Aquatics
True or False
No matter where you are or where you live, you are in a watershed.
True, everyone lives in a watershed.
True or False
When a forest tree dies, less sunlight reaches the ground resulting in a growth of different plants.
False, more sunlight reaches the forest floor
True or False
Organic matter comes from the decomposing bodies of plant and animals.
True
True or False
Fragmentation creates habitat patches and reduces the long-term health and number of wildlife populations.
True, fragmentation is bad for wildlife.
A. Point source pollution
B. non-point source pollution
C bad stuff
B. Non-point source pollution is difficult to control because it's source is hard to identify.
A watershed can drain into
A. a river
B. a pond
C. the ocean
D. all of the above
D. Watershed drain into a bigger body of water.
When a forest or grassland has only one species growing (the same crop).
What is a monoculture
Put these layers of the soil in the correct order. (soil horizon)
B,A,C,R,O,E
O (organic matter), A (topsoil), E(eluvial), B (subsoil), C (parent material), R (bedrock)
1. warm blooded
2. have vertibrates
3. have hair or fur
4. birth live young
5. mom produces milk
Give an example of non-point source pollution.
Does cool or warm water have more oxygen, making it a better fish habitat?
Cool water is the best water for fish.
Organisms introduced, either intentionally or accidentally, into a new environment where they are not native where they spread and cause harm.
What is an invasive species
What is humus.
What is a generalist species?
Is pollution from a factory point or non-point source pollution?
point source
This wetland is mainly grasses, common along the edges of rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, can be salt of fresh water and supports a diversity of life.
What is a marsh.
True or False
Forest products generate 100 BILLION dollars a year in a the United States.
False, forest products generate $200 BILLION
Giant pieces of the Earth's crust and the uppermost mantle.
What are tectonic plates.
True or false
Birds are warm-blooded.
True
What can be done on the land to prevent pollution from getting into the water?
more trash cans, best management practices (plant along waterways, fence animals out of water, keep vehicles maintained (no oil leaks), follow directions on fertilizer and chemical applications....)
Dissolved oxygen is an important measure of stream water quality. Where does the oxygen come from?
A. the atmosphere
B. plants
C. both A & B
D. none of the above
C. DO come from the atmosphere and plants
A volume measure used for a stack of wood.
What is a cord. (4" deep & 8' long = 128 cubic feet)
Most household and agricultural fertilizers contain phosphorous, potassium and ________.
When one creature eats another, those nutrients are passed along. What is this called?
A food chain.
What does Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) mean?
The amount of pollution that can enter a waterway and the waterway remain healthy.