AP Environmental Science 8.5: Eutrophication
Practice AP Environmental Science questions on fertilizer runoff, detergents, eutrophication, algal blooms, hypoxia, and dissolved oxygen.
- Syllabus
- Effective Fall 2025
- Course
- AP Environmental Science
Exam points
- explain how nutrient enrichment causes algal blooms, decomposition, oxygen depletion, and aquatic die-offs
- distinguish eutrophic, hypoxic, and oligotrophic waterways by nutrients, algae, and dissolved oxygen
Covered syllabus points
8.5 Eutrophication question 1
The following diagram shows how an area changed over time. The dominant vegetation in each stage is labeled in the diagram. Each roman numeral represents a stage in the ecological process.
Question (a)
(a)
Explain why an indicator of water quality other than temperature could be altered by the golf course in forest B.
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Question (b)
(b)
Explain how the aquatic organisms living in the lake illustrated in the diagram of forest B are likely to be affected by the new golf course.
Begin your response to this question at the top of a new page in the separate Free Response booklet and fill in the appropriate circle at the top of each page to indicate the question number.
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