ENVS Quiz #3
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How have the protections of the US Clean Water Act, which have been in place for 47 years, been eroded by the current US Administration, via its appointed EPA heads?
a. the Trump Administration is upholding the Clean Water Rule
b. the EPA is allowing saltwater intrusion into tributaries and seasonal streams
c. the EPA is now allowing point pollution being discharged into aquifers
d. ephemeral streams can now have much higher dissolved oxygen levels
e. upstream tributaries and ephemeral streams are now exempt from protection
a. the Trump Administration is upholding the Clean Water Rule
b. the EPA is allowing saltwater intrusion into tributaries and seasonal streams
c. the EPA is now allowing point pollution being discharged into aquifers
d. ephemeral streams can now have much higher dissolved oxygen levels
e. upstream tributaries and ephemeral streams are now exempt from protection
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How have the protections of the US Clean Water Act, which have been in place for 47 years, been eroded by the current US Administration, via its appointed EPA heads?
a. the Trump Administration is upholding the Clean Water Rule
b. the EPA is allowing saltwater intrusion into tributaries and seasonal streams
c. the EPA is now allowing point pollution being discharged into aquifers
d. ephemeral streams can now have much higher dissolved oxygen levels
e. upstream tributaries and ephemeral streams are now exempt from protection
a. the Trump Administration is upholding the Clean Water Rule
b. the EPA is allowing saltwater intrusion into tributaries and seasonal streams
c. the EPA is now allowing point pollution being discharged into aquifers
d. ephemeral streams can now have much higher dissolved oxygen levels
e. upstream tributaries and ephemeral streams are now exempt from protection
e. upstream tributaries and ephemeral streams are now exempt from protection
What is NOT a symptom of HAB poisoning in marine wildlife, such as sea lions?
a. staggering
b. spatial confusion
c. seizures
d. rashes
e. convulsions
a. staggering
b. spatial confusion
c. seizures
d. rashes
e. convulsions
d. rashes
What is the immediate effect of excess nutrients entering a body of water as runoff pollution?
a. a decrease in dissolved oxygen levels
b. a decrease in underwater photosynthesis
c. a decrease of sunlight due to algal blooms
d. an increase in the number of decomposers
e. an increase in algal blooms
a. a decrease in dissolved oxygen levels
b. a decrease in underwater photosynthesis
c. a decrease of sunlight due to algal blooms
d. an increase in the number of decomposers
e. an increase in algal blooms
e. an increase in algal blooms
What was the dramatic event which helped spur passage of the 1972 Clean Water Act?
a. toxic chemicals were released into the Mississippi River
b. the Cuyahoga River caught fire
c. people were becoming sick from drinking water
d. the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico
e. an oil spill in the ocean
a. toxic chemicals were released into the Mississippi River
b. the Cuyahoga River caught fire
c. people were becoming sick from drinking water
d. the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico
e. an oil spill in the ocean
b. the Cuyahoga River caught fire
What is hypoxia?
a. where there is not enough dissolved oxygen in the water to support organisms
b. when your veins and arteries constrict to prevent heat loss
c. when your body temperature drops below 98.6°F
d. where there is too much dissolved oxygen in water for marine life to cope with
e. a disease affecting fish, often caused by pollution
a. where there is not enough dissolved oxygen in the water to support organisms
b. when your veins and arteries constrict to prevent heat loss
c. when your body temperature drops below 98.6°F
d. where there is too much dissolved oxygen in water for marine life to cope with
e. a disease affecting fish, often caused by pollution
a. where there is not enough dissolved oxygen in the water to support organisms
What are cash crops?
a. food crops only grown for export
b. primarily illegal crops like coca for cocaine
c. only food crops like coffee
d. crops like high quality cotton sold for higher profits than normal
e. any food and fiber crops grown for profit instead of use
a. food crops only grown for export
b. primarily illegal crops like coca for cocaine
c. only food crops like coffee
d. crops like high quality cotton sold for higher profits than normal
e. any food and fiber crops grown for profit instead of use
e. any food and fiber crops grown for profit instead of use
Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding GMOs?
a. GMOs are patented by a few corporations and are generally expensive
b. GMOs have been exhaustively shown to not pose a threat to living organisms, including humans
c. Some people are concerned about health impacts and environmental consequences that could be associated with GMOs
d. Certain countries have banned GMOs
e. All of these answers are true statements about GMOs
a. GMOs are patented by a few corporations and are generally expensive
b. GMOs have been exhaustively shown to not pose a threat to living organisms, including humans
c. Some people are concerned about health impacts and environmental consequences that could be associated with GMOs
d. Certain countries have banned GMOs
e. All of these answers are true statements about GMOs
b. GMOs have been exhaustively shown to not pose a threat to living organisms, including humans
When using agroecology, Japanese rice farmer Takao Furuno added ducklings to the rice paddies. What was one purpose of the ducklings?
a. keep the fish in check in the rice paddies
b. encourage adult ducks to come to the rice paddies
c. provide fertilizer
d. remove all of the azolla weed
e. flatten the young rice seedlings
a. keep the fish in check in the rice paddies
b. encourage adult ducks to come to the rice paddies
c. provide fertilizer
d. remove all of the azolla weed
e. flatten the young rice seedlings
c. provide fertilizer
The Irish potato famine was caused by a pathogen that quickly and successfully infected and killed millions of potato plants in Ireland. Based on the speed and ability of the pathogen to infect the plants, what kind of farming technique was likely implemented by the Irish?
a. monoculture
b. organic
c. crop rotation
d. sustainable
e. polyculture
a. monoculture
b. organic
c. crop rotation
d. sustainable
e. polyculture
a. monoculture