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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Soils and minerals
B Biotic and abiotic
C Nice and not very nice
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 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 Forest
B Woodland
C Swamp
D Marsh
Question #8
A All of these are components of soil
B Air
C Organic material
D Water
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 Swamp
B Scrubland
C Treeline
D Tree limit
Question #11
A Secondary succession
B Extinction
C Primary 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 Protein and fats
C Oxygen and light
D Carbohydrates and oxygen
Question #14
A Migration patterns in an ecosystem
B Feeding patterns in an ecosystem
C Weather patterns in an ecosystem
D Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A Mainly tertiary consumer
B Mainly primary consumers
C A secondary consumer does not eat anything
D Mainly secondary consumers
Question #16
A Confined and unconfined
B None of these
C Aquifers are a myth
D Present or not present
Question #17
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A Shrublands
B Woodlands
C Forests
D Grasslands
Question #20
A Seas, gulfs and bays
B Ice sheets
C Swamps
D Lakes
Question #21
A They become diluted
B They bio-magnificate as they accumulate in the fatty tissues of large predators
C They disappear
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 All of these
D They refer to the role of the organism in an ecosystem
Question #23
A Water quality issues
B Increased oxygen production
C Loss of biodiversity
D Soil erosion
Question #24
A Savanna
B Mediterranean scrub
C Tropical rain forest
D Tropical deciduous forest
Question #26
A Producer
B Secondary consumer
C Tertiary consumer
D Uninformed consumer
Question #27
A Fully decomposed organic matter
B Inorganic material in soil
C Parent material
D Soil drainage
Question #28
A Mollusks
B Insects
C Crustaceans
D Reptiles
Question #29
A Biology
B Biogeography
C Paleoclimatology
D Geomorphology
Question #30
A Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
B None of the choices
C They may be enhanced by human activities
D They are a type of disturbance
E All of these are true
Question #31
A All of these
B Failure of food supply
C Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
D Heavy predation
Question #33
A In the ice sheets
B The oceans
C Huge and deep underground reservoirs
D Scattered in streams and lakes
Question #34
A The number of species in one area
B Non-living components of an ecosystem
C How colorful the animals in an area
D The number of plants only, but not animals
Question #35
A They vary in amount and intensity around the globe
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 are fairly predictable
Question #38
A The Atlantic
B The Indian
C The Pacific
D The Antarctic
Question #39
A Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
B A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
C The same as exotic species
D Species that are extinct
Question #40
A None of these
B Layer of broken rock and rock particle in soil
C Pores in the soil that hold air and water
D Organic material
Question #41
A Decomposers
B Producers
C Omnivores
D Secondary consumers
Question #42
A Flexible, pliable stems
B Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
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 nonnative species that establish themselves in a new environment
C They are great for the ecosystems, as they increase biodiversity
D They can lead to the extinction or decline of native species
Question #44
A It has a rainy season and a dry season
B It often has trees scattered around
C All of these are correct
D Is home to large herbivores
Question #45
A Soil horizons
B Absolutely nothing
C Can’t tell for sure
D Soil profiles
Question #46
A Broadleaf
B Perennials
C Annuals
D Evergreen
Question #47
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #48
A Parasitism
B Mutualism
C Estivation
D Commensalism
Question #49
A FALSE
B TRUE
