5.7 - Effects of Water Pollution
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Practice Questions
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What is a water-borne disease?
💡 Hint: Think of diseases like cholera.
What can cause eutrophication?
💡 Hint: Consider what is used in agriculture.
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What are common water-borne diseases?
💡 Hint: Remember, it's related to dirty water.
True or False: Eutrophication leads to oxygen depletion in water bodies.
💡 Hint: Think about how algae can block sunlight and affect oxygen.
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A local river is contaminated by agricultural runoff. Compare the effects on aquatic life in different seasons when algae blooms are prevalent versus seasons when they are not.
💡 Hint: Think about seasons changing and their impact on water quality.
Discuss how industrial waste impacts not just the fish populations but the entire food chain, including humans.
💡 Hint: Consider the entire ecosystem and how pollutants travel through it.
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