Question 1

All of the following statements are true concerning temperate lakes except:

Accepted Answer

A) Fall and spring turnovers involve vertical mixing of temperature stratified waters. 
B) During fall and spring turnover,the oxygen rich hypolimnion moves up to the epilimnion. 
C) During late fall and early spring,a temperate lake has a uniform water temperature. 
D) During the year,the hypolimnion's temperature does not change. 
E) Fall and spring turnovers involve the wind. 
A) Fall and spring turnovers involve vertical mixing of temperature stratified waters. 
B) During fall and spring turnover,the oxygen rich hypolimnion moves up to the epilimnion. 
C) During late fall and early spring,a temperate lake has a uniform water temperature. 
D) During the year,the hypolimnion's temperature does not change. 
E) Fall and spring turnovers involve the wind. B

Question 2

The turnover time for atmospheric water is

Accepted Answer

A) days to weeks. 
B) months to years. 
C) years to decades. 
D) decades to centuries. 
E) centuries to millennia. 
A) days to weeks. 
B) months to years. 
C) years to decades. 
D) decades to centuries. 
E) centuries to millennia. A

Question 3

Small head streams can be characterized by all of the following components except:

Accepted Answer

A) energy source CPOM. 
B) clear. 
C) low oxygen content. 
D) cool. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) energy source CPOM. 
B) clear. 
C) low oxygen content. 
D) cool. 
E) None of the choices are correct. C

Question 4

According to the river continuum,the main energy source for

Accepted Answer

A) small head streams is CPOM. 
B) small head streams is FPOM. 
C) small head streams is phytoplankton. 
D) large rivers is phytoplankton. 
E) large rivers is CPOM. 
A) small head streams is CPOM. 
B) small head streams is FPOM. 
C) small head streams is phytoplankton. 
D) large rivers is phytoplankton. 
E) large rivers is CPOM.

Question 5

Determine the sample median given the following data:

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A) 8.5g 
B) 10.0g 
C) 9.0g 
D) 11.0g 
E) 12.5g 
A) 8.5g 
B) 10.0g 
C) 9.0g 
D) 11.0g 
E) 12.5g

Question 6

Limnetic thermoclines are located in the _______________ zone.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Limnetic thermoclines are located in the _______________...

Question 7

The timing and extent of tides are a function of all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the moon's gravitational force. 
B) the sun's gravitational force. 
C) geography 
D) the size of the body of water 
E) salinity levels 
A) the moon's gravitational force. 
B) the sun's gravitational force. 
C) geography 
D) the size of the body of water 
E) salinity levels

Question 8

The male of the deep-sea anglerfish species is reduced to a parasitic appendage of the female.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The effects of currents in streams include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) organism size. 
B) organism shape. 
C) organism behavior. 
D) oxygen content. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) organism size. 
B) organism shape. 
C) organism behavior. 
D) oxygen content. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 10

The benthic portion of eutrophic lakes can become _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The benthic portion of eutrophic lakes can...

Question 11

Which of the following vertical aquatic zones is correctly ordered?

Accepted Answer

A) bathypelagic,mesopelagic,epipelagic,abyssal,hadal 
B) epipelagic,mesopelagic,bathypelagic,abyssal,hadal 
C) abyssal,bathypelagic,hadal,mesopelagic,epipelagic 
D) epipelagic,bathypelagic,mesopelagic,hadal,abyssal 
E) mesopelagic,abyssal,epipelagic,hadal,bathypelagic 
A) bathypelagic,mesopelagic,epipelagic,abyssal,hadal 
B) epipelagic,mesopelagic,bathypelagic,abyssal,hadal 
C) abyssal,bathypelagic,hadal,mesopelagic,epipelagic 
D) epipelagic,bathypelagic,mesopelagic,hadal,abyssal 
E) mesopelagic,abyssal,epipelagic,hadal,bathypelagic

Question 12

Estuaries are junctions between rivers and lakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is the correct order of the major ocean basins from largest to the smallest?

Accepted Answer

A) Atlantic,Pacific,Indian 
B) Indian,Atlantic,Pacific 
C) Pacific,Indian,Atlantic 
D) Pacific,Atlantic,Indian 
E) None of the choices are correct; all three ocean basins are of equal size 
A) Atlantic,Pacific,Indian 
B) Indian,Atlantic,Pacific 
C) Pacific,Indian,Atlantic 
D) Pacific,Atlantic,Indian 
E) None of the choices are correct; all three ocean basins are of equal size

Question 14

Which of the following rivers would have the highest salinity?

Accepted Answer

A) Columbia River 
B) Rio Negro 
C) Pecos 
D) They all have equally low salinity levels. 
E) They all have equally high salinity levels. 
A) Columbia River 
B) Rio Negro 
C) Pecos 
D) They all have equally low salinity levels. 
E) They all have equally high salinity levels.

Question 15

Eutrophic lakes are characterized by

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A) high oxygen content. 
B) cool temperatures. 
C) high nutrient levels. 
D) deep and clear waters. 
E) low biological productivity. 
A) high oxygen content. 
B) cool temperatures. 
C) high nutrient levels. 
D) deep and clear waters. 
E) low biological productivity.

Question 16

Oceanic upwellings bring nutrient rich waters to the west coast of South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A marsh is the junction between ________________ and _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) sea; land 
B) river; sea 
C) land; river 
D) estuary; land 
E) mangrove; sea 
A) sea; land 
B) river; sea 
C) land; river 
D) estuary; land 
E) mangrove; sea

Question 18

What percentage of the earth's water supply is freshwater in rivers,lakes,and actively exchanged groundwater?

Accepted Answer

A) 97% 
B) 71% 
C) 2% 
D) <1% 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) 97% 
B) 71% 
C) 2% 
D) <1% 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 19

Which of the following river dimension definitions is/ are incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) active channel: riparian zone with seasonal flooding 
B) wetted channel: water-laden year around 
C) riffle: current of water 
D) phreatic zone: transition from riparian to water column 
E) hyporheic zone: transition between surface water and ground water 
A) active channel: riparian zone with seasonal flooding 
B) wetted channel: water-laden year around 
C) riffle: current of water 
D) phreatic zone: transition from riparian to water column 
E) hyporheic zone: transition between surface water and ground water

Question 20

Of the following aquatic environments,which has the highest productivity?

Accepted Answer

A) lakes 
B) rivers 
C) oceanic zone 
D) intertidal zone 
E) coral reefs 
A) lakes 
B) rivers 
C) oceanic zone 
D) intertidal zone 
E) coral reefs

Exam 3: Life in Water

All of the following statements are true concerning temperate lakes except:

The turnover time for atmospheric water is

Small head streams can be characterized by all of the following components except:

According to the river continuum,the main energy source for

Determine the sample median given the following data:

Limnetic thermoclines are located in the _______________ zone.

The timing and extent of tides are a function of all of the following except

The male of the deep-sea anglerfish species is reduced to a parasitic appendage of the female.

The effects of currents in streams include all of the following except

The benthic portion of eutrophic lakes can become _______________.

Which of the following vertical aquatic zones is correctly ordered?

Estuaries are junctions between rivers and lakes.

Which of the following is the correct order of the major ocean basins from largest to the smallest?

Which of the following rivers would have the highest salinity?

Eutrophic lakes are characterized by

Oceanic upwellings bring nutrient rich waters to the west coast of South America.

A marsh is the junction between ________________ and _________________.

What percentage of the earth's water supply is freshwater in rivers,lakes,and actively exchanged groundwater?

Which of the following river dimension definitions is/ are incorrect?

Of the following aquatic environments,which has the highest productivity?

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