Question 1

Match between columns
                        Premises: bison previously were the main type of grazing animal

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The Answer of taiga and tropical rain forest and tundra is...

Question 2

Which factor is most important in determining the distribution of organisms in aquatic biomes?

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A)   Interspecies composition
B)   Dominant vegetation
C)   Distance from shore
D)   Salinity
E)   Intraspecies compositionF) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is a characteristic of desert plants?

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A)   Common annuals
B)   Enlarged leaf size
C)   Lianas with extensive epiphytes
D)   Adaptations that conserve water
E)   Adaptations to stable temperaturesF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Chose five biomes. Briefly describe how humans have altered those biomes. Consider how humans may have converted these biomes for commercial or agricultural use.

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Question 5

Match between columns
                        Premises: characterized by permafrost

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The Answer of tundra and chaparral and taiga and temperate is...

Question 6

Which statement about Earth's biomes is FALSE?

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A)   Biomes near the poles have less rainfall than biomes on the equator.
B)   Altitude can result in biomes that are not characteristic for a particular latitude.
C)   Deserts have less rainfall due to their distance from the ocean.
D)   Rainforests occur in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
E)   Deserts occur in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

The Southern Hemisphere has no equivalent of the boreal forest of the north. Why?

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A)   It has no latitudes near the poles.
B)   It has insufficient altitudes.
C)   It has no land in the corresponding latitudes.
D)   It is too close to the sun during the winter.
E)   It has an inhospitable temperature.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Figure 56-2 ​

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Refer to the accompanying figure. Which of the following represents the fall turnover?

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A)   1 going to 2
B)   2 going to 3
C)   3 going to 4
D)   4 going to 1
E)   4 going to 2F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

The oceanic province is that part of the ocean that overlies the continental shelf.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The upper part of the neritic province is called the euphotic zone.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match between columns
                        Premises: found on the northwestern coast of North America

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The Answer of savanna and tundra and taiga and temperate is...

Question 12

Match between columns
                        Premises: vegetation is mostly conifers, such as spruce, fir, and larch

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The Answer of chaparral and temperate deciduous forest and tropical is...

Question 13

Which biome is characterized by weasels, gray wolves, ptarmigan, musk oxen, and lemmings?

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A)   Tundra
B)   Desert
C)   Tropical rain forest
D)   Savanna
E)   Temperate deciduous forestF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

The ____ contains the greatest volume of ocean water.

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A)   oceanic province
B)   intertidal zone
C)   euphotic zone
D)   neritic province
E)   limnetic zoneF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Extensive epiphytes are found in the tropical dry forests.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Headwater streams depend primarily on ____ as an energy input.

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A)   photosynthesis
B)   detritus
C)   phytoplankton
D)   zooplankton
E)   nektonF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Identify and briefly describe three biogeographical realms.

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Nearctic and Palearctic realms: mainly N...

Question 18

The greatest proportion of which two biomes have been converted to agriculture?

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A)   Taiga and tropical rain forest
B)   Tropical rain forest and temperate rain forest
C)   Temperate deciduous forest and temperate grassland
D)   Chaparral and tropical rain forest
E)   Temperate grassland and savannaF) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Match between columns
                        Premises: habitat for migratory birds and holding area for excess water

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The Answer of littoral zone and profundal zone and standing-water is...

Question 20

Much precipitation in the tropical rain forest is derived from:

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A)   evaporation from lakes.
B)   evaporation from rivers.
C)   groundwater.
D)   transpiration.
E)   translocation.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Exam 56: Ecology and the Geography of Life

The ____ contains the greatest volume of ocean water.

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The oceanic province is that part of the ocean that overlies the continental shelf.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of desert plants?

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Match the biome with its description.

Match the aquatic ecosystem or zone with its description.

Much precipitation in the tropical rain forest is derived from:

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Headwater streams depend primarily on ____ as an energy input.

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Extensive epiphytes are found in the tropical dry forests.

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Figure 56-2 Refer to the accompanying figure. Which of the following represents the fall turnover?

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The Southern Hemisphere has no equivalent of the boreal forest of the north. Why?

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Which statement about Earth's biomes is FALSE?

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Which factor is most important in determining the distribution of organisms in aquatic biomes?

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Match the biome with its description.

The greatest proportion of which two biomes have been converted to agriculture?

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Which biome is characterized by weasels, gray wolves, ptarmigan, musk oxen, and lemmings?

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Chose five biomes. Briefly describe how humans have altered those biomes. Consider how humans may have converted these biomes for commercial or agricultural use.

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The upper part of the neritic province is called the euphotic zone.

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Identify and briefly describe three biogeographical realms.

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The oceanic province is that part of the ocean that overlies the continental shelf.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of desert plants?

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Match the aquatic ecosystem or zone with its description.

Much precipitation in the tropical rain forest is derived from:

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Headwater streams depend primarily on ____ as an energy input.

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Extensive epiphytes are found in the tropical dry forests.

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Figure 56-2 ​ ​ Refer to the accompanying figure. Which of the following represents the fall turnover?

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The Southern Hemisphere has no equivalent of the boreal forest of the north. Why?

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Which statement about Earth's biomes is FALSE?

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Which factor is most important in determining the distribution of organisms in aquatic biomes?

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The greatest proportion of which two biomes have been converted to agriculture?

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Which biome is characterized by weasels, gray wolves, ptarmigan, musk oxen, and lemmings?

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Chose five biomes. Briefly describe how humans have altered those biomes. Consider how humans may have converted these biomes for commercial or agricultural use.

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The upper part of the neritic province is called the euphotic zone.

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