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