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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 Underground and above ground
D Biotic and abiotic
Question #2
A Root systems adapted to the type of moisture available
B Thorns and spikes
C Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
D Shiny and/or white leaves
Question #3
A Thick soils with rapid drainage
B Thick soil with poor drainage
C Thin soils with rapid drainage
D None of the above
Question #5
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #7
A Forest
B Marsh
C Woodland
D Swamp
Question #8
A Organic material
B Air
C All of these are components of soil
D Water
Question #9
A All of these
B It can be over-extracted
C It can be compromised through pollution
D It relies on precipitation to recharge
Question #10
A Tree limit
B Scrubland
C Treeline
D Swamp
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 Carbohydrates and oxygen
D Protein and fats
Question #14
A Weather patterns in an ecosystem
B Migration patterns in an ecosystem
C Feeding patterns in an ecosystem
D Breeding patterns in an ecosystem
Question #15
A Mainly primary consumers
B Mainly secondary consumers
C Mainly tertiary consumer
D A secondary consumer does not eat anything
Question #16
A None of these
B Present or not present
C Confined and unconfined
D Aquifers are a myth
Question #17
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #18
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #19
A Woodlands
B Shrublands
C Grasslands
D Forests
Question #20
A Swamps
B Lakes
C Ice sheets
D Seas, gulfs and bays
Question #21
A They become diluted
B They bio-magnificate as they accumulate in the fatty tissues of large predators
C They are being removed by decomposers
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 Loss of biodiversity
B Water quality issues
C Soil erosion
D Increased oxygen production
Question #24
A Tropical rain forest
B Mediterranean scrub
C Tropical deciduous forest
D Savanna
Question #26
A Tertiary consumer
B Uninformed consumer
C Producer
D Secondary consumer
Question #27
A Inorganic material in soil
B Soil drainage
C Fully decomposed organic matter
D Parent material
Question #28
A Reptiles
B Crustaceans
C Mollusks
D Insects
Question #29
A Geomorphology
B Biology
C Paleoclimatology
D Biogeography
Question #30
A They are a type of disturbance
B All of these are true
C Many ecosystems are adapted to deal with it
D None of the choices
E They may be enhanced by human activities
Question #31
A Failure of food supply
B All of these
C Heavy predation
D Changing environmental conditions, like climate change
Question #33
A Huge and deep underground reservoirs
B The oceans
C In the ice sheets
D Scattered in streams and lakes
Question #34
A Non-living components of an ecosystem
B The number of plants only, but not animals
C How colorful the animals in an area
D The number of species in one area
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 fairly predictable
D They are totally irrelevant as they do not change the sea level by more than a few inches
Question #38
A The Antarctic
B The Atlantic
C The Pacific
D The Indian
Question #39
A Species that are extinct
B A variety of plant or animal found in one location or region and nowhere else
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 Pores in the soil that hold air and water
C None of these
D Organic material
Question #41
A Producers
B Omnivores
C Decomposers
D Secondary consumers
Question #42
A Small leaves and thorns
B Wide trunks and extensive anchoring root systems
C Flexible, pliable stems
D Ability to live completely or partially immersed in water
Question #43
A They are nonnative species that establish themselves in a new environment
B They are great for the ecosystems, as they increase biodiversity
C The often take over niches occupied by native organisms
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 Perennials
B Broadleaf
C Evergreen
D Annuals
Question #47
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #48
A Estivation
B Mutualism
C Commensalism
D Parasitism
Question #49
A TRUE
B FALSE
