Freshwater Biomes - Ecology Global Insights

Course

Ecology

Study Pack

Set 1: An Introduction to Ecology

Set 2: Population Genetics

Set 3: Natural Selection, Speciation, and Extinction

Set 4: Behavioral Ecology

Set 5: Temperature

Set 6: Water

Set 7: Nutrients

Set 8: Demographic Techniques and Population Patterns

Set 9: Life Tables and Demography

Set 10: Population Growth

Set 11: Competition and Coexistence

Set 16: Population Regulation

Set 17: Species Diversity

Set 18: Species Richness Patterns

Set 19: Species Richness and Community Services

Set 20: Succession

Set 21: Island Biogeography

Set 22: Terrestrial Biomes

Set 23: Marine Biomes

Set 24: Freshwater Biomes

Set 25: Food Webs and Energy Flow

Set 26: Biomass Production

Set 27: Biogeochemical Cycles

Set 24 Freshwater Biomes

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Set 24 Freshwater Biomes

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Free

In stratified temperate freshwater lakes, the upper layer is called the

A) Hypolimnion
B) Thermocline
C) Epilimnion
D) Epihypocline
E) Compensation point

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Aquatic organisms that need high oxygen levels cannot live in the

A) Hypolimnion
B) Thermocline
C) Epilimnion
D) Epihypocline
E) Compensation point

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free

In freshwater lakes, the level at which photosynthate production equals the energy used up by respiration is known as the

A) Epilimnion
B) Compensation point
C) Hypocline
D) Hyolimnion
E) Thermocline

Answer