APES Water Pollution
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| What organisms would probably be found in the area marked 3 and higher? | mayfly and stonefly larvae
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| What organisms would probably be found in the area between 1 and 2? | gar, blackfly and midge larvae
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| When natural waters are overload with plant nutrients, such as nitrate and phosphate ions, they become | eutrophic
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| Cultural eutrophicatiion results from | human activity
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| _____ sources of water pollution are relatively easy to monitor and regulate while _______ sources of water pollution are difficult to monitor and cleanup. | point; nonpoint
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| Coliform bacteria populations are routinely monitored in drinking water supplies, swimming pools, and at beaches because these bacteria | indicate the presence of feces in water
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| Dioxins, pesticides, and polychlorinated biphenyls are all types of | toxic organic compounds
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| The range of tolerance for temperature in an aquatic organism is likely to be _____ the tolerance range of a terrestrial organism. | less than
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| in order to avoid producing thermal plumes, power plants often | increase the efficiency of their energy use
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| The main reason that surface water pollution has largely decreased in the United States since 1950 is | the Clean Water Act
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| In 1998, a change in the approach to water quality was initiated by _____ with an emphasis on _____ | the EPA; watershed management
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| Feedlots are not a major cause of ____ in water | oxygen
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| All of the following are examples of natural processes that are accelerated by human activities EXCEPT | burning of fossil fuels
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| Aquifers are especially susceptible to contamination in all of these places EXCEPT | if they in are deep
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| The following statements explain why contamination of aquifers is dangerous. WHich of the statements is false? | Pollutantsare extremely stable once they contaminate an aquifer
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| Municipal sewage can be an excellent source of ______ that are otherwise expensive to mine | useful metals
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