Water quality and properties
Georgia's Aquatic Biomes
Freshwater
Saltwater
Extra Water Facts!
100
type of pollution you do not know the source of
What is non-point source
100

Thinking back to your public awareness campaign, what is one characteristic of Georgia's aquatic biomes we should be concerned about? Name a specific example of where this is occurring in Georgia

Many correct answers including turbidity, salinity shifts, changing temperatures, plastic and chemical pollution, pH and ocean acidification, etc.


100
The amount of the water on earth that is fresh
What is 3%
100
% of earth's water that is salty/ocean
What is 97%
100

a test that determines the biological activity, potency, or concentration of a substance by observing its effect on a living organism, such as cells, tissues, or a whole animal

bioassay

200
type of pollution that you know the source of
What is point source
200

A drop in the dissolved oxygen levels in Georgia's waters (as shown in an oxygen sag curve), is typically caused by what type of pollution?

Nutrient pollution


200
The land around a river or stream that drains into it.
What is a watershed or river basin is acceptable also
200
wind-driven motion of dense, cooler, and usually nutrient-rich water towards the ocean surface
What is an upwelling
200

What organisms are responsible for the majority of primary productivity in Earth's aquatic biomes?

Phytoplankton

300
water's attraction for water
cohesion
300

What is one common source of nutrient pollution in Georgia's water?

Fertilizer, domestic waste, industrial waste

300
the source of most of our drinking water from
What is ground water
300
area that is exposed to the air at low tide and submerged at high tide
What is intertidal zone
300

the process of plants losing water vapor, primarily through small pores on their leaves called stomata

Transpiration

400
examples of this are runoff from homes, pesticides, oil, fertilizer
What is non-point source pollution
400

In an oil spill off of Georgia's coast, what would we call the chemicals used to break down oil into smaller droplets?

Dispersants

400
a porous, water-saturated layer of sand, gravel, or bedrock through which groundwater flows
What is an aquifer
400
bodies of water along our coasts that are formed when freshwater from rivers flows into and mixes with saltwater from the ocean.
What is an estuary
400

the rate at which producers, such as plants and algae, convert light or chemical energy into organic matter, forming the base of nearly all food webs

Primary Productivity

500
The thing that allows water to have all of its cool properties: hint: The oxygen side of the molecule is slightly negative and the hydrogen side is slightly positive....
What is polarity
500

What is a primary ecological service provided by estuaries in Georgia?

Water purification, a shelter to promote biodiversity, a nursery for many living things

500
Most of the earth's freshwater is not actually usable...why not.
What is frozen in glaciers
500
terrestrial means ___________ and aquatic means _______
What is land; water
500

 increasing concentration of a substance, such as a pollutant or pesticide, in organisms at successively higher levels of a food chain

Biomagnification

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