Question 1

In an aquatic ecosystem,what name is given to the region where photosynthesis can occur?

Accepted Answer

A) pelagic zone 
B) aphotic zone 
C) benthic realm 
D) photic zone 
A) pelagic zone 
B) aphotic zone 
C) benthic realm 
D) photic zone

Question 2

Which of the following can moderate climate by absorbing heat when the air is warm and releasing heat when the air is cold?

Accepted Answer

A) clouds 
B) glaciers 
C) mountains 
D) oceans 
A) clouds 
B) glaciers 
C) mountains 
D) oceans

Question 3

Aquatic organisms ________.

Accepted Answer

A) have a waxy coating to prevent water loss 
B) may experience problems with water balance 
C) typically have a plentiful supply of nitrogen 
D) never find light to be in short supply 
A) have a waxy coating to prevent water loss 
B) may experience problems with water balance 
C) typically have a plentiful supply of nitrogen 
D) never find light to be in short supply

Question 4

Permafrost,or permanently frozen subsoil,characterizes ________.

Accepted Answer

A) temperate broadleaf forest 
B) chaparral 
C) tundra 
D) coniferous forest 
A) temperate broadleaf forest 
B) chaparral 
C) tundra 
D) coniferous forest

Question 5

Suppose that a group of climate scientists claims that they can predict future impacts of global climate change with 98% accuracy.Why should you be skeptical of this claim?

Accepted Answer

A) They do not have reliable methods to measure this change. 
B) Their predictions are based on incomplete information about species diversity and interactions of living organisms with each other and with their environments. 
C) They should be focusing their predictions based only on climate change in the polar regions where the greatest effects of climate change are experienced. 
D) They have not accounted for abiotic factors that affect global climate change in their predictions. 
A) They do not have reliable methods to measure this change. 
B) Their predictions are based on incomplete information about species diversity and interactions of living organisms with each other and with their environments. 
C) They should be focusing their predictions based only on climate change in the polar regions where the greatest effects of climate change are experienced. 
D) They have not accounted for abiotic factors that affect global climate change in their predictions.

Question 6

Examine the figure below.Which part of Earth receives the greatest intensity of solar radiation?

Accepted Answer

A) Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn 
B) equator 
C) North and South Poles 
D) All parts of Earth receive the same intensity of solar radiation. 
A) Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn 
B) equator 
C) North and South Poles 
D) All parts of Earth receive the same intensity of solar radiation.

Question 7

What level of ecology is concerned with both the biotic and abiotic aspects of an environment?

Accepted Answer

A) community 
B) organism 
C) ecosystem 
D) population 
A) community 
B) organism 
C) ecosystem 
D) population

Question 8

Most of the temperate grassland in North America has been converted to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) cities 
B) farmland 
C) national parks 
D) small neighborhoods 
A) cities 
B) farmland 
C) national parks 
D) small neighborhoods

Question 9

Temperature increases due to global warming have been greatest ________.

Accepted Answer

A) close to the poles 
B) in the sea 
C) in the tropics 
D) in deserts 
A) close to the poles 
B) in the sea 
C) in the tropics 
D) in deserts

Question 10

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)are greenhouse gases that,for a specific amount of mass,trap significantly more heat than CO₂.How can you classify CFCs?

Accepted Answer

A) gases with lower GWP values than CO₂ 
B) gas with equal GWP values to CO₂ 
C) gases with greater GWP values than CO₂ 
D) gases that do not have GWP values 
A) gases with lower GWP values than CO₂ 
B) gas with equal GWP values to CO₂ 
C) gases with greater GWP values than CO₂ 
D) gases that do not have GWP values

Question 11

With regard to the environment as a whole,when is the worst time to apply pesticide to your lawn?

Accepted Answer

A) when it is raining,or is about to rain 
B) when it is cold,or is about to get cold 
C) at the same time you apply fertilizer 
D) at night 
A) when it is raining,or is about to rain 
B) when it is cold,or is about to get cold 
C) at the same time you apply fertilizer 
D) at night

Question 12

________ are the dominant herbivores of savanna ecosystems.

Accepted Answer

A) Antelopes 
B) Zebras 
C) Buffalo 
D) Insects 
A) Antelopes 
B) Zebras 
C) Buffalo 
D) Insects

Question 13

Which of these biomes is one of the most biologically productive of all biomes?

Accepted Answer

A) open oceans 
B) estuaries 
C) temperate grasslands 
D) coniferous forests 
A) open oceans 
B) estuaries 
C) temperate grasslands 
D) coniferous forests

Exam 18: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

In an aquatic ecosystem,what name is given to the region where photosynthesis can occur?

Which of the following can moderate climate by absorbing heat when the air is warm and releasing heat when the air is cold?

Aquatic organisms ________.

Permafrost,or permanently frozen subsoil,characterizes ________.

Suppose that a group of climate scientists claims that they can predict future impacts of global climate change with 98% accuracy.Why should you be skeptical of this claim?

Examine the figure below.Which part of Earth receives the greatest intensity of solar radiation?

What level of ecology is concerned with both the biotic and abiotic aspects of an environment?

Most of the temperate grassland in North America has been converted to ________.

Temperature increases due to global warming have been greatest ________.

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)are greenhouse gases that,for a specific amount of mass,trap significantly more heat than CO₂.How can you classify CFCs?

With regard to the environment as a whole,when is the worst time to apply pesticide to your lawn?

________ are the dominant herbivores of savanna ecosystems.

Which of these biomes is one of the most biologically productive of all biomes?

Introduction: Biology Today

Essential Chemistry for Biology

The Molecules of Life

A Tour of the Cell

The Working Cell

Cellular Respiration: Obtaining Energy From Food

Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food

Cellular Reproduction: Cells From Cells

Patterns of Inheritance

The Structure and Function of Dna

How Genes Are Controlled

DNA Technology

How Populations Evolve

How Biological Diversity Evolves

The Evolution of Microbial Life

The Evolution of Plants and Fungi

The Evolution of Animals

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function

Nutrition and Digestion

Circulation and Respiration

The Bodys Defenses

Hormones

Reproduction and Development

Nervous,Sensory,and Locomotor Systems

The Life of a Flowering Plant

The Working Plant

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