Chapter 4 - Pollution

Question 1

Pollution is the _____ to an environment of a _____ by _____

Answer 1

addition

substance

human activity

Question 2

Bioaccumulation is the ________ of _______ or slowly biodegradable ______ in the body.

Answer 2

Build up

Non-biodegradable

chemicals

Question 3

Biomagnification is the process where the ______ of a ______ increases at each _____.

Answer 3

Concentration

Chemical

Trophic level

Question 4

Point source pollution are ______ that can be represented by ______ on a map and can be ______.

Answer 4

contaminants

single points

tracked

Question 5

Non point source pollution are more ______ which pollutants ______ from and ___ the natural environment.

Answer 5

dispersed sources

originate

enter

Question 6

Eutrophicationwhen a body of water becomes overly enriched with minerals and nutrients that induce excessive growth of plants and algae