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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Underground and above ground
B Soils and minerals
C Biotic and abiotic
D Nice and not very nice
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 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 Swamp
D Woodland
Question #8
A Air
B Organic material
C All of these are components of soil
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 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 Oxygen and light
C Protein and fats
D Carbohydrates and oxygen
Question #14
A Weather patterns in an ecosystem
B Migration patterns in an ecosystem
C Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
D Feeding patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A A secondary consumer does not eat anything
B Mainly tertiary consumer
C Mainly primary consumers
D Mainly secondary consumers
Question #16
A None of these
B Present or not present
C Aquifers are a myth
D Confined and unconfined
Question #17
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A Shrublands
B Grasslands
C Woodlands
D Forests
Question #20
A Lakes
B Swamps
C Ice sheets
D Seas, gulfs and bays
Question #21
A They are being removed by decomposers
B They become diluted
C They disappear
D They bio-magnificate as they accumulate in the fatty tissues of large predators
Question #22
A All of these
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 They are specific to each organism
Question #23
A Loss of biodiversity
B Soil erosion
C Water quality issues
D Increased oxygen production
Question #24
A Mediterranean scrub
B Savanna
C Tropical rain forest
D Tropical deciduous forest
Question #26
A Tertiary consumer
B Secondary consumer
C Uninformed consumer
D Producer
Question #27
A Soil drainage
B Inorganic material in soil
C Fully decomposed organic matter
D Parent material
Question #28
A Insects
B Reptiles
C Crustaceans
D Mollusks
Question #29
A Biogeography
B Geomorphology
C Biology
D Paleoclimatology
Question #30
A All of these are true
B They may be enhanced by human activities
C None of the choices
D They are a type of disturbance
E Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
Question #31
A Heavy predation
B Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
C All of these
D Failure of food supply
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 The number of plants only, but not animals
B How colorful the animals in an area
C The number of species in one area
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 Atlantic
B The Pacific
C The Antarctic
D The Indian
Question #39
A The same as exotic species
B Species that are extinct
C A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
D Species of plant that can be found pretty much everywhere on Earth
Question #40
A Layer of broken rock and rock particle in soil
B Pores in the soil that hold air and water
C None of these
D Organic material
Question #41
A Secondary consumers
B Producers
C Decomposers
D Omnivores
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 are nonnative species that establish themselves in a new environment
D They can lead to the extinction or decline of native species
Question #44
A It often has trees scattered around
B All of these are correct
C It has a rainy season and a dry season
D Is home to large herbivores
Question #45
A Soil profiles
B Absolutely nothing
C Soil horizons
D Can’t tell for sure
Question #46
A Evergreen
B Annuals
C Broadleaf
D Perennials
Question #47
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #48
A Mutualism
B Estivation
C Parasitism
D Commensalism
Question #49
A FALSE
B TRUE
