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Water Quality

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Contaminant contained in fertilizers and pesticides from farms   nitrates  
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water systems overloaded with nutrients undergoes which process?   eutrophication  
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Characteristic that makes an organism a good bioindicator?   organism that is sensitive to slight physical or chemical changes  
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How can organisms like frogs be used to indicate the health of a water system?   animals will sicken or die in a polluted environment  
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How does high turbidity in a watershed affect water temperatures and dissolved oxygen?   water temperatures increase dissolved oxygen levels decrease  
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How might fertilizer runoff from a farm or golf course affect the quality of water in a pond?   promotes algae growth which lowers dissolved oxygen levels  
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A decrease in pH of a body of water can do this   cause large organisms in the body of water to begin to die  
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two nonpoint pollutants most directly linked to agriculture:   bacteria and excess nutrients  
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a student creates a model of a stream in a forested mountain watershed. He wants to show how the stream could be overloaded with sediment. What should he include in his model?   acres of cleared forest above the stream  
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Which water quality indicator measures how light travels through water?   turbidity  
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Which type of organisms would most likely flourish in water near agricultural areas?   plants because of excess ferilizers  
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A process that would increase dissolved oxygen in freshwater lakes   photosynthesis  
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excessive amounts of nutrients contaminating surface and groundwater supplies cause this to happen   speed up eutrophication process  
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Which may cause scientists to be concerned about the quality of lake water?   high levels of nitrates  
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a pH of 7 most likely indicates this   the water is safe to drink  
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The pH of a lake is lowered (becomes more acidic) from 6.7 to 5.9. What effect would this have on the organisms in a river basin?   Some organisms would adapt to the new pH, while others that could not would die  
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What does high turbidity of a water body do to the dissolved oxygen levels?   the higher the turbidity, the lower the dissolved oxygen levels  
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The daily release of hot water into a pond from a local factory could have what affect?   the health of the fish in the pond would be affected  
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Increase in levels of nitrates and phosphates (nutrients) entering a body of water would   increase plant growth  
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