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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 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 Thick soils with rapid drainage
C Thin soils with rapid drainage
D None of the above
Question #5
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #7
A Marsh
B Forest
C Woodland
D Swamp
Question #8
A Water
B Organic material
C Air
D All of these are components of soil
Question #9
A It can be over-extracted
B It relies on precipitation to recharge
C It can be compromised through pollution
D All of these
Question #10
A Treeline
B Swamp
C Scrubland
D Tree limit
Question #11
A Extinction
B Primary succession
C Secondary succession
D None of the above
Question #12
A Atmospheric circulation
B Surface ocean currents
C Slow, deep ocean circulation
D None of the above
Question #13
A Protein and fats
B Water, carbon dioxide, and light
C Carbohydrates and oxygen
D Oxygen and light
Question #14
A Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
B Migration patterns in an ecosystem
C Feeding patterns in an ecosystem
D Weather patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A Mainly secondary consumers
B Mainly tertiary consumer
C A secondary consumer does not eat anything
D Mainly primary consumers
Question #16
A None of these
B Present or not present
C Confined and unconfined
D Aquifers are a myth
Question #17
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A Grasslands
B Shrublands
C Forests
D Woodlands
Question #20
A Ice sheets
B Lakes
C Seas, gulfs and bays
D Swamps
Question #21
A They become diluted
B They disappear
C They bio-magnificate as they accumulate in the fatty tissues of large predators
D They are being removed by decomposers
Question #22
A They are specific to each organism
B The same ecological niche cannot be occupied by more than one species
C They refer to the role of the organism in an ecosystem
D All of these
Question #23
A Increased oxygen production
B Soil erosion
C Loss of biodiversity
D Water quality issues
Question #24
A Savanna
B Tropical rain forest
C Tropical deciduous forest
D Mediterranean scrub
Question #26
A Producer
B Secondary consumer
C Tertiary consumer
D Uninformed consumer
Question #27
A Soil drainage
B Inorganic material in soil
C Parent material
D Fully decomposed organic matter
Question #28
A Insects
B Reptiles
C Mollusks
D Crustaceans
Question #29
A Paleoclimatology
B Geomorphology
C Biology
D Biogeography
Question #30
A They may be enhanced by human activities
B They are a type of disturbance
C None of the choices
D Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
E All of these are true
Question #31
A Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
B Heavy predation
C Failure of food supply
D All of these
Question #33
A In the ice sheets
B The oceans
C Scattered in streams and lakes
D Huge and deep underground reservoirs
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 vary in amount and intensity around the globe
B They are fairly predictable
C They are totally irrelevant as they do not change the sea level by more than a few inches
D They are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon
Question #38
A The Indian
B The Atlantic
C The Antarctic
D The Pacific
Question #39
A The same as exotic species
B A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
C Species that are extinct
D Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
Question #40
A Pores in the soil that hold air and water
B Organic material
C Layer of broken rock and rock particle in soil
D None of these
Question #41
A Decomposers
B Omnivores
C Secondary consumers
D Producers
Question #42
A Small leaves and thorns
B Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
C Ability to live completely or partially immersed in water
D Flexible, pliable stems
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 profiles
C Can’t tell for sure
D Soil horizons
Question #46
A Perennials
B Broadleaf
C Annuals
D Evergreen
Question #47
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #48
A Estivation
B Parasitism
C Mutualism
D Commensalism
Question #49
A FALSE
B TRUE
