Env Science Quiz Bowl 1

A region that is partly surrounded by land and fresh water meets ocean water is best called _________.

Activity on land in near Hershey Park is most likely to affect the _______ river system.

_____________ water is water that has more salt content than freshwater but less than seawater.

When one petiole has many leaflets attached, the leaf structure is called ___________.

This is not a pollutant, but would indicate the amount of oxygen trapped in a water sample.

Which pH is most acidic in the choices provided?

What is the area where a river system empties into a larger body of water called?

A sensitive organism can adapt and live easily in most water quality conditions.

A combined waste overflow system combines what ? Choose best choice.

___________ trees drop acorns.

Which river is NOT part of the Chesapeake bay watershed because it does not empty into it?

Field biologists will "electrofish" streams to look for very young _______ as a method to identify a healthy stream.

What land feature best determines the flow of water through a watershed?

Forest type where trees drop their leaves annually.

It indicates how acidic a water sample might be .

Long bristle-like needles (similar to broom) usually identify a tree as a ___________.

The term benthic means an organism lives _______.

What tree sheds this leaf?

The stalk that joins a leaf to the stem on a tree is called ______.

You would expect to find pine trees in this type of forest.

Flat needles on a coniferous tree usually identify it as a(n)

What tree sheds this leaf?

Activity on land near Washington DC is most likely to affect the _________ river system.

The largest river system that feeds water to the Chesapeake Bay.

What tree sheds this leaf?

PA has more miles of streams than every state in the US except for Alaska.

Leaves that have obvious teeth similar to steak knife edges are called __________.

Most streams in PA have a healthy population of native trout.

True or False. Water from some streams (in PA) can end up hundreds of miles away in the Chesapeake Bay.

The "veins" on this leaf have a pattern that is called ______.

Samara are the fruit of ________ trees that fall to ground.

The leaf below is an example of a lobed leaf type.

This is one form of nutrient waste that can be found in river, lake, stream water.

The land area that is drained away is best described as _____.

When does untreated waste end up back in a river system in a combined waste overflow system?

This tree is easily identified by its peeling bark.

Only one river system empties its water into the Chesapeake Bay.