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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Underground and above ground
B Nice and not very nice
C Soils and minerals
D Biotic and abiotic
Question #2
A Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
B Root systems adapted to the type of moisture available
C Shiny and/or white leaves
D Thorns and spikes
Question #3
A Thin soils with rapid drainage
B Thick soils with rapid drainage
C Thick soil with poor drainage
D None of the above
Question #5
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #7
A Woodland
B Swamp
C Forest
D Marsh
Question #8
A Air
B Organic material
C Water
D All of these are components of soil
Question #9
A It can be compromised through pollution
B It can be over-extracted
C It relies on precipitation to recharge
D All of these
Question #10
A Treeline
B Tree limit
C Swamp
D Scrubland
Question #11
A Extinction
B Primary succession
C Secondary succession
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 Water, carbon dioxide, and light
B Protein and fats
C Oxygen and light
D Carbohydrates and oxygen
Question #14
A Weather patterns in an ecosystem
B Feeding patterns in an ecosystem
C Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
D Migration patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A A secondary consumer does not eat anything
B Mainly primary consumers
C Mainly secondary consumers
D Mainly tertiary consumer
Question #16
A Present or not present
B None of these
C Confined and unconfined
D Aquifers are a myth
Question #17
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #18
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #19
A Forests
B Shrublands
C Woodlands
D Grasslands
Question #20
A Ice sheets
B Lakes
C Swamps
D Seas, gulfs and bays
Question #21
A They are being removed by decomposers
B They bio-magnificate as they accumulate in the fatty tissues of large predators
C They become diluted
D They disappear
Question #22
A The same ecological niche cannot be occupied by more than one species
B They refer to the role of the organism in an ecosystem
C They are specific to each organism
D All of these
Question #23
A Water quality issues
B Soil erosion
C Loss of biodiversity
D Increased oxygen production
Question #24
A Savanna
B Tropical rain forest
C Tropical deciduous forest
D Mediterranean scrub
Question #26
A Uninformed consumer
B Secondary consumer
C Producer
D Tertiary consumer
Question #27
A Inorganic material in soil
B Fully decomposed organic matter
C Parent material
D Soil drainage
Question #28
A Crustaceans
B Reptiles
C Insects
D Mollusks
Question #29
A Biology
B Biogeography
C Paleoclimatology
D Geomorphology
Question #30
A Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
B All of these are true
C They may be enhanced by human activities
D None of the choices
E They are a type of disturbance
Question #31
A Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
B All of these
C Failure of food supply
D Heavy predation
Question #33
A In the ice sheets
B Scattered in streams and lakes
C Huge and deep underground reservoirs
D The oceans
Question #34
A The number of plants only, but not animals
B The number of species in one area
C How colorful the animals in an area
D Non-living components of an ecosystem
Question #35
A They are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon
B They vary in amount and intensity around the globe
C They are totally irrelevant as they do not change the sea level by more than a few inches
D They are fairly predictable
Question #38
A The Antarctic
B The Indian
C The Atlantic
D The Pacific
Question #39
A A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
B Species that are extinct
C Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
D The same as exotic species
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 Secondary consumers
B Omnivores
C Producers
D Decomposers
Question #42
A Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
B Flexible, pliable stems
C Ability to live completely or partially immersed in water
D Small leaves and thorns
Question #43
A The often take over niches occupied by native organisms
B They are great for the ecosystems, as they increase biodiversity
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 often has trees scattered around
B It has a rainy season and a dry season
C Is home to large herbivores
D All of these are correct
Question #45
A Can’t tell for sure
B Absolutely nothing
C Soil horizons
D Soil profiles
Question #46
A Annuals
B Evergreen
C Perennials
D Broadleaf
Question #47
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #48
A Commensalism
B Mutualism
C Estivation
D Parasitism
Question #49
A TRUE
B FALSE
