Question 1

In the map below, lavender represents

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A)  temperate forest.
B)  tundra.
C)  boreal forest.
D)  grassland.

Question 2

A phreatophyte is a plant that

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A)  becomes deciduous during dry times.
B)  carries on CAM photosynthesis.
C)  has extensive taproots.
D)  uses animals to help to disperse its seeds.

Question 3

The land bridge called Beringia during the last glacial advance about 20,000 years ago, allowed animals to be exchanged among which two zoogeographic realms?

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A)  Neotropic and Nearctic
B)  Australian and New Zealand
C)  Palearctic and Nearctic
D)  Neotropic and Paleotropic

Question 4

Plants that are allelopathic

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A)  have very sharp spines instead of leaves.
B)  cannot tolerate long periods of drought.
C)  produce flowers very rapidly after a rain event.
D)  are likely to be located away from other plants.

Question 5

In general, domesticated land can be said to include

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A)  more than half of the Earth's land surface, with some human influence on most of the rest.
B)  more than half of the Earth's land surface, with little human influence on most of the rest.
C)  less than half of Earth's land surface, with some human influence on most of the rest.
D)  less than half of Earth's land surface, with little human influence on most of the rest.

Question 6

Moving poleward, vegetation in the Tundra biome grades from

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A)  lichens to stunted trees to grasses.
B)  grasses to stunted trees to lichens.
C)  stunted trees to lichens to grasses.
D)  stunted trees to grasses to lichens.

Question 7

The Redwoods of California are an example of

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A)  coniferous evergreen forest.
B)  deciduous temperate forest.
C)  broadleaf evergreen forest.
D)  needleleaf deciduous forest.

Question 8

CAM plants can minimize water loss by

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A)  leaving their stomates closed during dry periods.
B)  suspending photosynthesis when the solar radiation is too intense.
C)  having leaves shaped like umbrellas, which minimizes evaporation.
D)  storing water in their stems during wetter periods.

Question 9

All of the following are adaptations that promote survival of the boreal forests except

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A)  having a dark, rough surface.
B)  having needles instead of leaves.
C)  having some trees that grow faster than others.
D)  All of these are adaptations that promote survival in the boreal forests.

Question 10

The seasonal migration of the subtropical high and seasonal circulations associated with the monsoons cause the _______ biome to exist in California and India, respectively.

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A)  subtropical scrub and woodland
B)  grassland
C)  desert
D)  temperate forest

Question 11

Grazers are well suited to savannas because

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A)  none of their natural predators live there.
B)  they are able to migrate seasonally toward the wetter areas.
C)  they can pull up grasses there by the roots.
D)  the grasses there are ephemeral.

Question 12

Which of the following is not an important function that fire provides to contribute to ecosystem or biome health?

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A)  restoring nutrients to the soil
B)  allowing seeds for pyrophilic species to germinate
C)  reducing runoff
D)  improving access of wildlife to new lands

Question 13

A savanna differs from a steppe in that the grasses are

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A)  intolerant to freezes in a savanna.
B)  only in riparian zones in a savanna.
C)  taller in a savanna.
D)  in drier areas in a savanna.

Question 14

Of the following choices, evergreen temperate forests are most dominant in

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A)  the eastern United States.
B)  eastern China and Japan.
C)  South-central Brazil.
D)  central Australia.

Question 15

In which region in the map below are fauna similar even across islands because the areas within that region were once together as part of Gondwana?

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A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D

Question 16

The effects of global climate change are magnified in mountainside environments because

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A)  there are such narrow belts of different ecosystems that would shift abruptly.
B)  most climate models expect more significant warming in mountainous areas than elsewhere.
C)  soils are generally thicker in mountainous environments.
D)  Biodiversity is generally less in mountainous environments than in adjacent flatlands.

Question 17

In the diagram below,

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A)  the snow line will be higher on the right slope than the left slope.
B)  the tree line will be higher on the right slope than the left slope.
C)  the right slope will have more soil moisture than the left slope.
D)  All of these.

Question 18

Land use changes and exotic species introductions tend to have the impact of

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A)  favoring K-selected species.
B)  creating a dynamic equilibrium in species populations.
C)  reducing the area covered by ecotones.
D)  reducing biodiversity.

Question 19

Elevation affects the distribution of terrestrial biomes through its effect on

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A)  temperature.
B)  precipitation.
C)  both temperature and precipitation.
D)  neither temperature nor precipitation.

Question 20

In the diagram below, B is the

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A)  hadal zone.
B)  mesopelagic zone.
C)  epipelagic zone.
D)  benthic zone.

Exam 18: Biomes

A phreatophyte is a plant that

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In general, domesticated land can be said to include

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Grazers are well suited to savannas because

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In the diagram below,

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A savanna differs from a steppe in that the grasses are

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All of the following are adaptations that promote survival of the boreal forests except

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Which of the following is not an important function that fire provides to contribute to ecosystem or biome health?

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In the map below, lavender represents

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In the diagram below, B is the

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In which region in the map below are fauna similar even across islands because the areas within that region were once together as part of Gondwana?

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The seasonal migration of the subtropical high and seasonal circulations associated with the monsoons cause the _______ biome to exist in California and India, respectively.

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CAM plants can minimize water loss by

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Of the following choices, evergreen temperate forests are most dominant in

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Moving poleward, vegetation in the Tundra biome grades from

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Elevation affects the distribution of terrestrial biomes through its effect on

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The Redwoods of California are an example of

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The land bridge called Beringia during the last glacial advance about 20,000 years ago, allowed animals to be exchanged among which two zoogeographic realms?

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Land use changes and exotic species introductions tend to have the impact of

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Plants that are allelopathic

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The effects of global climate change are magnified in mountainside environments because

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