AP Environmental Science Aquatic Pollution

Type of aquatic ecosystem that was once viewed as wasteland and drained by the government

• estuaries

• coral reefs

• open ocean

• wetlands

Aquatic ecosystem that serves as a nursery for many species and suffers from pollution from city harbors like the Chesapeake Bay

• estuaries

• coral reefs

• open ocean

• wetlands

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Requires maximum level of contaminants (MCLs) to meet safety regulations for community tap water supplies

• Clean Water Act

• Kyoto Protocol

• Montreal Protocol

• Safe Drinking Water Act

Policies to attain fishable and swimmable waters in the United States

• Clean Water Act

• Kyoto Protocol

• Montreal Protocol

• Safe Drinking Water Act

An area where there are cold waters, low oxygen levels, and bottom-dwelling organisms.

• benthic zone

• littoral zone

• limnetic zone

• photic zone

Which of the following is the best illustration of the 'Tragedy of the Commons?'

• Agreements among western ranchers to jointly manage common grazing land

• Depletion of fishing stocks in the North Atlantic

• Removing fish from the ocean up to the maximum yield.

• Using sustainable fishing techniques like a pole or spear.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The primary use for water in industry

• aquaculture

• cooling nuclear power plants

• hydroponics

• the food and drink industry

A family of five recently replaced its 7-gallon-per-minute showerheads with water-saving 3-gallon-per-minute showerheads. Each member of the family averages 10 minutes in the shower per day. How many fewer gallons of water will the family use each day with the new showerheads?

• 40 gallons per day

• 200 gallons per day

• 1,000 gallons per day

• 2,100 gallons per day

Presence of fecal coliform bacteria suggests that

• a factory polluted the river

• a nearby treatment plant added chlorine to the waste water

• the water is safe for drinking

• untreated animal waste contaminated the water

Which of the following describe the relationship between D.O. and B.O.D.?

• When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. decreases

• When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. increases

• When B.O.D. decreases, the D.O. decreases

• When B.O.D. increases, the D.O. decreases