If a Deep Temperate Zone Lake Did Not Turn Over

question 14

Multiple Choice

If a deep temperate zone lake did not turn over during the spring and fall seasons as they normally do, which of the following conditions is most likely to result?

• A) The lake would fail to freeze over in winter.
• B) An algal bloom of algae would result every spring.
• C) Lakes would suffer a nutrient depletion in surface layers.
• D) The pH of the lake would become increasingly alkaline.

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