Aquatics & CEI

Dates

101

What was the original name for the Clean water act before it was amended? And when was it amended?

(Bonus: When was the Act originally made?)

Federal Water Pollution Act of 1948.

1972

202

In ___ and ____, provisions were added to require states to develop and implement plans to control nonpoint source pollution and to establish a federal wetlands protection program.

1977, 1987

303

In ____, one year before the ESA, Congress passed the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, known as the Ocean Dumping Act.

1972

404

In ___ the Safe Drinking Water Act was passed.

1974

505

What act was passed in 1948?

Federal Water Pollution Control Act

Miscellaneous

101

What nutrients/chemicals do they test for in water?

Nitrates, Ammonium, Phosphates, pH, OD, Alkalinity

202

What is pH? 

(Bonus: What pH range do most fish prefer?)

A figure expressing the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a logarithmic scale.

6.5-9.0

303

What types of lakes are there?

Tetonic Lakes, Beaver-made and Human-made Lakes, Meteorite (extraterrestrial impact/ crater) lakes, Oxbow Lakes, Plunge pools, Solution Lakes, Landslides, volcanic lakes, glacial lakes

404

(Bonus: What animal is that?)

Common Duckweed and lizard

505

What are the two classes under Superclass Osteichthyes?

Actinopterygii

Sarcopterygill

Macroinvertebrate & Fish ID

101

(REQUIRED: Somebody else, besides Fancy pronounce and spell it)

O L I G O C H A E T E

202

Fishfly Larva (not Larvae) that you can see!!!

303

Damselfly (Nymph)

404

White or Black Crappie?

Black Crappie. Has irregular splotches, 7-8 spinys.

(P.S. A Water Scorpion has a tail, while a Water Strider doesn't.)

505

What is "G"?

"G" is for gonad, that's Good enough for me, 

"C" is for cookie, that's Good enough for me!

CEI part 1

101

do i know which articles belonged to part 1 and 2?  

and can i find the email with the list?

Hint: the answer to both is the same

N    o    

202

It’s important for the (second part of the food chain), of the news to decide whom they trust.

Consumers

303

The _________________is the state’s plan to reduce the amount of carbon pollution from the electricity we generate and use.

North Carolina Clean Energy Plan

404

Despite its economic limitations,___ operations are sprouting up in states like Missouri, Utah, and Virginia. And renewable natural gas from__ & ___'s has been developing in states like California, Maryland, and New York. At the same time, operations in Colorado and Michigan have been shut down due to complaints of severe odor during processing, waste seepage, and explosion risks.

Hog biotas, poultry litter, and dairy farms

505

The spotted lanternfly has a preference for ________, ______ ____, and ___ ____,

_GrapeVines.

^MapleTreees

_Black^Walnut

CEI part 2

101

Which river in NC carries the most water?

ROANOKE

202

Which invasive species has been a major problem since the 1990s?

(Hint: It could be a plant or it could be an animal) 

Hydrilla

303

 In fact, since 2000, an annual average of 70,072 wildfires have burned an annual average of _____ acres across the country. That’s more than double the annual average of ______ acres burned in the 1990s, when a greater number of fires occurred annually.

7 million

3.3 million

404

Beginning in ____ and for more than a century, volatile chemicals and debris floating on the surface of the ______ River periodically caught fire.

1868

Cuyahoga

505

What is Climate Smart Forestry?

It is an approach to forest management that supports traditional practices to enhance forest growth, such as planting, thinning, and harvesting, along with modern objectives for carbon storage and ecosystem resilience.