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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 Biotic and abiotic
C Soils and minerals
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 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 Forest
B Marsh
C Swamp
D Woodland
Question #8
A Air
B Water
C All of these are components of soil
D Organic material
Question #9
A All of these
B It relies on precipitation to recharge
C It can be over-extracted
D It can be compromised through pollution
Question #10
A Swamp
B Scrubland
C Treeline
D Tree limit
Question #11
A Secondary succession
B Primary succession
C Extinction
D None of the above
Question #12
A Slow, deep ocean circulation
B Surface ocean currents
C Atmospheric circulation
D None of the above
Question #13
A Carbohydrates and oxygen
B Protein and fats
C Oxygen and light
D Water, carbon dioxide, and light
Question #14
A Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
B Feeding patterns in an ecosystem
C Weather patterns in an ecosystem
D Migration patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A Mainly secondary consumers
B Mainly primary consumers
C Mainly tertiary consumer
D A secondary consumer does not eat anything
Question #16
A Aquifers are a myth
B Present or not present
C None of these
D Confined and unconfined
Question #17
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #18
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #19
A Forests
B Shrublands
C Grasslands
D Woodlands
Question #20
A Ice sheets
B Swamps
C Lakes
D Seas, gulfs and bays
Question #21
A They disappear
B They become diluted
C They bio-magnificate as they accumulate in the fatty tissues of large predators
D They are being removed by decomposers
Question #22
A The same ecological niche cannot be occupied by more than one species
B They are specific to each organism
C They refer to the role of the organism in an ecosystem
D All of these
Question #23
A Soil erosion
B Water quality issues
C Increased oxygen production
D Loss of biodiversity
Question #24
A Mediterranean scrub
B Tropical deciduous forest
C Savanna
D Tropical rain forest
Question #26
A Producer
B Secondary consumer
C Uninformed consumer
D Tertiary consumer
Question #27
A Inorganic material in soil
B Fully decomposed organic matter
C Soil drainage
D Parent material
Question #28
A Insects
B Crustaceans
C Mollusks
D Reptiles
Question #29
A Biogeography
B Paleoclimatology
C Biology
D Geomorphology
Question #30
A None of the choices
B They are a type of disturbance
C Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
D They may be enhanced by human activities
E All of these are true
Question #31
A Failure of food supply
B Heavy predation
C Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
D All of these
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 The number of species in one area
B How colorful the animals in an area
C Non-living components of an ecosystem
D The number of plants only, but not animals
Question #35
A They are fairly predictable
B They vary in amount and intensity around the globe
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 Pacific
B The Antarctic
C The Atlantic
D The Indian
Question #39
A The same as exotic species
B Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
C Species that are extinct
D A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
Question #40
A Layer of broken rock and rock particle in soil
B None of these
C Organic material
D Pores in the soil that hold air and water
Question #41
A Secondary consumers
B Decomposers
C Producers
D Omnivores
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 The often take over niches occupied by native organisms
B They are nonnative species that establish themselves in a new environment
C They can lead to the extinction or decline of native species
D They are great for the ecosystems, as they increase biodiversity
Question #44
A Is home to large herbivores
B It often has trees scattered around
C It has a rainy season and a dry season
D All of these are correct
Question #45
A Soil profiles
B Soil horizons
C Absolutely nothing
D Can’t tell for sure
Question #46
A Annuals
B Evergreen
C Perennials
D Broadleaf
Question #47
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #48
A Parasitism
B Estivation
C Commensalism
D Mutualism
Question #49
A FALSE
B TRUE
