Water Quality
This is the measure of suspended particles in the water.
What is turbidity?
A species of bivalve that uses its muscular foot to dig into the mud.
What is a clam?
Increases in this atmospheric gas is primarily responsible for climate change.
What is carbon dioxide?
This term is used to describe the ability to support the needs of today and prepare for the future in a way that is equitable?
What is sustainability?
This is a large wetland in Southwest Florida that has been threatened by human activity.
What are the Everglades?
What are microplastics?
The number of shells that bivalves have, which distinguishes them from other mollusks.
What is 2?
Increased carbon dioxide causes the ocean to become more ________.
What is acidic.
This is the study of the interactions of humans and their environment?
What is environmental science?
The largest lake in Florida that can cause water quality problems near Fort Myers.
What is Lake Okeechobee?
Species of photosynthetic microorganisms that produce toxins or have adverse effects on the environment.
What are harmful algae?
The organ in bivalves responsible for filtering water.
What is the gill?
A type of greenhouse gas from farming (cows farting) and emissions.
What is methane?
What term is used to describe the area of land that drains into a river, lake, or ocean?
What is a watershed?
Who's calling my phone?
This term is used to describe an excess of nutrients that can lead to harmful algal blooms.
What is eutrophication
This is the primary food source for bivalves.
This phenomenon is caused by polar ice melting and poses a particular risk for coastal areas, including Florida.
What is sea level rise?
What term is used to describe organisms that are non-native and cause damage to the environment?
What are invasive species?
This person dresses as the Mandalorian.
Who is Chad?
This term is used to describe low oxygen conditions in the water.
What is hypoxia.
The term used to describe the benefits of many bivalve species, including creation of habitat and filtration capactiy.
What are ecosystem services?
The removal of trees, known as __________, contributes to increased carbon emissions.
What is deforestation?
All of the trees that we see have been planted in the past 150 years. This is described as ________.
What is secondary growth?
The name of FGCU's mascot.
What is Azul?