Question 1

The increased concentration of toxins as they move up through the food chain is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) biological magnification 
B) eutrophication 
C) biological accumulation 
D) deposition 
E) desertification 
A) biological magnification 
B) eutrophication 
C) biological accumulation 
D) deposition 
E) desertification A

Question 2

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once.
-oldest of all the biomes

Accepted Answer

A) chaparral 
B) tropical rainforest 
C) temperate deciduous forest 
D) boreal forest 
E) tundra
F)desert
G)Savanna 
A) chaparral 
B) tropical rainforest 
C) temperate deciduous forest 
D) boreal forest 
E) tundra
F)desert
G)Savanna B

Question 3

Which event endangers far more species than the destruction of a comparable area elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

A) deforestation of temperate deciduous 
B) desertification of grasslands 
C) deforestation of taiga 
D) desertification of savannah 
E) deforestation in tropical rainforest biomes 
A) deforestation of temperate deciduous 
B) desertification of grasslands 
C) deforestation of taiga 
D) desertification of savannah 
E) deforestation in tropical rainforest biomes E

Question 4

What happens to air as it is cooled?

Accepted Answer

A) It rises. 
B) It sinks. 
C) It moves toward higher latitudes. 
D) It moves along a pressure gradient. 
E) It moves toward lower latitudes. 
A) It rises. 
B) It sinks. 
C) It moves toward higher latitudes. 
D) It moves along a pressure gradient. 
E) It moves toward lower latitudes.

Question 5

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once.
-some of the dominant plants are CAM plants

Accepted Answer

A) chaparral 
B) tropical rainforest 
C) temperate deciduous forest 
D) boreal forest 
E) tundra
F)desert
G)Savanna 
A) chaparral 
B) tropical rainforest 
C) temperate deciduous forest 
D) boreal forest 
E) tundra
F)desert
G)Savanna

Question 6

An aquatic ecosystem that may include protists and bacteria as producers in a well-lit zone and detritus feeders in a deeper dark zone is a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) estuary 
B) stream 
C) lake 
D) coral reef 
E) hydrothermal vent 
A) estuary 
B) stream 
C) lake 
D) coral reef 
E) hydrothermal vent

Question 7

The primary producers associated with hydrothermal vents are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) dinoflagellates 
B) archaea 
C) red algae 
D) diatoms 
E) sea kelp 
A) dinoflagellates 
B) archaea 
C) red algae 
D) diatoms 
E) sea kelp

Question 8

What characterizes a biome?

Accepted Answer

A) its temperature and main type of vegetation 
B) its climate and main type of vegetation 
C) its climate and temperature 
D) its humidity and temperature 
E) its plant life and mountain ranges 
A) its temperature and main type of vegetation 
B) its climate and main type of vegetation 
C) its climate and temperature 
D) its humidity and temperature 
E) its plant life and mountain ranges

Question 9

What does the ozone layer absorb?

Accepted Answer

A) heat 
B) pollution 
C) ultraviolet radiation 
D) infrared radiation 
E) oxygen 
A) heat 
B) pollution 
C) ultraviolet radiation 
D) infrared radiation 
E) oxygen

Question 10

Which North American biome has mostly disappeared because of extensive farming of wheat and corn?

Accepted Answer

A) chaparral 
B) grasslands 
C) boreal forest 
D) desert 
E) taiga 
A) chaparral 
B) grasslands 
C) boreal forest 
D) desert 
E) taiga

Question 11

Match each key concept with its correct description.
-rising sea levels

Accepted Answer

A) acid rain 
B) global climate change 
C) hole in the ozone layer 
D) nonrenewable energy 
E) renewable energy
F)desertification
G)deforestation
H)ecological restoration
I)Great Pacific Garbage Patch
J)Bluefin tuna 
A) acid rain 
B) global climate change 
C) hole in the ozone layer 
D) nonrenewable energy 
E) renewable energy
F)desertification
G)deforestation
H)ecological restoration
I)Great Pacific Garbage Patch
J)Bluefin tuna

Question 12

The best way to reclaim an ecosystem that is extensively damaged is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) allow natural succession to take over 
B) remove all predators from the area 
C) seed the area with a type of grass 
D) bring in beneficial insects 
E) implement ecological restoration 
A) allow natural succession to take over 
B) remove all predators from the area 
C) seed the area with a type of grass 
D) bring in beneficial insects 
E) implement ecological restoration

Question 13

The most extensive of the biomes is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) temperate deciduous forest 
B) chaparral 
C) tropical rainforest 
D) temperate grassland 
E) boreal forest 
A) temperate deciduous forest 
B) chaparral 
C) tropical rainforest 
D) temperate grassland 
E) boreal forest

Question 14

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once.
-youngest of all the biomes

Accepted Answer

A) chaparral 
B) tropical rainforest 
C) temperate deciduous forest 
D) boreal forest 
E) tundra
F)desert
G)Savanna 
A) chaparral 
B) tropical rainforest 
C) temperate deciduous forest 
D) boreal forest 
E) tundra
F)desert
G)Savanna

Question 15

Increased levels of cesium radioisotopes released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant were observed in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) blue whales 
B) sharks 
C) bluefin tuna 
D) yellowfin tuna 
E) swordfish 
A) blue whales 
B) sharks 
C) bluefin tuna 
D) yellowfin tuna 
E) swordfish

Question 16

California's most extensive ecosystem,the ____ biome,is dominated by drought-resistant,fire-adapted shrubs with small,leathery leaves.

Accepted Answer

A) temperate deciduous forest 
B) prairie 
C) desert 
D) chaparral 
E) savannah 
A) temperate deciduous forest 
B) prairie 
C) desert 
D) chaparral 
E) savannah

Question 17

Which biome is generally found between the polar ice cap and boreal forests?

Accepted Answer

A) desert 
B) taiga 
C) grassland 
D) estuary 
E) tundra 
A) desert 
B) taiga 
C) grassland 
D) estuary 
E) tundra

Question 18

Match each description with the correct aquatic ecosystem.
-mixed salt and fresh water; high primary productivity

Accepted Answer

A) lakes 
B) streams 
C) estuary 
D) ocean shores 
E) coral reefs
F)open ocean
G)hydrothermal vents 
A) lakes 
B) streams 
C) estuary 
D) ocean shores 
E) coral reefs
F)open ocean
G)hydrothermal vents

Question 19

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once.
-trees shed their leaves and become dormant in winter

Accepted Answer

A) chaparral 
B) tropical rainforest 
C) temperate deciduous forest 
D) boreal forest 
E) tundra
F)desert
G)Savanna 
A) chaparral 
B) tropical rainforest 
C) temperate deciduous forest 
D) boreal forest 
E) tundra
F)desert
G)Savanna

Question 20

A plant pathologist,a scientist who studies plant diseases,examines a tree that has burnt leaves,is mineral deficient,and has several diseases.The plant pathologist concludes the tree's symptoms are most likely the direct result of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) biological magnification 
B) desertification 
C) ozone depletion 
D) acid rain 
E) deforestation 
A) biological magnification 
B) desertification 
C) ozone depletion 
D) acid rain 
E) deforestation

The increased concentration of toxins as they move up through the food chain is called ____.

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once. -oldest of all the biomes

Which event endangers far more species than the destruction of a comparable area elsewhere?

What happens to air as it is cooled?

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once. -some of the dominant plants are CAM plants

An aquatic ecosystem that may include protists and bacteria as producers in a well-lit zone and detritus feeders in a deeper dark zone is a(n)____.

The primary producers associated with hydrothermal vents are ____.

What characterizes a biome?

What does the ozone layer absorb?

Which North American biome has mostly disappeared because of extensive farming of wheat and corn?

Match each key concept with its correct description. -rising sea levels

The best way to reclaim an ecosystem that is extensively damaged is to ____.

The most extensive of the biomes is the ____.

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once. -youngest of all the biomes

Increased levels of cesium radioisotopes released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant were observed in ____.

California's most extensive ecosystem,the ____ biome,is dominated by drought-resistant,fire-adapted shrubs with small,leathery leaves.

Which biome is generally found between the polar ice cap and boreal forests?

Match each description with the correct aquatic ecosystem. -mixed salt and fresh water; high primary productivity

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once. -trees shed their leaves and become dormant in winter

A plant pathologist,a scientist who studies plant diseases,examines a tree that has burnt leaves,is mineral deficient,and has several diseases.The plant pathologist concludes the tree's symptoms are most likely the direct result of ____.

Invitation To Biology

Molecules Of Life

Cell Structure

Energy And Metabolism

Capturing And Releasing Energy

DNA Structure And Function

Gene Expression AND Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns Of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence Of Evolution

Processes Of Evolution

Early Life Forms And The Viruses

Plants And Fungi

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

Communities And Ecosystems

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Exam 18: The Biosphere And Human Effects

The increased concentration of toxins as they move up through the food chain is called ____.

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once. -oldest of all the biomes

Which event endangers far more species than the destruction of a comparable area elsewhere?

What happens to air as it is cooled?

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once. -some of the dominant plants are CAM plants

An aquatic ecosystem that may include protists and bacteria as producers in a well-lit zone and detritus feeders in a deeper dark zone is a(n)____.

The primary producers associated with hydrothermal vents are ____.

What characterizes a biome?

What does the ozone layer absorb?

Which North American biome has mostly disappeared because of extensive farming of wheat and corn?

Match each key concept with its correct description. -rising sea levels

The best way to reclaim an ecosystem that is extensively damaged is to ____.

The most extensive of the biomes is the ____.

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once. -youngest of all the biomes

Increased levels of cesium radioisotopes released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant were observed in ____.

California's most extensive ecosystem,the ____ biome,is dominated by drought-resistant,fire-adapted shrubs with small,leathery leaves.

Which biome is generally found between the polar ice cap and boreal forests?

Match each description with the correct aquatic ecosystem. -mixed salt and fresh water; high primary productivity

Match each description with the appropriate biome.Some choices may be used more than once. -trees shed their leaves and become dormant in winter

A plant pathologist,a scientist who studies plant diseases,examines a tree that has burnt leaves,is mineral deficient,and has several diseases.The plant pathologist concludes the tree's symptoms are most likely the direct result of ____.

Invitation To Biology

Molecules Of Life

Cell Structure

Energy And Metabolism

Capturing And Releasing Energy

DNA Structure And Function

Gene Expression AND Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns Of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence Of Evolution

Processes Of Evolution

Early Life Forms And The Viruses

Plants And Fungi

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

Communities And Ecosystems

Filters