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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 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 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 Swamp
B Woodland
C Marsh
D Forest
Question #8
A Organic material
B All of these are components of soil
C Air
D Water
Question #9
A It relies on precipitation to recharge
B It can be over-extracted
C It can be compromised through pollution
D All of these
Question #10
A Treeline
B Swamp
C Tree limit
D Scrubland
Question #11
A Secondary succession
B Primary succession
C Extinction
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 Protein and fats
C Water, carbon dioxide, and light
D Oxygen and light
Question #14
A Migration patterns in an ecosystem
B Weather patterns in an ecosystem
C Feeding patterns in an ecosystem
D Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A Mainly secondary consumers
B A secondary consumer does not eat anything
C Mainly tertiary consumer
D Mainly primary consumers
Question #16
A Aquifers are a myth
B None of these
C Present or not present
D Confined and unconfined
Question #17
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A Shrublands
B Woodlands
C Grasslands
D Forests
Question #20
A Swamps
B Ice sheets
C Lakes
D Seas, gulfs and bays
Question #21
A They become diluted
B They bio-magnificate as they accumulate in the fatty tissues of large predators
C They are being removed by decomposers
D They disappear
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 Loss of biodiversity
B Increased oxygen production
C Water quality issues
D Soil erosion
Question #24
A Tropical deciduous forest
B Savanna
C Mediterranean scrub
D Tropical rain forest
Question #26
A Secondary consumer
B Producer
C Tertiary consumer
D Uninformed consumer
Question #27
A Soil drainage
B Inorganic material in soil
C Fully decomposed organic matter
D Parent material
Question #28
A Reptiles
B Crustaceans
C Insects
D Mollusks
Question #29
A Paleoclimatology
B Biogeography
C Biology
D Geomorphology
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 All of these
B Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
C Failure of food supply
D Heavy predation
Question #33
A Scattered in streams and lakes
B Huge and deep underground reservoirs
C In the ice sheets
D The oceans
Question #34
A Non-living components of an ecosystem
B The number of plants only, but not animals
C The number of species in one area
D How colorful the animals in an area
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 Atlantic
B The Indian
C The Pacific
D The Antarctic
Question #39
A Species that are extinct
B A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
C Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
D The same as exotic species
Question #40
A Organic material
B Layer of broken rock and rock particle in soil
C Pores in the soil that hold air and water
D None of these
Question #41
A Producers
B Secondary consumers
C Decomposers
D Omnivores
Question #42
A Small leaves and thorns
B Flexible, pliable stems
C Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
D Ability to live completely or partially immersed in water
Question #43
A They can lead to the extinction or decline of native species
B The often take over niches occupied by native organisms
C They are nonnative species that establish themselves in a new environment
D They are great for the ecosystems, as they increase biodiversity
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 profiles
B Soil horizons
C Absolutely nothing
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 Commensalism
B Mutualism
C Estivation
D Parasitism
Question #49
A TRUE
B FALSE
