All MCQs Tests - VU ZOO401 - Limnology

Question 1: Terrestrial producers remove CO2 from the atmosphere and aquatic producers remove it from the __________?

Question 2: The __________ contains earth's largest store of carbon?

Question 3: The __________ marshes are characterized by periodic or permanent shallow water, little or no peat (decaying matter) deposition, and mineral soils. They typically derive most of their water from surface waters, including floodwater and runoff, but do receive ground water inputs?

Question 4: The __________ is the basic building block of the carbohydrates, fats, proteins, DNA, and other organic compounds necessary for life?

Question 5: In basic physical structure, algae fall into __________ basic physical structures?

Question 6: The __________ commonly occur in poorly drained areas such as shallow lake basins, low-lying depressions, and the land between shallow marshes and upland areas. Precipitation serves as their primary water supply, so they are often dry in the summer?

Question 7: There are __________ major groups of ciliate genera?

Question 8: __________ swamps are found in broad floodplains of the northeast, southeast, and south-central United States and receive floodwater from nearby rivers and streams.

Question 9: The sparkling white sand beaches of the Caribbean and many other areas in the world are eroded __________ remains of green algae.

Question 10: The __________ develop when snowmelt and rain fill the pockmarks left on the landscape by glaciers. Ground water input is also important?