Question 1

The nation containing the largest fraction of the world's tropical rain forest is

Accepted Answer

A) Congo. 
B) Brazil. 
C) Mexico. 
D) The United States. 
E) Indonesia. 
A) Congo. 
B) Brazil. 
C) Mexico. 
D) The United States. 
E) Indonesia.

Question 2

Which of the following statements does NOT apply to tropical forest edges?

Accepted Answer

A) Trees grow more rapidly and survive better in edge habitat than in the forest interior. 
B) Edge habitat is drier than the forest interior. 
C) Edge habitat has higher solar radiation than the forest interior. 
D) Edge habitat is hotter than the forest interior. 
E) Forest fragmentation increases the ratio of edge habitat to forest interior. 
A) Trees grow more rapidly and survive better in edge habitat than in the forest interior. 
B) Edge habitat is drier than the forest interior. 
C) Edge habitat has higher solar radiation than the forest interior. 
D) Edge habitat is hotter than the forest interior. 
E) Forest fragmentation increases the ratio of edge habitat to forest interior.

Question 3

El Niño events

Accepted Answer

A) occur when the Southern Oscillation index is high. 
B) occur when barometric pressure is lower in the western Pacific than in the eastern Pacific. 
C) include the appearance of warm currents on the Pacific coast of South America. 
D) are always accompanied by La Niña events at the same time. 
E) are accompanied by westward movement of the location of storm generation in the Pacific. 
A) occur when the Southern Oscillation index is high. 
B) occur when barometric pressure is lower in the western Pacific than in the eastern Pacific. 
C) include the appearance of warm currents on the Pacific coast of South America. 
D) are always accompanied by La Niña events at the same time. 
E) are accompanied by westward movement of the location of storm generation in the Pacific.

Question 4

During El Niño events,

Accepted Answer

A) Australia experiences drought. 
B) western North America experiences drought. 
C) Canada and Alaska are cooler than average. 
D) populations of anchovies and seabirds increase along the South American coast. 
E) primary production increases around the Galápagos Islands. 
A) Australia experiences drought. 
B) western North America experiences drought. 
C) Canada and Alaska are cooler than average. 
D) populations of anchovies and seabirds increase along the South American coast. 
E) primary production increases around the Galápagos Islands.

Question 5

The reduction in atmospheric 14C/12C ratio associated with fossil fuel combustion is known as the ____________.

Accepted Answer

Question 6

Ozone plays an important role in shaping the environment for life on Earth because it

Accepted Answer

A) absorbs visible radiation. 
B) emits ultraviolet radiation. 
C) absorbs ultraviolet radiation. 
D) reflects visible radiation. 
E) dissolves more readily than oxygen gas in seawater. 
A) absorbs visible radiation. 
B) emits ultraviolet radiation. 
C) absorbs ultraviolet radiation. 
D) reflects visible radiation. 
E) dissolves more readily than oxygen gas in seawater.

Question 7

A carbon dioxide concentration record from the Vostok ice core indicates

Accepted Answer

A) little change in atmospheric CO2 concentration before the Industrial Revolution. 
B) dramatic increases in atmospheric CO2 associated with ice ages. 
C) dramatic increases in atmospheric CO2 associated with interglacials. 
D) dramatic changes in atmospheric CO2,but no obvious association with the glacial/interglacial cycle. 
E) an inverse correlation between atmospheric CO2 concentration and temperature. 
A) little change in atmospheric CO2 concentration before the Industrial Revolution. 
B) dramatic increases in atmospheric CO2 associated with ice ages. 
C) dramatic increases in atmospheric CO2 associated with interglacials. 
D) dramatic changes in atmospheric CO2,but no obvious association with the glacial/interglacial cycle. 
E) an inverse correlation between atmospheric CO2 concentration and temperature.

Question 8

In the "U.S.LTER Network",LTER stands for ________.

Accepted Answer

Long Term

Question 9

Which of the following gases contribute to warming of the Earth's surface through the greenhouse effect?

Accepted Answer

A) carbon dioxide 
B) methane 
C) water vapor 
D) nitrous oxide 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) carbon dioxide 
B) methane 
C) water vapor 
D) nitrous oxide 
E) All of the choices are correct.

The nation containing the largest fraction of the world's tropical rain forest is

Which of the following statements does NOT apply to tropical forest edges?

El Niño events

During El Niño events,

The reduction in atmospheric ¹⁴C/¹²C ratio associated with fossil fuel combustion is known as the ____________.

Ozone plays an important role in shaping the environment for life on Earth because it

A carbon dioxide concentration record from the Vostok ice core indicates

In the "U.S.LTER Network",LTER stands for ________.

Which of the following gases contribute to warming of the Earth's surface through the greenhouse effect?

Introduction to Ecology: Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers

Life on Land

Life in Water

Population Genetics and Natural Selection

Temperature Relations

Water Relations

Energy and Nutrient Relations

Social Relations

Population Distribution and Abundance

Population Dynamics

Population Growth

Life Histories

Competition

Exploitative Interactions: Predation, herbivory, parasitism, and Disease

Mutualism

Species Abundance and Diversity

Species Interactions and Community Structure

Primary Production and Energy Flow

Nutrient Cycling and Retention

Succession and Stability

Landscape Ecology

Geographic Ecology

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Exam 23: Global Ecology

The nation containing the largest fraction of the world's tropical rain forest is

Which of the following statements does NOT apply to tropical forest edges?

El Niño events

During El Niño events,

The reduction in atmospheric 14C/12C ratio associated with fossil fuel combustion is known as the ____________.

Ozone plays an important role in shaping the environment for life on Earth because it

A carbon dioxide concentration record from the Vostok ice core indicates

In the "U.S.LTER Network",LTER stands for ________.

Which of the following gases contribute to warming of the Earth's surface through the greenhouse effect?

Introduction to Ecology: Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers

Life on Land

Life in Water

Population Genetics and Natural Selection

Temperature Relations

Water Relations

Energy and Nutrient Relations

Social Relations

Population Distribution and Abundance

Population Dynamics

Population Growth

Life Histories

Competition

Exploitative Interactions: Predation, herbivory, parasitism, and Disease

Mutualism

Species Abundance and Diversity

Species Interactions and Community Structure

Primary Production and Energy Flow

Nutrient Cycling and Retention

Succession and Stability

Landscape Ecology

Geographic Ecology

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The reduction in atmospheric ¹⁴C/¹²C ratio associated with fossil fuel combustion is known as the ____________.