The Uniqueness of Alabama

Question 1

Name some human activities that can greatly affect the ecosystem balance and biodivserity.

Answer 1

Building dams
Building large complexes such as schools
Using fertilizer and pesticides on farms
Using too many chemicals to clean

Question 2

Why is dissolved oxygen important in water

Answer 2

Animals such as fish need the dissolved oxygen to breath

Question 3

Why is a normal pH rating (6.5-8.5 ppm) important?

Answer 3

If the pH level is too high or too low, organisms cannot live in the water (support biodiversity )

Question 4

What is the name of Alabama’s physiographic region that touches the Gulf of Mexico?

Answer 4

East Gulf Coastal Plain

Question 5

What nonrenewable resources are found in found in the Alabama Valley region

Answer 5

iron ore and coal

Question 6

The East Gulf Coast Region of Alabama is known for producing the nonrenewable resources of _______________________.

Answer 6

gas and oil

Question 7

When the Cahaba River floods, _______________ occurs impacting the land around the river.

Answer 7

erosion

Question 8

_________________________ is the most biodiverse river in the state of Alabama.

Answer 8

Cahaba River

Question 9

List water contaminants that can greatly impact local bodies of water.

Answer 9

Fertilizer and Pesticides Sewage leaks

Over use of cleaning chemicals Parking lot runoff

Question 10

What nonrenewable resources did we discuss that can be found in Alabama?

Answer 10

Oil, gas, iron ore, and coal

Question 11

11. Due to having more fish species than anywhere in the United States, _____________________ could promote ecotourism (e.g. fishing trips) to help its economy.

Answer 11

Mobile River Basin

Question 12

The Mobile River Basin is the 4th largest in the world and has the largest number of freshwater snail species in the world. What is something humans can do to help protect this biodiversity?

Answer 12

reduce runoff

Question 13

Biodiversity tends to be greater in areas where the water is isolated, such as __________________ .

Answer 13

higher elevations

Question 14

Areas with less _________________________ tend to have cleaner water which increases biodiversity.

Answer 14

human activity

Question 15

A large variety of macroinvertabrates in a waterway, especially macroinvertabrates from group 1, tell you what about a body of water?

Answer 15

healthy and biodiverse

Question 16

The Cahaba River has around 135 species of freshwater fish and 35 species of mussels. This fact shows that the Cahaba River is very ________________.

Answer 16

biodiverse

Question 17

Which type of tree is commonly found in Alabama (and our state tree)?

Answer 17

Lone Leaf Pine

Question 18

What type of fish can no longer be found in the Cahaba River due to the damming of the Alabama River?

Answer 18

Sturgeon

Question 19

Which rivers empty into the Mobile River Basin/Gulf of Mexico?

Answer 19

Black Warrior, Tombigbee , Coosa, Tallapoosa, Alabama

Question 20

The gradual destruction of something by natural forces such as wind, water, or ice

Answer 20

erosion

Question 21

The plants and animals found in a particular location that depend on each other to survive in regular patterns

Answer 21

ecosystem balance

Question 22

The variety of life and all the natural process found in an area

Answer 22

biodiversity

Question 23

Something that makes a place or substance (such as water or air) no longer suitable for use

Answer 23

contaminant