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