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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 Underground and above ground
D Soils and minerals
Question #2
A Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
B Shiny and/or white leaves
C Root systems adapted to the type of moisture available
D Thorns and spikes
Question #3
A Thin soils with rapid drainage
B Thick soil with poor drainage
C Thick soils with rapid drainage
D None of the above
Question #5
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #7
A Swamp
B Forest
C Marsh
D Woodland
Question #8
A Water
B All of these are components of soil
C Organic material
D Air
Question #9
A It relies on precipitation to recharge
B It can be over-extracted
C All of these
D It can be compromised through pollution
Question #10
A Swamp
B Treeline
C Scrubland
D Tree limit
Question #11
A Secondary succession
B Primary succession
C Extinction
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 Oxygen and light
B Protein and fats
C Water, carbon dioxide, and light
D Carbohydrates and oxygen
Question #14
A Weather patterns in an ecosystem
B Feeding patterns in an ecosystem
C Migration patterns in an ecosystem
D Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A Mainly tertiary consumer
B A secondary consumer does not eat anything
C Mainly secondary consumers
D Mainly primary consumers
Question #16
A Aquifers are a myth
B Confined and unconfined
C Present or not present
D None of these
Question #17
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A Woodlands
B Grasslands
C Shrublands
D Forests
Question #20
A Lakes
B Ice sheets
C Seas, gulfs and bays
D Swamps
Question #21
A They disappear
B They bio-magnificate as they accumulate in the fatty tissues of large predators
C They are being removed by decomposers
D They become diluted
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 Soil erosion
C Loss of biodiversity
D Increased oxygen production
Question #24
A Tropical deciduous forest
B Savanna
C Mediterranean scrub
D Tropical rain forest
Question #26
A Uninformed consumer
B Producer
C Secondary consumer
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 Mollusks
D Insects
Question #29
A Paleoclimatology
B Geomorphology
C Biology
D Biogeography
Question #30
A Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
B They may be enhanced by human activities
C All of these are true
D None of the choices
E They are a type of disturbance
Question #31
A All of these
B Heavy predation
C Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
D Failure of food supply
Question #33
A Scattered in streams and lakes
B In the ice sheets
C Huge and deep underground reservoirs
D The oceans
Question #34
A Non-living components of an ecosystem
B The number of species in one area
C How colorful the animals in an area
D The number of plants only, but not animals
Question #35
A They are fairly predictable
B They are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon
C They vary in amount and intensity around the globe
D They are totally irrelevant as they do not change the sea level by more than a few inches
Question #38
A The Atlantic
B The Antarctic
C The Pacific
D The Indian
Question #39
A A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
B Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
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 Organic material
D Pores in the soil that hold air and water
Question #41
A Omnivores
B Decomposers
C Secondary consumers
D Producers
Question #42
A Flexible, pliable stems
B Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
C Small leaves and thorns
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 They are nonnative species that establish themselves in a new environment
D The often take over niches occupied by native organisms
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 Soil profiles
B Can’t tell for sure
C Soil horizons
D Absolutely nothing
Question #46
A Annuals
B Evergreen
C Perennials
D Broadleaf
Question #47
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #48
A Estivation
B Commensalism
C Parasitism
D Mutualism
Question #49
A TRUE
B FALSE
