Lake Stratification and Mixing
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Which of the following is NOT a type of wetland mentioned in the text?

  • Fen
  • Marsh
  • Lake (correct)
  • Bog

Which type of wetland is characterized by being forested?

  • Swamp (correct)
  • Fen
  • Marsh
  • Bog

Which type of wetland is dominated by herbaceous plant species and can be found at the edges of lakes and streams?

  • Marsh (correct)
  • Fen
  • Swamp
  • Bog

Which of the following is NOT an example of inland waters mentioned in the text?

<p>Swamp (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of wetland is characterized by accumulating peat and often dominated by mosses?

<p>Bog (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which zone of the lake is dominated by benthic organisms?

<p>Benthic zone (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the major factors that influence primary production in the photic zone?

<p>Nutrients, light, and grazing pressure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are nutrients often scarce in the photic zone?

<p>They are used up quickly by plants during photosynthesis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main food source for organisms in the benthic zone?

<p>Dead and decaying organisms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the coldest layer of a lake in summer?

<p>Hypolimnion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of lake is formed by movements of the earth's crust?

<p>Tectonic lake (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which lake is the deepest lake in the world?

<p>Lake Baikal (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which zone of the lake sustains a fairly diverse community, including aquatic plants, insects, and fishes?

<p>Littoral zone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which zone of the lake is dominated by plankton and is well-lighted?

<p>Limnetic zone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which lake has the largest surface area among the listed options?

<p>Superior (America) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of lake mixes completely?

<p>Holomictic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of lake mixes only once each year, either in winter or summer?

<p>Monomictic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer in a lake experiences a sudden change in density at the upper edge of the bottom layer?

<p>Chemocline (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process introduces water rich in salts into a freshwater lake?

<p>Crenogenic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of energy is stored in photosynthetically formed organic matter within the drainage basin and brought to the lake or stream?

<p>Allochthonous (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following factors can contribute to stratification in a body of water?

<p>Thermal density differences (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a watershed?

<p>The land and water areas that drain toward a particular river or lake (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe lakes that are small in surface area and larger in depth?

<p>Seepage lake (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following factors can affect the water quality of a lake?

<p>Land use (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a correct order of plankton size, from largest to smallest?

<p>Megaplankton, Macroplankton, Mesoplankton, Microplankton, Nanoplankton, Femtoplankton, Picoplankton (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor regulates the trophic state of a lake by stimulating the growth of aquatic plant life and resulting in the depletion of dissolved oxygen?

<p>Rate of nutrient supply (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a consequence of eutrophication in a lake?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of aquatic plant lacks cuticles and absorbs nutrients and gases directly from the water through thin and finely dissected or ribbon-like leaves?

<p>Certain pond weed species (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of aquatic organisms carries a bubble of air with them when they go underwater in search of prey?

<p>Diving insects (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which human activity can affect the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of a lake?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of inland water mentioned in the text?

<p>Ocean (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of wetland is characterized by being dominated by woody plant species?

<p>Swamp (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of wetland is usually fed by mineral-rich surface water or groundwater?

<p>Fen (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of lake mentioned in the text?

<p>Ice-scour lake (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which zone of the lake is characterized by a fairly diverse community including aquatic plants, insects, and fishes?

<p>Littoral zone (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of wetland is dominated by herbaceous plant species and can be found at the edges of lakes and streams?

<p>Swamp (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of lake mixes completely and is the most common in temperate latitudes?

<p>Holomictic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe lakes that mix only once each year, either in winter or summer?

<p>Monomictic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process introduces water rich in salts into a freshwater lake?

<p>Crenogenic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following factors can contribute to the stratification of a body of water?

<p>Thermal density differences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a factor that can influence the water quality of a lake?

<p>Carbon Dioxide (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about plankton is correct?

<p>Nanoplankton are smaller in size than Mesoplankton (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which zone of the lake is characterized by low levels of photosynthesis and dissolved oxygen?

<p>Hypolimnion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe lakes that have a poor nutrient content and low production of organic matter?

<p>Oligotrophic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer in a lake experiences a rapid temperature and oxygen decrease with depth, often quite thin, separating the upper and lower layers?

<p>Metalimnion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor regulates the trophic state of a lake by stimulating the growth of aquatic plant life and resulting in the depletion of dissolved oxygen?

<p>Rate of nutrient supply (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the process by which a body of water becomes enriched in dissolved nutrients that stimulate the growth of aquatic plant life usually resulting in the depletion of dissolved oxygen?

<p>Eutrophication (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an adaptation of certain pond weed species (Chara muskgrass)?

<p>Lacks cuticles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of aquatic plant has narrow, tubular, linear leaves and broad leaves?

<p>Bulrushes, reeds, and cattails (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of aquatic organisms carries a bubble of air with them when they go underwater in search of prey?

<p>Diving insects such as water boatman and diving beetles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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