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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 Root systems adapted to the type of moisture available
D Thorns and spikes
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 TRUE
B FALSE
Question #7
A Forest
B Marsh
C Swamp
D Woodland
Question #8
A Organic material
B All of these are components of soil
C Air
D Water
Question #9
A All of these
B It can be compromised through pollution
C It relies on precipitation to recharge
D It can be over-extracted
Question #10
A Tree limit
B Treeline
C Scrubland
D Swamp
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 Protein and fats
C Carbohydrates and oxygen
D Water, carbon dioxide, and light
Question #14
A Migration patterns in an ecosystem
B Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
C Feeding 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 Aquifers are a myth
B Confined and unconfined
C Present or not present
D None of these
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 Seas, gulfs and bays
B Swamps
C Ice sheets
D Lakes
Question #21
A They disappear
B They are being removed by decomposers
C They become diluted
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 Loss of biodiversity
B Water quality issues
C Soil erosion
D Increased oxygen production
Question #24
A Tropical rain forest
B Mediterranean scrub
C Tropical deciduous forest
D Savanna
Question #26
A Producer
B Uninformed consumer
C Secondary consumer
D Tertiary consumer
Question #27
A Inorganic material in soil
B Parent material
C Soil drainage
D Fully decomposed organic matter
Question #28
A Insects
B Reptiles
C Crustaceans
D Mollusks
Question #29
A Biogeography
B Biology
C Paleoclimatology
D Geomorphology
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 Heavy predation
B Failure of food supply
C Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
D All of these
Question #33
A Scattered in streams and lakes
B The oceans
C Huge and deep underground reservoirs
D In the ice sheets
Question #34
A The number of species in one area
B The number of plants only, but not animals
C How colorful the animals in an area
D Non-living components of an ecosystem
Question #35
A They are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon
B They are fairly predictable
C They vary in amount and intensity around the globe
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 Indian
C The Pacific
D The Atlantic
Question #39
A Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
B The same as exotic species
C Species that are extinct
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 Decomposers
C Producers
D Secondary consumers
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 They are great for the ecosystems, as they increase biodiversity
B They are nonnative species that establish themselves in a new environment
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 often has trees scattered around
D It has a rainy season and a dry season
Question #45
A Soil horizons
B Can’t tell for sure
C Absolutely nothing
D Soil profiles
Question #46
A Broadleaf
B Annuals
C Evergreen
D Perennials
Question #47
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #48
A Commensalism
B Estivation
C Parasitism
D Mutualism
Question #49
A FALSE
B TRUE
