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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Biotic and abiotic
B Nice and not very nice
C Soils and minerals
D Underground and above ground
Question #2
A Root systems adapted to the type of moisture available
B Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
C Shiny and/or white leaves
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 Marsh
B Forest
C Woodland
D Swamp
Question #8
A Air
B All of these are components of soil
C Water
D Organic material
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 Swamp
C Treeline
D Scrubland
Question #11
A Primary succession
B Extinction
C Secondary 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 Carbohydrates and oxygen
C Oxygen and light
D Protein and fats
Question #14
A Migration patterns in an ecosystem
B Feeding patterns in an ecosystem
C Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
D Weather patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A Mainly secondary consumers
B A secondary consumer does not eat anything
C Mainly primary consumers
D Mainly tertiary consumer
Question #16
A Confined and unconfined
B Present or not present
C None of these
D Aquifers are a myth
Question #17
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #18
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #19
A Forests
B Grasslands
C Shrublands
D Woodlands
Question #20
A Swamps
B Ice sheets
C Seas, gulfs and bays
D Lakes
Question #21
A They bio-magnificate as they accumulate in the fatty tissues of large predators
B They become diluted
C They disappear
D They are being removed by decomposers
Question #22
A They are specific to each organism
B They refer to the role of the organism in an ecosystem
C The same ecological niche cannot be occupied by more than one species
D All of these
Question #23
A Increased oxygen production
B Water quality issues
C Soil erosion
D Loss of biodiversity
Question #24
A Savanna
B Tropical rain forest
C Tropical deciduous forest
D Mediterranean scrub
Question #26
A Secondary consumer
B Producer
C Tertiary consumer
D Uninformed consumer
Question #27
A Soil drainage
B Fully decomposed organic matter
C Inorganic material in soil
D Parent material
Question #28
A Crustaceans
B Insects
C Mollusks
D Reptiles
Question #29
A Biogeography
B Biology
C Geomorphology
D Paleoclimatology
Question #30
A They may be enhanced by human activities
B They are a type of disturbance
C None of the choices
D All of these are true
E Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
Question #31
A Failure of food supply
B All of these
C Heavy predation
D Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
Question #33
A Huge and deep underground reservoirs
B Scattered in streams and lakes
C The oceans
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 fairly predictable
B They are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon
C They are totally irrelevant as they do not change the sea level by more than a few inches
D They vary in amount and intensity around the globe
Question #38
A The Atlantic
B The Antarctic
C The Pacific
D The Indian
Question #39
A Species that are extinct
B Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
C The same as exotic species
D A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
Question #40
A None of these
B Pores in the soil that hold air and water
C Layer of broken rock and rock particle in soil
D Organic material
Question #41
A Producers
B Decomposers
C Omnivores
D Secondary consumers
Question #42
A Small leaves and thorns
B Flexible, pliable stems
C Ability to live completely or partially immersed in water
D Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
Question #43
A They are nonnative species that establish themselves in a new environment
B They can lead to the extinction or decline of native species
C They are great for the ecosystems, as they increase biodiversity
D The often take over niches occupied by native organisms
Question #44
A It has a rainy season and a dry season
B Is home to large herbivores
C All of these are correct
D It often has trees scattered around
Question #45
A Absolutely nothing
B Can’t tell for sure
C Soil horizons
D Soil profiles
Question #46
A Evergreen
B Annuals
C Perennials
D Broadleaf
Question #47
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #48
A Commensalism
B Estivation
C Parasitism
D Mutualism
Question #49
A TRUE
B FALSE
