In this section you will find study guides for the Aquatics station. The test questions will be multiple choices or fill in the blank. There will be 20 test questions and 5 bonus questions. Please click on each of the links below for the study materials.
Aquatics
Many aquatics test materials are available via PDF files. You will need Adobe Reader on your personal computer to open the files. If you do not have this program on your computer, it is available as a free download. The options for download will appear when you try to open the file again if you do not have it on your computer. Remember you can always go to the local library to get help downloading the test material and accessing the web sites.
Regional study guide
Abiotic Factors
– Basic concepts on watersheds
http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/vms21.cfmBiotic Factors
– Introduction to watershed ecology: watershed academy web
http://cfpub.epa.gov/watertrain/pdf/modules/WatershedEcology.pdf– WV Save our Streams’ Benthic Macro-invertebrates field guide
http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/getinvolved/sos/Documents/Benthic/WVSOS_MacroIDGuide.pdf– Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Field Guide for Georgia’s Streams
https://adoptastream.georgia.gov/sites/adoptastream.georgia.gov/files/related_files/document/Macro_Key.pdf– Sustainability of Cypress products: Evaluating Cypress Sustainability-FIA Data “in the Hot Seat”
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_p056/rmrs_p056_40_brown.pdf– Plant Management in Florida Waters:
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/manage/Aquatic Environments
http://flenvirothon.com/Studyguides/enviro_aquatic.pdfTypes of Wetlands
– Wetlands Types (includes Marshes, Swamps, Bogs and Fens)
http://water.epa.gov/type/wetlands/types_index.cfm– Wetland Functions and Values
http://cfpub.epa.gov/watertrain/pdf/modules/WetlandsFunctions.pdf– Hydrology of Central Florida Lakes – A Primer (USGS) – includes a very few lakes in our area -St Leo in Pasco and Lake Rousseau in Citrus
https://www.sjrwmd.com/static/mfls/USGS_hydrology_centfla_lakes.pdfWater protection and conservation
– What are Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS)?
https://www.epa.gov/vessels-marinas-and-ports/aquatic-nuisance-species-ans– Summary of the Federal Clean Water Act: (SDWA)
http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/sdwa/upload/2009_08_28_sdwa_fs_30ann_sdwa_web.pdf– The Quality of Our Nation’s Water
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/FS-116-99/pdf/fs-116-99.pdf
Review and learn the following 20 plants from the UF IFAS Center of Aquatic and Invasive Plants website: http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/21
Alligator weed – Alternanthera philoxeroides
Arrowhead vine – Syngonium podophyllum
Baker’s cord grass – Sparina bakeri
Bald cypress – Taxodium distichum
Black needlerush – Juncus roemerianus
Burhead sedge (Cuban bulrush)- Cyperus blepharoleptos
Carolina willow, coastalplain willow – Salix caroliniana
Creeping ox-eye – Wedelia trilobata
Eurasian water-milfoil – Myriophyllum spicatum
Giant reed – Arundo donax
Hydrilla – Hydrilla verticillata
Loose water-milfoil – Myriophyllum laxum
Maidencane – Panicum hemitomon
Peruvian water primrose – Ludwigia peruviana
Pond cypress – Taxodium ascendens
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata
Royal fern – Osmunda regalis
Skunk Vine – Paederia foetida
Spatterdock – Nuphar luteum
Water lettuce – Pistia stratiotes
State Study Guide
https://www.eco-tan.org/envirothon/study-information-materials