Lake/Pond Quiz

Predict the impact of sediment and nutrients brought by storm water runoff on a lake/pond ecosystem

• Lake water would rise

• There would be no long-term damage

• Pond succession would speed up

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Predict the oxygen level in a pond

• The amount of oxygen dissolved in the water stays pretty even over a 24-hour period

• The water is too deep for plants to grow on the bottom, making it low in oxygen

• Oxygen levels are high each day while the sun is shining and plants are photosynthesizing, but they drop dramatically at night

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Where is most of aquatic life located in a lake?

• In pelagic zone away from the shore, as far as the sunlight reaches

• In the Benthic zone

• In the Littoral zone, along the shoreline

Plants living in lakes and ponds:

• Have long, thin, flexible stems that offer resistance to currents

• Include tiny, free-floating species of algae

• Have waxy/slimy coating to protect them from drying out when water levels drop

• Both B and C

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

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Plankton in Ponds:

• Make up the base of pond food webs

• Are tiny, microscopic organisms

• Make easy prey for other aquatic life

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Which pond is in the third step of succession?

• Pond A

• Pond B

• Pond C

• Pond D

Put the following steps of pond succession in order:

A. They become smaller shallower ponds, as sediment builds up

B. Then they become wetlands

C. Eventually, they become solid ground where trees grow

• A, C, B

• B, C, A

• A, B, C

• B, A, C

Which letter represents the Limnetic Zone?

• H

• C

• B

• G

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which letter represents the zone where light penetrates?

• H

• G

• C

• A

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which zone shows where freshwater plants may be rooted?

• Limnetic

• Littoral

• Benthic

• All of the above