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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Soils and minerals
B Nice and not very nice
C Biotic and abiotic
D Underground and above ground
Question #2
A Shiny and/or white leaves
B Root systems adapted to the type of moisture available
C Thorns and spikes
D Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
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 FALSE
B TRUE
Question #7
A Swamp
B Woodland
C Forest
D Marsh
Question #8
A Water
B Organic material
C All of these are components of soil
D Air
Question #9
A It can be compromised through pollution
B All of these
C It can be over-extracted
D It relies on precipitation to recharge
Question #10
A Treeline
B Tree limit
C Scrubland
D Swamp
Question #11
A Secondary succession
B Primary succession
C Extinction
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 Protein and fats
B Oxygen and light
C Water, carbon dioxide, and light
D Carbohydrates and oxygen
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 A secondary consumer does not eat anything
C Mainly primary consumers
D Mainly tertiary consumer
Question #16
A Present or not present
B Aquifers are a myth
C None of these
D Confined and unconfined
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 Swamps
C Seas, gulfs and bays
D Lakes
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 They refer to the role of the organism in an ecosystem
B The same ecological niche cannot be occupied by more than one species
C All of these
D They are specific to each organism
Question #23
A Soil erosion
B Increased oxygen production
C Water quality issues
D Loss of biodiversity
Question #24
A Savanna
B Tropical rain forest
C Mediterranean scrub
D Tropical deciduous forest
Question #26
A Secondary consumer
B Tertiary consumer
C Producer
D Uninformed consumer
Question #27
A Soil drainage
B Inorganic material in soil
C Fully decomposed organic matter
D Parent material
Question #28
A Mollusks
B Crustaceans
C Insects
D Reptiles
Question #29
A Geomorphology
B Biogeography
C Biology
D Paleoclimatology
Question #30
A They may be enhanced by human activities
B Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
C They are a type of disturbance
D None of the choices
E All of these are true
Question #31
A All of these
B Failure of food supply
C Heavy predation
D Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
Question #33
A The oceans
B Huge and deep underground reservoirs
C Scattered in streams and lakes
D In the ice sheets
Question #34
A How colorful the animals in an area
B The number of species in one area
C The number of plants only, but not animals
D Non-living components of an ecosystem
Question #35
A They vary in amount and intensity around the globe
B They are totally irrelevant as they do not change the sea level by more than a few inches
C They are fairly predictable
D They are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon
Question #38
A The Pacific
B The Atlantic
C The Antarctic
D The Indian
Question #39
A Species that are extinct
B Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
C A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
D The same as exotic species
Question #40
A Organic material
B None of these
C Layer of broken rock and rock particle in soil
D Pores in the soil that hold air and water
Question #41
A Decomposers
B Omnivores
C Secondary consumers
D Producers
Question #42
A Small leaves and thorns
B Flexible, pliable stems
C Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
D Ability to live completely or partially immersed in water
Question #43
A They are great for the ecosystems, as they increase biodiversity
B They can lead to the extinction or decline of native species
C The often take over niches occupied by native organisms
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 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 Perennials
B Evergreen
C Broadleaf
D Annuals
Question #47
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #48
A Commensalism
B Mutualism
C Estivation
D Parasitism
Question #49
A FALSE
B TRUE
