Definitions
Process
Causes
Effects
Extra
100
refers to the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other chemicals in an organism
What is bioaccumulation?
100
The first step of biomagnification/bioaccumulation. Hint- it takes up 70% of your body
What is water?
100
Deliberately discharged causing bioaccumulation and biomagnification?
What is chemicals?
100
Animals at top of the food chain.
Who is most affected by biomagnification?
100
Most commonly eaten fish in the U.S.
What is tuna?
200
occurs when the concentration of a substance, such as DDT or mercury, in an organism exceeds the background concentration of the substance in its diet
What is biomagnification?
200
Second step of biomagnification? Hint- it's a character on Spongebob
What is phtyoplankton?
200
It makes its way into oceans through rivers.
What are pesticides?
200
"tunnel vision", parallel lines become blurred
What is impairment of peripheral vision in fish?
200
Fish that have the highest amount(s) of Mercury
What are marlin, tuna, shark, swordfish, king mackerel, tile fish, and northern pike?
300
organic compound used as insecticide, continues in environment, concentrated at head of food chain in animals
What is DDT?
300
The third process of biomagnification/bioaccumulation. Hint- the Greek word it's from is "zoon" and "planktos"
What is zooplankton?
300
Compounds from industrial smokestacks and automobile emissions
What is water pollution?
300
Fish will grow muscles twice the size as normal.
What are genetic mutations in fish?
300
This fictional character was suffering from mercury poisoning.
Who is the Mad Hatter?
400
atomic number 80, silvery-white heavy metal, liquid at regular temperatures, quicksilver
What is mercury?
400
The fourth process of biomagnification/bioaccumulation.
What are small fish?
400
This single-celled life form takes in a dangerous toxin which can't be digested
What is an organism?
400
Since male gull partners forgot how to parent, mother gulls share nests and raise eggs together.
What are reproductive difficulties in seagulls?
400
The highest predator (the fish most affected by biomagnification) in the ocean food chain.
What is a large shark?
500
individual plant, animal, or single-celled life form
What is an organism?
500
The last step of biomagnification/bioaccumulation.
What are fish-eating birds?
500
Coal plants, Mines, and this other source release mercury which turns into methylmercury.
What is a volcano?
500
Lake Eufaula, one of the most popular lakes in Oklahoma, is found to have high levels of mercury
What is the contamination of water reservoirs?
500
Naturally occurring element that is found in air, water, and soil
What is mercury?
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