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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 Biotic and abiotic
D Underground and above ground
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 soil with poor drainage
B Thin soils with rapid drainage
C Thick soils with rapid drainage
D None of the above
Question #5
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #7
A Swamp
B Forest
C Marsh
D Woodland
Question #8
A Organic material
B Water
C All of these are components of soil
D Air
Question #9
A All of these
B It relies on precipitation to recharge
C It can be compromised through pollution
D It can be over-extracted
Question #10
A Tree limit
B Scrubland
C Treeline
D Swamp
Question #11
A Primary succession
B Extinction
C Secondary succession
D None of the above
Question #12
A Surface ocean currents
B Atmospheric circulation
C Slow, deep ocean circulation
D None of the above
Question #13
A Protein and fats
B Carbohydrates and oxygen
C Water, carbon dioxide, and light
D Oxygen and light
Question #14
A Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
B Migration patterns in an ecosystem
C Weather patterns in an ecosystem
D Feeding 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 Confined and unconfined
B None of these
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 Grasslands
B Woodlands
C Forests
D Shrublands
Question #20
A Ice sheets
B Lakes
C Swamps
D Seas, gulfs and bays
Question #21
A They disappear
B They are being removed by decomposers
C They bio-magnificate as they accumulate in the fatty tissues of large predators
D They become diluted
Question #22
A All of these
B The same ecological niche cannot be occupied by more than one species
C They are specific to each organism
D They refer to the role of the organism in an ecosystem
Question #23
A Water quality issues
B Increased oxygen production
C Loss of biodiversity
D Soil erosion
Question #24
A Savanna
B Tropical deciduous forest
C Mediterranean scrub
D Tropical rain forest
Question #26
A Uninformed consumer
B Secondary consumer
C Producer
D Tertiary consumer
Question #27
A Soil drainage
B Fully decomposed organic matter
C Parent material
D Inorganic material in soil
Question #28
A Crustaceans
B Reptiles
C Mollusks
D Insects
Question #29
A Biology
B Paleoclimatology
C Biogeography
D Geomorphology
Question #30
A Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
B They may be enhanced by human activities
C None of the choices
D All of these are true
E They are a type of disturbance
Question #31
A Heavy predation
B Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
C All of these
D Failure of food supply
Question #33
A Huge and deep underground reservoirs
B In the ice sheets
C The oceans
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 totally irrelevant as they do not change the sea level by more than a few inches
B They are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon
C They vary in amount and intensity around the globe
D They are fairly predictable
Question #38
A The Atlantic
B The Antarctic
C The Pacific
D The Indian
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 None of these
B Layer of broken rock and rock particle in soil
C Pores in the soil that hold air and water
D Organic material
Question #41
A Producers
B Decomposers
C Omnivores
D Secondary consumers
Question #42
A Small leaves and thorns
B Ability to live completely or partially immersed in water
C Flexible, pliable stems
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 It has a rainy season and a dry season
B It often has trees scattered around
C Is home to large herbivores
D All of these are correct
Question #45
A Soil profiles
B Can’t tell for sure
C Absolutely nothing
D Soil horizons
Question #46
A Perennials
B Annuals
C Broadleaf
D Evergreen
Question #47
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #48
A Mutualism
B Commensalism
C Parasitism
D Estivation
Question #49
A TRUE
B FALSE
