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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 Root systems adapted to the type of moisture available
B Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
C Thorns and spikes
D Shiny and/or white leaves
Question #3
A Thick soil with poor drainage
B Thick soils with rapid drainage
C Thin soils with rapid drainage
D None of the above
Question #5
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #7
A Swamp
B Woodland
C Forest
D Marsh
Question #8
A Water
B Air
C All of these are components of soil
D Organic material
Question #9
A It can be over-extracted
B All of these
C It can be compromised through pollution
D It relies on precipitation to recharge
Question #10
A Scrubland
B Treeline
C Tree limit
D Swamp
Question #11
A Primary succession
B Extinction
C Secondary 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 Weather patterns in an ecosystem
C Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
D Migration patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A Mainly primary consumers
B Mainly secondary consumers
C A secondary consumer does not eat anything
D Mainly tertiary consumer
Question #16
A Aquifers are a myth
B None of these
C Present or not present
D Confined and unconfined
Question #17
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #18
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #19
A Shrublands
B Woodlands
C Grasslands
D Forests
Question #20
A Ice sheets
B Swamps
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 are being removed by decomposers
C They disappear
D They become diluted
Question #22
A They are specific to each organism
B The same ecological niche cannot be occupied by more than one species
C They refer to the role of the organism in an ecosystem
D All of these
Question #23
A Increased oxygen production
B Soil erosion
C Water quality issues
D Loss of biodiversity
Question #24
A Mediterranean scrub
B Savanna
C Tropical rain forest
D Tropical deciduous forest
Question #26
A Uninformed consumer
B Secondary consumer
C Tertiary consumer
D Producer
Question #27
A Inorganic material in soil
B Parent material
C Soil drainage
D Fully decomposed organic matter
Question #28
A Insects
B Crustaceans
C Mollusks
D Reptiles
Question #29
A Paleoclimatology
B Geomorphology
C Biogeography
D Biology
Question #30
A They may be enhanced by human activities
B They are a type of disturbance
C All of these are true
D Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
E None of the choices
Question #31
A Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
B Heavy predation
C Failure of food supply
D All of these
Question #33
A Huge and deep underground reservoirs
B Scattered in streams and lakes
C The oceans
D In the ice sheets
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 vary in amount and intensity around the globe
B They are fairly predictable
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 Antarctic
B The Pacific
C The Atlantic
D The Indian
Question #39
A A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
B The same as exotic species
C Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
D Species that are extinct
Question #40
A None of these
B Organic material
C Layer of broken rock and rock particle in soil
D Pores in the soil that hold air and water
Question #41
A Decomposers
B Omnivores
C Secondary consumers
D Producers
Question #42
A Small leaves and thorns
B Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
C Flexible, pliable stems
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 The often take over niches occupied by native organisms
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 often has trees scattered around
B It has a rainy season and a dry season
C All of these are correct
D Is home to large herbivores
Question #45
A Absolutely nothing
B Soil profiles
C Soil horizons
D Can’t tell for sure
Question #46
A Evergreen
B Broadleaf
C Perennials
D Annuals
Question #47
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #48
A Commensalism
B Parasitism
C Mutualism
D Estivation
Question #49
A FALSE
B TRUE
