TMA1/ESM112

TMA Quiz Questions TMA: TMA1/ESM112 : SCORE= 9.50 ESM112 - INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY Mr. Kadafur Joshua Samson (jkadafur@noun.edu.ng ) 1 Benthic zone is the _______________. bottom of the lake second zone of the lake  shore surface of the lake 2 Inland wetlands are also known as _____________. rivers freshwater wetland mud water irrigation water 3 Which of the following describes a large, deep and human-made body of fresh water? lake dam river reservoir 4 Flowing water results in ________________. irrigation erosion shaping of land rivers 5 The ____________ of a stream may be thought of as a long narrow path, shaped by the forces of the following water. erosion channel runoff irrigation 6 Which of these is the second zone of the lake? benthic eutrophic oligotropic limnetic 7 Nigeria enjoys a warm _____________. temperate climate equatorial climate mediterranean tropical climate 8 Which of these is not among the four distinct zones of a lake? Freshwater littoral Benthic Profundal 9 Water is a ____________. non-renewable resource, useable resource, non useable resource renewable resource 10 Stored water may be used for all but one of the following. transportation hydropower generation  irrigation  sporting activities 11 A lake is a body of water that occupies a depression on the ___________ and is completely surrounded by land. Globe water body ocean earth surface 12 The ___________ lake has large amount of nutrients. benthic eutrophic oligotropic limnetic 13 Profundal zone is the deep part of the lake where ____________. the herbivores feed on death plant it is dark for photosynthesis to take place sunlight can penetrates the lake, there are free flowing producers 14 The____________ lake is deep and the water is crystal clear benthic eutrophic oligotropic limnetic 15 Which type of lake has small supply of nutrients? benthic eutrophic oligotropic limnetic 16 Reservoirs are built behind _____________ and its water is released in controlled water. dam streams lakes rivers 17 The ___________ lake is shallow and its water is cloudy benthic eutrophic oligotropic limnetic 18 The two types of freshwater lakes are ___________ and _____________. Freshwater and saltwater Benthic and Profundal Oligotropic and eutropic Littoral and Limnetic 19 Rainwater goes through all but one of these processes. infiltrates into the ground evaporates back into the atmosphere remains on the ground as surface water waste pollution by garbage 20 What is the purpose of constructing reservoirs? to collect water to control water to build a lake for tourism