Pollution & Urbanization (Unit 7)
What type of pollution comes from multiple, dispersed sources instead of one specific site?
What is non-point source pollution?
What is a non-extractive marine resource used for transportation?
What are ocean currents?
What is the base of most marine food webs?
What are phytoplankton?
True or False: Water becomes denser as it gets colder and saltier.
true
True or False: Seagrass beds support large herbivores like manatees and sea turtles.
True
What type of surface increases runoff and erosion in cities?
What is an impermeable surface?
What is the maximum number of fish that can be caught without harming future populations?
What is the maximum sustainable yield?
Only ___% of energy is passed from one trophic level to the next.
What is 10%?
What is buoyancy?
What is the upward force that allows objects to float?
Which ecosystem is most affected by tidal fluctuations?
What is the intertidal zone?
What law regulates the discharge of pollutants into U.S. waters?
What is the Clean Water Act?
Which Earth system includes all living organisms like fish and coral reefs?
What is the biosphere?
Which process allows deep-sea organisms to produce food without sunlight?
What is chemosynthesis?
What causes thermohaline circulation in the ocean?
What are differences in temperature and salinity?
What makes kelp forests important?
What is that they provide food and habitat for many species?
True or False: Channelization of rivers increases habitat diversity.
False
What is the effect of the Coriolis force on ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is deflection to the right?
What is a keystone species?
What is a species that has a disproportionately large effect on ecosystem stability?
Why must divers ascend slowly after deep dives?
What is to avoid decompression sickness?
What adaptation is most common in intertidal organisms?
What is resistance to drying out and wave action?
What happens to local hydrology if green spaces are replaced with parking lots?
What is increased runoff and reduced groundwater recharge?
What ocean phenomenon can cause coral bleaching due to rising water temperatures?
What is El Niño?
What is bycatch, and why is it harmful?
What is the unintentional capture of non-target species?
What adaptation helps deep-sea fish handle extreme pressure?
What are gel-like or collapsible bodies?
What is the primary energy source for ecosystems at hydrothermal vents?
What is chemosynthesis using hydrogen sulfide?