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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Nice and not very nice
B Soils and minerals
C Underground and above ground
D Biotic and abiotic
Question #2
A Thorns and spikes
B Root systems adapted to the type of moisture available
C Shiny and/or white leaves
D Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
Question #3
A Thin soils with rapid drainage
B Thick soils with rapid drainage
C Thick soil with poor drainage
D None of the above
Question #5
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #7
A Marsh
B Woodland
C Swamp
D Forest
Question #8
A Water
B All of these are components of soil
C Air
D Organic material
Question #9
A All of these
B It can be compromised through pollution
C It can be over-extracted
D It relies on precipitation to recharge
Question #10
A Treeline
B Scrubland
C Swamp
D Tree limit
Question #11
A Secondary succession
B Extinction
C Primary succession
D None of the above
Question #12
A Surface ocean currents
B Slow, deep ocean circulation
C Atmospheric circulation
D None of the above
Question #13
A Oxygen and light
B Carbohydrates and oxygen
C Water, carbon dioxide, and light
D Protein and fats
Question #14
A Feeding patterns in an ecosystem
B Migration patterns in an ecosystem
C Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
D Weather patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A A secondary consumer does not eat anything
B Mainly secondary consumers
C Mainly primary consumers
D Mainly tertiary consumer
Question #16
A Confined and unconfined
B Present or not present
C Aquifers are a myth
D None of these
Question #17
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #18
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #19
A Forests
B Shrublands
C Grasslands
D Woodlands
Question #20
A Seas, gulfs and bays
B Ice sheets
C Swamps
D Lakes
Question #21
A They disappear
B They become diluted
C They are being removed by decomposers
D They bio-magnificate as they accumulate in the fatty tissues of large predators
Question #22
A The same ecological niche cannot be occupied by more than one species
B They are specific to each organism
C All of these
D They refer to the role of the organism in an ecosystem
Question #23
A Increased oxygen production
B Water quality issues
C Loss of biodiversity
D Soil erosion
Question #24
A Tropical rain forest
B Savanna
C Tropical deciduous forest
D Mediterranean scrub
Question #26
A Producer
B Uninformed consumer
C Secondary consumer
D Tertiary consumer
Question #27
A Fully decomposed organic matter
B Inorganic material in soil
C Soil drainage
D Parent material
Question #28
A Reptiles
B Mollusks
C Insects
D Crustaceans
Question #29
A Paleoclimatology
B Geomorphology
C Biogeography
D Biology
Question #30
A They are a type of disturbance
B All of these are true
C Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
D None of the choices
E They may be enhanced by human activities
Question #31
A Heavy predation
B Failure of food supply
C All of these
D Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
Question #33
A In the ice sheets
B Scattered in streams and lakes
C Huge and deep underground reservoirs
D The oceans
Question #34
A Non-living components of an ecosystem
B The number of species in one area
C The number of plants only, but not animals
D How colorful the animals in an area
Question #35
A They are fairly predictable
B They vary in amount and intensity around the globe
C They are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon
D They are totally irrelevant as they do not change the sea level by more than a few inches
Question #38
A The Pacific
B The Atlantic
C The Indian
D The Antarctic
Question #39
A Species that are extinct
B Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
C The same as exotic species
D A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
Question #40
A Pores in the soil that hold air and water
B None of these
C Organic material
D Layer of broken rock and rock particle in soil
Question #41
A Omnivores
B Secondary consumers
C Decomposers
D Producers
Question #42
A Ability to live completely or partially immersed in water
B Flexible, pliable stems
C Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
D Small leaves and thorns
Question #43
A They are great for the ecosystems, as they increase biodiversity
B The often take over niches occupied by native organisms
C They are nonnative species that establish themselves in a new environment
D They can lead to the extinction or decline of native species
Question #44
A It has a rainy season and a dry season
B All of these are correct
C It often has trees scattered around
D Is home to large herbivores
Question #45
A Soil horizons
B Absolutely nothing
C Soil profiles
D Can’t tell for sure
Question #46
A Perennials
B Annuals
C Evergreen
D Broadleaf
Question #47
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #48
A Mutualism
B Parasitism
C Commensalism
D Estivation
Question #49
A FALSE
B TRUE
