BIOL 317: Aquatic Biomes

Question 1

Gyres move counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and to clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer 1

False. Gyres move clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect

Question 2

Typically a shallow lake with large quantities of nutrients, high primary productivity, and large phytoplankton populations is what color.

Answer 2

Deep green

Question 3

The Great Lakes are troubled with invasive species. Which of the following aquatic organisms is considered invasive?

(choices: zebra mussels, darters, trout)

Answer 3

zebra mussels

Question 4

The oceans are the largest water reservoir on the planet.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

The turnover time for atmospheric water is what approximately?

Answer 5

days to weeks