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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 Root systems adapted to the type of moisture available
D Thorns and spikes
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 Swamp
B Marsh
C Forest
D Woodland
Question #8
A Water
B Organic material
C Air
D All of these are components of soil
Question #9
A It can be compromised through pollution
B All of these
C It relies on precipitation to recharge
D It can be over-extracted
Question #10
A Scrubland
B Tree limit
C Treeline
D Swamp
Question #11
A Secondary succession
B Extinction
C Primary succession
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 Water, carbon dioxide, and light
B Oxygen and light
C Protein and fats
D Carbohydrates and oxygen
Question #14
A Feeding patterns in an ecosystem
B Weather patterns in an ecosystem
C Migration patterns in an ecosystem
D Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A Mainly secondary consumers
B Mainly tertiary consumer
C Mainly primary consumers
D A secondary consumer does not eat anything
Question #16
A None of these
B Aquifers are a myth
C Confined and unconfined
D Present or not present
Question #17
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A Forests
B Woodlands
C Shrublands
D Grasslands
Question #20
A Ice sheets
B Seas, gulfs and bays
C Swamps
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 All of these
B They are specific to each organism
C The same ecological niche cannot be occupied by more than one species
D They refer to the role of the organism in an ecosystem
Question #23
A Increased oxygen production
B Water quality issues
C Soil erosion
D Loss of biodiversity
Question #24
A Tropical rain forest
B Mediterranean scrub
C Tropical deciduous forest
D Savanna
Question #26
A Uninformed consumer
B Producer
C Tertiary consumer
D Secondary consumer
Question #27
A Soil drainage
B Parent material
C Fully decomposed organic matter
D Inorganic material in soil
Question #28
A Crustaceans
B Reptiles
C Insects
D Mollusks
Question #29
A Geomorphology
B Biology
C Biogeography
D Paleoclimatology
Question #30
A Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
B All of these are true
C None of the choices
D They may be enhanced by human activities
E They are a type of disturbance
Question #31
A Heavy predation
B Failure of food supply
C Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
D All of these
Question #33
A Huge and deep underground reservoirs
B Scattered in streams and lakes
C In the ice sheets
D The oceans
Question #34
A The number of species in one area
B The number of plants only, but not animals
C Non-living components of an ecosystem
D How colorful the animals in an area
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 Pacific
B The Antarctic
C The Indian
D The Atlantic
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 Layer of broken rock and rock particle in soil
B Organic material
C Pores in the soil that hold air and water
D None of these
Question #41
A Omnivores
B Decomposers
C Producers
D Secondary consumers
Question #42
A Ability to live completely or partially immersed in water
B Flexible, pliable stems
C Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
D Small leaves and thorns
Question #43
A They are great for the ecosystems, as they increase biodiversity
B The often take over niches occupied by native organisms
C They can lead to the extinction or decline of native species
D They are nonnative species that establish themselves in a new environment
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 Absolutely nothing
B Soil horizons
C Can’t tell for sure
D Soil profiles
Question #46
A Annuals
B Evergreen
C Broadleaf
D Perennials
Question #47
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #48
A Estivation
B Parasitism
C Commensalism
D Mutualism
Question #49
A FALSE
B TRUE
