Great Lakes Info
Great Lakes Info Pt 2
Pollution
Invasive Species
Food Web Info
100
Name the five great lakes
Michigan, Huron, Ontario, Erie, Superior
100
How were the Great Lakes created?
Melting of glaciers
100
What was a toxic chemical entering the great lakes?
DDT
100
What is the vampire fish?
Sea Lamprey
100
A series of plants and animals, each of which depend on the one below it for food is...
A food chain
200
What is the acronym for the five great lakes?
Michael Hammer Eats Odd Soup
200
What is a watershed?
Geographic are that includes all of the rivers and streams that flow into a lake or sea
200
Pollution that doesn't come from a specific location is?
Non point source pollution
200
List four invasive species in the Great Lakes
-Sea Lamprey
- Zebra Mussels
- Alewives
-Asian Carp
200
In this photo which species in this food chain depends on the locust to survive?
Lizard and Snake
300
Which great lake is the smallest?
Lake Ontario
300
What was a result of new laws to protect the Great Lakes?
PCBs and DDT in the food chain declined
300
What could cause a toxic chemical in SOIL to make its way into streams and lakes?
Runoff
300
How do invasive species enter the Great Lakes?
Travel by water or ballast water brought by boats. They enter the Great Lakes than mass populate.
300
Suppose the farm land is polluted with DDT and all the corn dies. How might this affect this food chain?
The locust, lizard, and snake would all lose their food sources.
400
Which great lake is the biggest?
Lake Superior
400
What is a major city surrounding one of the Great Lakes?
Chicago
400
What is the main difference between point source pollution and non point source pollution?
Where the pollution comes from
PSP: Has an exact location
NPSP: Has no traceable location
400
What animals are being added to the great lakes to reduce the amount of alewives and sea lampreys?
Alligator Gar and Pacific Salmon
400
Looking at this diagram... what part of the food chain is the producer?
The plant
500
Which great lake is the shallowest?
Lake Erie
500
What happened in 1972 that helped protect the Great Lakes?
The GREAT LAKES QUALITY AGREEMENT was created.
500
How was DDT poisoning the lakes?
Fish eating birds
500
How does ballast water affect invasive species?
It releases creatures into the water.
A boat brings this ballast water from another water source and then it is emptied with invasive animals.
500
What part of the food chain is the decomposer?
The mushrooms