Reporter: Mark Adrian Diaz and Kenneth Baldomero

Questionnaire

WATER POLLUTION

The study of ecosystems is termed.

A. Ecosystem
B. Ecology
C. Terrestrial ecosystem
D. Aquatic ecosystem

ANSWER: B

Producers are often referred to as being in the first trophic (growth) level
A. Autotrophs
B. Trophic
C. Consumer
D. Decomposer
ANSWER: A
Decomposer is also known as _________.
A. Organism
B. Decay
C. Energy
D. Decay Organisms
ANSWER: D
Who use the energy stored during photosynthesis by ingesting the high-energy compounds?
A. Decomposers
B. Producers
C. Consumers
D. Composers
ANSWER: C
_________ is classified as a water pollutant when it is caused by heated industrial effluents or
from anthropogenic (human) alterations of stream bank vegetation that increase the water system
temperatures due to solar radiation.
A. Inorganic Plants Nutrients
B. Heat
C. Warm
D. Oil
ANSWER: B
Unwanted or unsalable materials produced wholly from agricultural operations directly related to
the growing of crops or raising of animals for the primary purpose of making a profit or for a
livelihood.
A. Synthetic organic chemicals
B. Inorganic Plants Nutrients
C. Municipal wastewater
D. Agricultural wastes
ANSWER: D
Man-made substances containing carbon atoms that are not naturally occurring
A. Synthetic organic chemicals
B. Inorganic Plants Nutrients
C. Municipal wastewater
D. Agricultural wastes
ANSWER: A
It is a community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a
specific environment.
A. Ecosystem
B. Ecology
C. Terrestrial ecosystem
D. Aquatic ecosystem
ANSWER: A
Who use energy from the sun and nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus from the soil to produce
high energy chemical compounds by the process of photosynthesis?
A. Decomposers
B. Producers
C. Consumers
D. Composers
ANSWER: B
Who use the energy in animal wastes, along with dead animals and plants, converting the organic
compounds to stable inorganic compounds (e.g., nitrate) that can be used as nutrients by the
producers?
A. Decomposers
B. Producers
C. Consumers
D. Composers
ANSWER: A

EFFECTS OF POLLUTION
It is sometimes caused by nature, such as when mercury filters from the Earth's crust, polluting
oceans, rivers, lakes, canals and reservoirs. However, the most common cause of poor-quality
water is human activity.
A. Disasters
B. Flooding
C. Water Pollution
D. Water Quality
ANSWER: C
It can take many forms from industrial, agricultural, or municipal sources; a few common
examples include pesticides, herbicides, sewage, and litter that uses by the people.
A. Ocean Pollution
B. Lake Pollution
C. Groundwater Pollution
D. Stream Pollution
ANSWER: B
Pollutants such as motor oil, pesticides, fertilizers, pet waste and trash contaminate our local
streams, beaches and ocean.
A. Groundwater Pollution
B. Lake Pollution
C. Ocean Pollution
D. Steam Pollution
ANSWER: D
It occurs when man-made products such as gasoline, oil, road salts and chemicals get into it and
cause it to become unsafe and unfit for human use.
A. Groundwater Pollution
B. Lake Pollution
C. Ocean Pollution
D. Stream Pollution
ANSWER: A
It is one of the effects of Groundwater Contamination when we drink it except:
A. Skin Allergy
B. High Cleanup Cost
C. Poor Drinking Water Quality
D. Potential Health Problem
ANSWER: A
It is one of the effects of Lake Pollution except:
A. Reduces Water Quality
B. Reduces The Diversity Of Wildlife
C. Harmful To Aquatic Life
D. Harmful To Trees
ANSWER: D
It is the individual metals and metal compounds that negatively affect people's health.
A. Metals
B. Lead
C. Cadmium
D. Heavy Metals
ANSWER: D
Exposure to high levels of _____ can cause death.
A. Cadmium
B. Lead
C. Arsenic
D. Mercury
ANSWER: C
High exposure of this heavy metal results in permanent nervous system and kidney damage.
A. Mercury
B. Lead
C. Cadmium
D. Arsenic
ANSWER: A
It is an extremely toxic metal commonly found in industrial workplaces, particularly where any
ore is being processed or smelted.
A. Lead
B. Hexavalent Chromium
C. Cadmium
D. Mercury
ANSWER: C