Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a cultural ecosystem service?

Accepted Answer

A) Providing food to the malnourished 
B) Ensuring flow of traffic in and out of a city 
C) Enjoying the beauty or inspiration provided by a forest 
D) Ensuring good health access for populations in a community 
E) Constructing a "green" building 
A) Providing food to the malnourished 
B) Ensuring flow of traffic in and out of a city 
C) Enjoying the beauty or inspiration provided by a forest 
D) Ensuring good health access for populations in a community 
E) Constructing a "green" building

Question 2

Which of the following are examples of provisioning ecosystem services?

Accepted Answer

A) Soil formation and nutrient cycles 
B) Climate,water flow,and disease 
C) Aesthetic beauty and recreation 
D) Food,water,and fiber 
A) Soil formation and nutrient cycles 
B) Climate,water flow,and disease 
C) Aesthetic beauty and recreation 
D) Food,water,and fiber

Question 3

Many ecosystems are damaged by attempts to make a quick profit because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the value of ecosystem services is underappreciated 
B) ecosystem services require sustained human development 
C) the prices of most natural goods continue to fall 
D) natural services are valued more than natural goods 
A) the value of ecosystem services is underappreciated 
B) ecosystem services require sustained human development 
C) the prices of most natural goods continue to fall 
D) natural services are valued more than natural goods

Question 4

Which of the following best describes von Liebig's "law of the minimum"?

Accepted Answer

A) A plant will grow at a rate limited by the nutrient in lowest supply relative to the needs of the plant. 
B) A plant cannot grow at temperatures below its lower tolerance limit. 
C) A plant's reproduction is limited by the minimum height of the plant. 
D) A plant will grow best when levels of herbivory are as low as possible. 
A) A plant will grow at a rate limited by the nutrient in lowest supply relative to the needs of the plant. 
B) A plant cannot grow at temperatures below its lower tolerance limit. 
C) A plant's reproduction is limited by the minimum height of the plant. 
D) A plant will grow best when levels of herbivory are as low as possible.

Question 5

__________involves the breakdown of parent material by reactions with water and acids.

Accepted Answer

A) Erosion 
B) Chemical weathering 
C) Physical weathering 
D) Leaching 
A) Erosion 
B) Chemical weathering 
C) Physical weathering 
D) Leaching

Question 6

Which one of the following processes would directly increase the amount of nutrients available to plants?

Accepted Answer

A) Primary production 
B) Photosynthesis 
C) Respiration 
D) Mineralization 
A) Primary production 
B) Photosynthesis 
C) Respiration 
D) Mineralization

Question 7

Biomes are regions with similar_________ .

Accepted Answer

A) soils,water systems,and animals 
B) animals,plants,and climatic conditions 
C) rocks,soil,minerals,and water 
D) terrain and elevations 
A) soils,water systems,and animals 
B) animals,plants,and climatic conditions 
C) rocks,soil,minerals,and water 
D) terrain and elevations

Question 8

You are in a low- elevation area that receives an average of 51 cm 20 inches of precipitation per year,with temperatures that are much colder in winter than summer.Which one of the following biomes are you most likely to be in?

Accepted Answer

A) Subtropical moist broadleaf forest 
B) Temperate grassland 
C) Desert 
D) Mediterranean forests,woodlands,and scrublands 
A) Subtropical moist broadleaf forest 
B) Temperate grassland 
C) Desert 
D) Mediterranean forests,woodlands,and scrublands

Question 9

-Tropical savannas tend to be _______________than tropical dry forests.

Accepted Answer

A) drier and colder 
B) wetter 
C) wetter and colder 
D) drier 
A) drier and colder 
B) wetter 
C) wetter and colder 
D) drier

Question 10

Primary productivity in nontropical terrestrial environments is typically limited by what nutrient?

Accepted Answer

A) K 
B) P 
C) N 
D) Fe 
A) K 
B) P 
C) N 
D) Fe

Question 11

Biomes with permafrost usually __________.

Accepted Answer

A) are covered in coniferous forests at high latitudes 
B) are located at high altitudes nearest the equator 
C) are in temperate zones and have deciduous trees 
D) lack trees and are located in polar regions 
A) are covered in coniferous forests at high latitudes 
B) are located at high altitudes nearest the equator 
C) are in temperate zones and have deciduous trees 
D) lack trees and are located in polar regions

Question 12

Which of the following statements accurately describes gross and net primary production?

Accepted Answer

A) Gross primary production involves plants,while net primary production involves animals. 
B) Gross primary production is always greater than net primary production. 
C) Net primary production is always greater than gross primary production. 
D) Gross primary production takes into consideration autotrophic respiration,while net primary production does not. 
A) Gross primary production involves plants,while net primary production involves animals. 
B) Gross primary production is always greater than net primary production. 
C) Net primary production is always greater than gross primary production. 
D) Gross primary production takes into consideration autotrophic respiration,while net primary production does not.

Which of the following is an example of a cultural ecosystem service?

Which of the following are examples of provisioning ecosystem services?

Many ecosystems are damaged by attempts to make a quick profit because __________.

Which of the following best describes von Liebig's "law of the minimum"?

__________involves the breakdown of parent material by reactions with water and acids.

Which one of the following processes would directly increase the amount of nutrients available to plants?

Biomes are regions with similar_________ .

You are in a low- elevation area that receives an average of 51 cm 20 inches of precipitation per year,with temperatures that are much colder in winter than summer.Which one of the following biomes are you most likely to be in?

-Tropical savannas tend to be _______________than tropical dry forests.

Primary productivity in nontropical terrestrial environments is typically limited by what nutrient?

Biomes with permafrost usually __________.

Which of the following statements accurately describes gross and net primary production?

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Exam 6: Ecosystems and Biomes

Which of the following is an example of a cultural ecosystem service?

Which of the following are examples of provisioning ecosystem services?

Many ecosystems are damaged by attempts to make a quick profit because __________.

Which of the following best describes von Liebig's "law of the minimum"?

__________involves the breakdown of parent material by reactions with water and acids.

Which one of the following processes would directly increase the amount of nutrients available to plants?

Biomes are regions with similar_________ .

You are in a low- elevation area that receives an average of 51 cm 20 inches of precipitation per year,with temperatures that are much colder in winter than summer.Which one of the following biomes are you most likely to be in?

-Tropical savannas tend to be _______________than tropical dry forests.

Primary productivity in nontropical terrestrial environments is typically limited by what nutrient?

Biomes with permafrost usually __________.

Which of the following statements accurately describes gross and net primary production?

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