Thermal Properties of Freshwater Environments Quiz

Decreasing temperatures often cause a ______ in metabolism

The extremes of lower and higher temperature have lethal effects on the aquatic ______

Fluctuations in temperature of aquatic media ______ the breeding periods

Most freshwater organisms are stenothermic with a narrow and short range temperature ______

Some freshwater organisms are euthermic with a wide range of temperature ______

The unique thermal properties of water are best demonstrated by ______ environment

A diurnal variation range of 4.8–5.0°C has been recorded in a tropical pond, with an average depth of 3.0 meters. In shallow water habitats, difference between day and night temperatures remain more ______

In a polluted water with an average depth of 1.5 meters, the lowest night time temperature was 26.6°C, the highest day time temperature was 32°C with a variation of ______

Flowing lotic waters of streams and rivers lack such wide fluctuations in ______

Thermal stratification has been reported most frequently in the lakes of ______ countries

According to their temperature relations, lakes have been classified into three types: Tropical lakes, Temperate lakes, and ______ lakes