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Answer the following with a word, words, or phrase, as appropriate. Complete sentences are not necessary (2 points): There may be more than one answer, but you must pick the best ONE! Which river in Florida that we discussed has no water control structures?

Long answer (essay) questions (8 points): Why it is important to monitor the natural environment over long periods of time? During this class, we observed scientists associated with multiple agencies conducting long-term monitoring. Discuss two environmental/biological characteristics that are being monitored regularly (we discussed at least three) and why these metrics were chosen. 

Answer the following with a word, words, or phrase, as appropriate. Complete sentences are not necessary (2 points): There may be more than one answer, but you must pick the best ONE! What is a major anthropogenic threat to fish acoustic communication?

Short answer (4 points): What is an ecotone?

Short answer (4 points): What are two species found only in the Suwannee River drainage (2 points each)?

Short answer (4 points): What is one imperiled freshwater organism that we observed in this class (2 points)?  What are two major threats to this organism (1 points each)?

Short answer (4 points): What is a living shoreline (2 points) and why would it be favored over an armored shoreline?  Give two reasons it would be preferred (1 point each).

Answer the following with a word, words, or phrase, as appropriate. Complete sentences are not necessary (2 points): There may be more than one answer, but you must pick the best ONE! The stable layering of water (e.g., in a lake) due to differences in water density is known as what?

Short answer (4 points): Managers often use macroinvertebrates as indicators of freshwater environmental quality. What is one benefit of this approach over directly testing for pollutants in the water (2 points)? What are two characteristics of macroinvertebrates that make them good organisms to use as indicators (1 point each)? 

Answer the following with a word, words, or phrase, as appropriate. Complete sentences are not necessary (2 points): There may be more than one answer, but you must pick the best ONE! A species that is introduced outside of its native range by human activities that may or may not cause ecological or economic harm is known as what?