Eutrophication

Which mentioned gas dissolves in water?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Ozone

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen Dioxide

The mentioned gas is needed for photosynthesis to occur

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

If the amount of oxygen in water decreases...

• Respiration rate increases

• Respiration rate decreases

• No effect on respiration

• More photosynthesis occurs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

When talking about fertilizers in Eutrophication, fertilizers contain...

(pick TWO answers)

• Carbohydrates

• Sulfates

• Phosphates

• Nitrates

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Fertilizers are insoluble in water

• True

• False

Leaching is...

• When acid rain harms plants

• When fertilizers are stuck in soil, harming plants

• When fertilizers are washed away by rain, ending up in rivers/streams

• When fertilizers are taken up into the plant to be used for chemical processes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Nitrates that have been leached are used by...

• The ocean

• Fish

• Clams

• Algae and green plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What are the dangers of excessive growth of algae and plants

• They might take up too much room

• They block sunlight for other organisms

• They do not harm other organisms

• Other organisms eat them and they are toxic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Once the algae/green plants die, they are food for...

• Fish

• Plankton

• Fungi

• Saprophytic Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Place the followng in the correct order:

1. Large amounts of Bacteria Respire

2. Other organisms have to move habitat

3. Bacteria begin to reproduce rapidly

4. Less oxygen is available for other organisms

• 1,2,3,4

• 4,3,2,1

• 1,4,2,3

• 3,1,4,2

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1