Environmental Science, 11th Edition (Cunningham)

Chapter 5: Biomes, Global Patterns of Life

Practice Quiz

1
Biomes exhibit __________ patterns in habitat characteristics.
A)latitudinal
B)longitudinal
C)altitudinal
D)more than one are correct
2
The most important factor in determining the type of biome to develop in a given area of those listed is
A)soil type.
B)amount of sunlight.
C)precipitation.
D)glaciation patterns.
3
Grasslands typically lack trees because seedlings have difficulty surviving the
A)low rainfall.
B)high temperatures.
C)frequent occurrence of fire.
D)more than one of the above.
4
The boreal forest is
A)dominated by coniferous trees.
B)located where soils are typically dry.
C)found in warm but not hot areas.
D)characterized by tolerating a wide variety of temperatures and precipitation.
5
Conifers are associated with all but
A)boreal forest.
B)temperate rain forest.
C)taiga.
D)tundra.
6
Aquatic ecosystems typically show changes in ________ with increased depth.
A)light availability
B)oxygen availability
C)nutrient availability
D)all of the above
7
Estuaries are characterized as being
A)highly productive.
B)home to a great variety of species.
C)important nurseries for many fish and other animal species.
D)all of the above.
8
Humans
A)have damaged or disturbed over half the world's terrestrial ecosystems, at least to some extent.
B)and land disturbance have become the single greatest cause of species loss.
C)are estimated to have directly or indirectly, redirected 40 percent of terrestrial net productivity.
D)have produced all of the above impacts.
9
The category of wetland that always contains trees is the
A)marsh.
B)bog.
C)swamp.
D)fen.
10
Unlike terrestrial communities, aquatic communities are rarely determined by the physical characteristics of the environment (other than the water itself).
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
11
The sharp boundary between a lake's warmer epilimnion and cooler hypolimnion is called the benthos.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
12
The temperate broad-leaved forest has become the most supportive of human occupation of any major biome.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
13
Ecologically, barrier islands are not good places for development.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
14
Vertical zonation refers to
A)the height of the forest canopy
B)the longitude of a given biome
C)vegetation zones defined by altitude
D)none of the above
15
The marine sanctuary on Apo Island helped restore the fishery by
A)inviting tourists to SCUBA dive there
B)protecting the breeding ground for the fishery
C)removing all natural predators of the fish
D)All of the above
16
Soils in tropical rainforests are
A)thin
B)nutrient poor
C)nutrient rich
D)both 1 and 2 are correct
E)both 1 and 3 are correct
17
Grasslands are
A)characterized by very rich soils
B)often converted to farmland
C)generally a mixture of grasses and forbs
D)both 1 and 2 are correct
E)1, 2, and 3 are correct
18
Chaparral is
A)a type of draught-adapted shrub-land
B)found only in the tropics
C)a biodiversity hotspot
D)more than one of the above are correct
19
Rainforests
A)are only found in the tropical latitudes
B)can be either temperate or tropical
20
Wetlands are important to conservation efforts because
A)the support rich biodiversity
B)they retain storm water
C)they are essential to bird diversity
D)both 1 and 2 are correct
E)1, 2, and 3 are correct
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