B
C
D
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which letter represents the epilimnion layer? (refer to the temperature zone choices below the red box)
E
F
G
H
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which letter represents the metalimnion layer? (refer to the temperature zone choices below the red box)
E
F
G
H
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which letter represents the hypolimnion layer? (refer to the temperature zone choices below the red box)
E
F
G
H
- 29. Multiple Choice
These are lakes in mountain regions with clear water and few nutrients.
mesotrophic
oligotrophic
eutrophic
hypereutrophic
- 30. Multiple Choice
PICK 2: These are lakes in lowland areas with green water from phytoplankton and rich in nutrients.
mesotrophic
oligotrophic
eutrophic
hypereutrophic
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