WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ZAMBOANGA CITY, PHILIPPINES

“There is a deep interconnectedness of all life on earth, from the tiniest organisms, to the largest ecosystems, and
absolutely between each person.”

― Bryant McGill, Voice of ReasonQUIZ #4

SUBJECT : ENE 153 – Ecological Design

Name : Rating :
Date : November 15, 2021
Due Date : November 15, 2021

I. Multiple Choice: (2 Mark Each)

1. A functioning stream is one where the ___________, _____________ and _____________

support the expected ecosystem services.
a. Physical, Biological, and Chemical characteristics
b. Physical, Ecological and Environmental
c. All of the above

2. Degraded streams cannot really be restored. Once a stream system is changed, it never goes
back to its exact condition prior to the change.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe

3. The objective of stream restoration is restoration of ____________and _____________.

a. Ecosystem function
b. Services
c. All of the Above
d. None of the Above
4. Stream restoration can be extraordinarily expensive.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe

5. The art of stream restoration requires careful attention to __________________ and

____________,
a. assessment, alternative development and selection,
b. construction oversight, monitoring, and maintenance.
c. All of the above
d. a
e. b

6. Because of the complexity of stream systems, and the interaction of physical, chemical, and
biological elements, stream restoration is not the purview of any single profession. Engineers,
hydrologists, biologists, restoration ecologists, geologists, geomorphologists, and
horticulturalists may all be needed for successful design.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe

7. The quantity of flow or discharge in a stream may vary several orders of magnitude between
____________ and ______________
a. High flow and Medium Flow
b. Low flow and Extreme floods.
c. All of the Above

8. Discharge is frequently characterized as either _____________ or ________________.

a. storm flow
b. baseflow.
c. All of the Above

9. Stream sediment transport is normally divided into.__________.

a. Suspended Solids and Dissolved Solids
b. Suspended load and Bedload
c. None of the Above
10. The best way to find sediment load is to measure the concentration at particular (different)
flow levels. Suspended sediment can be measured fairly easily from water samples. Bedload
must be measured with special bedload samplers.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe

11. Habitat is a combination of the _________________ and ____________of an area or areas

that are essential for meeting the food and other metabolic needs and the shelter, breeding, and
overwintering requirements of a particular species.
a. Physical and Biological Characteristics
b. Chemical and Physical Characteristics
c. Biological and Chemical Characteristics

12. Different aquatic organisms need same (differing) water flow conditions. Organisms may
need shallow, fast water such as riffles or cascades, or they may need deeper, slower water such
as a pool.

a. True
b. False
c. Maybe

13. As with the hydrology and geomorphology of a watershed, everything is connected in the
biota of a stream. In most river systems, there is movement of organisms both upstream and
downstream.

a. True
b. False
c. Maybe

14. Healthy riparian corridors are known to reduce up to 50 percent of nutrients and pesticides,
60 percent of certain pathogens, and 75 percent of sediment from runoff into streams.
a. True
b. False
c. Maybe
15. The required width of a riparian corridor is dependent on the ecological service desired. A
generally accepted minimum width is _______ meters

a. 15 meters
b. 18 meters
c. 19 meters

II. Enumeration (10 Mark Each)

1. What are the ecosystem services does streams provide?

2. What are several reasons to consider for stream restoration?
3. There are several ways to determine bankfull discharge. Bankfull elevation can be observed
directly in the field. What are the bankfull indicators?
4. Bankfull stage should be verified by multiple indicators. What are the other indicators of
bankfull?
5. What are the process for hydrologic design for channel restoration?
6. What comprises the Ecosystem functions of the riparian corridor?
7. What comprises of Riparian corridors?

GOOD LUCK !