Question 1

The climate of the tropical rain forest biome is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) mild winter with a very hot summer. 
B) consistently warm and wet. 
C) having a distinct cold and warm season. 
D) consistently warm,but seasonally dry.

Question 2

All needleleaf trees are evergreen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

New Zealand and Australiaʹs remarkably similar fauna suggests that they were connected,either as a single land mass or by a land bridge,during critical evolutionary times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

This biome is typically found in areas with marine west coast climates,characterized by high precipitation,moderate air temperatures,summer fog,and an overall maritime influence.

Accepted Answer

A) Midlatitude grassland 
B) Temperate rain forest 
C) Tropical savanna 
D) Boreal and montane forest

Question 5

Alpine tundra vegetation is characterized by evergreen needleleaf trees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The boreal and montane forest biome is characterized by broadleaf deciduous trees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is conservation biogeography? What are its primary focuses?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Several distinct communities of midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forests are found in North America,Europe,and Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

This biome consists of large expanses of xerophytic grassland,scattered trees and shrubs adapted to drought,grazing by large herbivores,and fire.

Accepted Answer

A) Tropical savanna 
B) Desert 
C) Mediterranean shrubland 
D) Tropical rain forest

Question 10

The naturalist and father of zoogeography Alfred Russel Wallace noted a distinct difference in the fauna between several islands in the Malay Archipelago (present -day Indonesia).He used these differences to delineate the boundary between the Australian and Oriental biogeographic realms.Which of the following best describes the reason for these differences?

Accepted Answer

A) A deep ocean barrier inhibited dispersal between the two realms. 
B) Aboriginal tribes in Australia have greatly altered the fauna of Australia relative to the Oriental realm. 
C) The environments of Australia and Asia are completely different,despite their relative close proximity. 
D) Asia and European traders interacted for centuries prior to Wallaceʹs discovery.Among the results of this interaction was an exchange of European (Palearctic)fauna and Oriental fauna.

Question 11

Earthʹs biodiversity is evenly spread across the planet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the major groups of terrestrial vegetation biogeographers designate?

Accepted Answer

A) Forest 
B) Desert 
C) Phytoplankton 
D) Grassland

Question 13

Anthropogenic biomes,while not replacing the concept of terrestrial biomes classification,provide insight into the role humans have played in shaping the worldʹs ecosystems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Alfred Russel Wallaceʹs zoogeographic realms roughly correspond to continental plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Home to the endangered Northern Spotted Owl,this biome is now characterized by anthropogenic disturbance and mostly secondary-growth forest.

Accepted Answer

A) Arctic and alpine tundra 
B) Midlatitude grassland 
C) Desert 
D) Temperate rain forest

Question 16

Which of the following soil types is most associated with the tallgrass prairie (midlatitude grassland)?

Accepted Answer

A) Andisols 
B) Spodosols 
C) Oxisols 
D) Mollisols

Question 17

This extensive biome stretches from the east coast of Canada to the Canadian Rockies,as well as across the entire extent of Russia to the European Plain and at high elevations at lower latitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) Arctic and alpine tundra 
B) Midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest 
C) Boreal and montane forest 
D) Desert

Question 18

Due to international pressure,tropical deforestation has largely ceased EXCEPT in a few isolated pockets of Amazonia and equatorial Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The most powerful biotic agent on Earth,influencing all ecosystems on a planetary scale is

Accepted Answer

A) detritivores. 
B) the sun. 
C) humans. 
D) tertiary consumers.

Question 20

Most non-native species introduced to a new community become established there.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Biogeographic Divisions

The climate of the tropical rain forest biome is best described as

All needleleaf trees are evergreen.

New Zealand and Australiaʹs remarkably similar fauna suggests that they were connected,either as a single land mass or by a land bridge,during critical evolutionary times.

This biome is typically found in areas with marine west coast climates,characterized by high precipitation,moderate air temperatures,summer fog,and an overall maritime influence.

Alpine tundra vegetation is characterized by evergreen needleleaf trees.

The boreal and montane forest biome is characterized by broadleaf deciduous trees.

What is conservation biogeography? What are its primary focuses?

Several distinct communities of midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forests are found in North America,Europe,and Asia.

This biome consists of large expanses of xerophytic grassland,scattered trees and shrubs adapted to drought,grazing by large herbivores,and fire.

Earthʹs biodiversity is evenly spread across the planet.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major groups of terrestrial vegetation biogeographers designate?

Anthropogenic biomes,while not replacing the concept of terrestrial biomes classification,provide insight into the role humans have played in shaping the worldʹs ecosystems.

Alfred Russel Wallaceʹs zoogeographic realms roughly correspond to continental plate boundaries.

Home to the endangered Northern Spotted Owl,this biome is now characterized by anthropogenic disturbance and mostly secondary-growth forest.

Which of the following soil types is most associated with the tallgrass prairie (midlatitude grassland) ?

This extensive biome stretches from the east coast of Canada to the Canadian Rockies,as well as across the entire extent of Russia to the European Plain and at high elevations at lower latitudes.

Due to international pressure,tropical deforestation has largely ceased EXCEPT in a few isolated pockets of Amazonia and equatorial Africa.

The most powerful biotic agent on Earth,influencing all ecosystems on a planetary scale is

Most non-native species introduced to a new community become established there.