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Dan Witte
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Abiotic Factors

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Multiple Choice
Which word would scientists use to describe the materials that make up the bottom of a body of water?
sand
substrate
muck
silt
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Multiple Choice
A major benefit of currents to the living organisms in a stream would be
fast movements
Provides food materials
erosion of the soil
Washes them downstream
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Multiple Choice
Of the substrates that we studied in class, this substrate is the smallest in particle size.
boulders
cobble
sand
silt
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Multiple Choice
The abiotic feature most important to photosynthesis would be the
Light
Current
Substrate
Temperature
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Multiple Choice
Heat in a river or stream comes from an increase in
Current
Substrate
Chemicals
Light
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Multiple Choice
Braided channels in a river or stream are caused by
Beavers
Temperature Changes
Boats
Islands
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Multiple Choice
The organisms in a river or lake that require a lot of light include
Algae and Plants
Insects and Snails
Worms and Clams
Fish and Frogs
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Multiple Choice
River and lake animals rely heavily on the chemical ______ for respiration.
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
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Multiple Choice
Measurements of chemicals in the water is usually done using the units...
grams
volume
ppm
pounds per acre
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Multiple Choice
The amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide that dissolve into the water is controlled by
Light
Substrate
Temperature
Number of Plants
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Multiple Choice
Turbulence in the water will have the greatest impact on the ________ of the waterway.
Substrate
Light
Temperature
Current
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Multiple Choice
Current is influenced by many factors. Choose a factor that would increase the velocity of the current in the stream.
Increasing the number of sand bars and deep pools in a channel
Decreasing the steepness of the slope of the channel
Having an increase in the amount of water in a channel
Increasing the temperature of the water in a channel
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Multiple Choice
Which chemical factor would be required for organisms to produce proteins?
Silica
Nitrogen (nitrates & Nitrites)
Phosphorus (Phosphates)
Oxygen
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following would NOT have a large influence on temperature of a stream?
air temperature
amount of shade
mixing of surface water and deep water
number of organisms in the stream
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Multiple Choice
Which description best describes a factor that affects light called aspect?
extreme latitudes receive 6 months of sunlight and 6 months of darkness, while the equator receives roughly 12 hours of sunlight and darkness each day
angle of incidence at which light strikes the surface of the water
For every one thousand meters above sea level, average temperature drops by one degree Celsius
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Multiple Choice
Choose the best description of the relationship between wind and waves.
The stronger the wind, the higher the waves.
The stronger the wind, the weaker the waves
Wind does not have a strong relationship with wave size.
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Multiple Choice
Which process would not supply oxygen in a lake?
respiration
photosynthesis
turbulent water
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Multiple Choice
Using your chart on Depth of Wave Mixing, what would the depth of wave mixing be for a lake with a 6,000 ft fetch in strong breeze (26 mile per hour winds)
11.0
12.2
13.3
15.2
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Multiple Choice
In the same lake (fetch distance 6000ft), what would the minimum wind speed required to ensure substrate resuspension if the average depth of the lake is 11 feet.
20 miles per hour
22 miles per hour
24 miles per hour
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Multiple Choice
Which factor would have the least impact on current in a stream?
gravity
river bed's topography (rocks, dams, etc)
steepness of river bottom
substrates of stream bottom
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