Question 1

Naturalists originally divided the earth into __________ biogeographic realms.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6 
E) 8 
A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6 
E) 8

Question 2

Winds of North and South Dakota might generate enough power to meet __________ percent of the current energy needs of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 10 
C) 50 
D) 80 
E) 90 
A) 1 
B) 10 
C) 50 
D) 80 
E) 90

Question 3

A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally, producing dry and wet seasons, is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) a thermal current. 
B) an atmospheric upwelling. 
C) the jet stream. 
D) a monsoon. 
E) a cyclonic disturbance. 
A) a thermal current. 
B) an atmospheric upwelling. 
C) the jet stream. 
D) a monsoon. 
E) a cyclonic disturbance.

Question 4

The primary reason for climatic differences from one part of the world to another is

Accepted Answer

A) differences in atmospheric pressures. 
B) differential absorption of solar energy. 
C) prevailing wind currents. 
D) differences in humidity. 
E) variation in cloud cover. 
A) differences in atmospheric pressures. 
B) differential absorption of solar energy. 
C) prevailing wind currents. 
D) differences in humidity. 
E) variation in cloud cover.

Question 5

Which of the following is the correct sequence in terms of increasing size?

Accepted Answer

A) ecosystem >>> biogeographic realm >>> biome >>> biosphere 
B) ecosystem >>> biome >>> biosphere >>> biogeographic realm 
C) biome >>> ecosystem >>> biogeographic realm >>> biosphere 
D) ecosystem >>> biome >>> biogeographic realm >>> biosphere 
E) biogeographic realm >>> biome >>> ecosystem >>> biosphere 
A) ecosystem >>> biogeographic realm >>> biome >>> biosphere 
B) ecosystem >>> biome >>> biosphere >>> biogeographic realm 
C) biome >>> ecosystem >>> biogeographic realm >>> biosphere 
D) ecosystem >>> biome >>> biogeographic realm >>> biosphere 
E) biogeographic realm >>> biome >>> ecosystem >>> biosphere

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true regarding acid rain?

Accepted Answer

A) It is related to the disappearance of fish populations in more than 200 lakes in the Adirondack Mountains. 
B) Highly alkaline soils neutralize the acids in acid rain. 
C) Acid deposition does NOT occur in dry weather. 
D) It contributes to the decline of forests. 
E) Its pH can be as potent as that of lemon juice. 
A) It is related to the disappearance of fish populations in more than 200 lakes in the Adirondack Mountains. 
B) Highly alkaline soils neutralize the acids in acid rain. 
C) Acid deposition does NOT occur in dry weather. 
D) It contributes to the decline of forests. 
E) Its pH can be as potent as that of lemon juice.

Question 7

The trade winds in the zone from 0 to 30 degrees north latitude are generally from the

Accepted Answer

A) north. 
B) northwest. 
C) northeast. 
D) southeast. 
E) southwest. 
A) north. 
B) northwest. 
C) northeast. 
D) southeast. 
E) southwest.

Question 8

The windward side of a mountain range

Accepted Answer

A) supports arid types of vegetation typical of a desert. 
B) has high rates of precipitation. 
C) is located in a rain shadow. 
D) faces away from the ocean. 
E) has essentially identical weather conditions as deserts. 
A) supports arid types of vegetation typical of a desert. 
B) has high rates of precipitation. 
C) is located in a rain shadow. 
D) faces away from the ocean. 
E) has essentially identical weather conditions as deserts.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a correct match?

Accepted Answer

A) hydrosphere; ice caps 
B) lithosphere; airborne particles 
C) atmosphere; gases 
D) hydrosphere; rivers 
E) lithosphere; Earth's crust 
A) hydrosphere; ice caps 
B) lithosphere; airborne particles 
C) atmosphere; gases 
D) hydrosphere; rivers 
E) lithosphere; Earth's crust

Question 10

What results when nitrogen dioxide and hydrocarbons react in the presence of sunlight?

Accepted Answer

A) photochemical smog 
B) industrial smog 
C) a thermal inversion 
D) depletions of the ozone layer 
E) any of these 
A) photochemical smog 
B) industrial smog 
C) a thermal inversion 
D) depletions of the ozone layer 
E) any of these

Question 11

Which factor has the greatest effect on the amount of incoming light that strikes an area?

Accepted Answer

A) latitude 
B) temperature 
C) humidity 
D) the ozone layer 
E) wind pattern 
A) latitude 
B) temperature 
C) humidity 
D) the ozone layer 
E) wind pattern

Question 12

Acid rain occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) carbon dioxide combines with water in the atmosphere. 
B) phosphorus-rich water in lakes evaporates to form phosphoric acid. 
C) sulfur released in burning fossil fuels combines with water in the atmosphere. 
D) excess hydrogen is released into the atmosphere where ozone is formed. 
E) bacteria in the soil break down nitrates to nitrogen gas, which then combines with moisture in the atmosphere to form nitric acid. 
A) carbon dioxide combines with water in the atmosphere. 
B) phosphorus-rich water in lakes evaporates to form phosphoric acid. 
C) sulfur released in burning fossil fuels combines with water in the atmosphere. 
D) excess hydrogen is released into the atmosphere where ozone is formed. 
E) bacteria in the soil break down nitrates to nitrogen gas, which then combines with moisture in the atmosphere to form nitric acid.

Question 13

Questions refer to the figure above illustrating the earth's biogeographic realms.
  
-The Australian realm is designated by

Accepted Answer

A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D. 
E) E. 
A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D. 
E) E.

Question 14

Every year, incoming solar energy is __________ the energy that is stored in all known fossil reserves.

Accepted Answer

A) half 
B) one-fourth 
C) twice 
D) five times 
E) ten times 
A) half 
B) one-fourth 
C) twice 
D) five times 
E) ten times

Question 15

London has milder winters than British Columbia due to the warm water picked up by the __________ from the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) North Atlantic Current; Gulf Stream 
B) Gulf Stream; North Atlantic Current 
C) North Atlantic Current; Labrador Current 
D) Labrador Current; North Atlantic Current 
E) Labrador Current; Gulf Stream 
A) North Atlantic Current; Gulf Stream 
B) Gulf Stream; North Atlantic Current 
C) North Atlantic Current; Labrador Current 
D) Labrador Current; North Atlantic Current 
E) Labrador Current; Gulf Stream

Question 16

A mountain rain shadow is the

Accepted Answer

A) arid area on the windward slope. 
B) wet area on the windward slope. 
C) arid area on the leeward slope. 
D) wet area on the leeward slope. 
E) arid area on either slope. 
A) arid area on the windward slope. 
B) wet area on the windward slope. 
C) arid area on the leeward slope. 
D) wet area on the leeward slope. 
E) arid area on either slope.

Question 17

Ocean currents flow in response to __________; their direction is an outcome of the earth's rotation and __________, causing a __________ rotation in the Northern Hemisphere and a __________ rotation in the Southern Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) gravity; topography; counterclockwise; clockwise 
B) topography; gravity; clockwise; counterclockwise 
C) temperature; topography; clockwise; counterclockwise 
D) gravity; topography; clockwise; counterclockwise 
E) winds; gravity; clockwise; counterclockwise 
A) gravity; topography; counterclockwise; clockwise 
B) topography; gravity; clockwise; counterclockwise 
C) temperature; topography; clockwise; counterclockwise 
D) gravity; topography; clockwise; counterclockwise 
E) winds; gravity; clockwise; counterclockwise

Question 18

Questions refer to the figure above illustrating the earth's biogeographic realms.
  
-The Ethiopian realm is designated by

Accepted Answer

A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D. 
E) E. 
A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D. 
E) E.

Question 19

At how many degrees north and south latitude from the equator does air rise as a result of differential heating and cooling?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 30 
C) 40 
D) 60 
E) 75 
A) 10 
B) 30 
C) 40 
D) 60 
E) 75

Question 20

Uses of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) include all EXCEPT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) gasoline additives 
B) aerosol propellants 
C) refrigeration coolants 
D) manufacture of plastic foam 
E) components of solvents 
A) gasoline additives 
B) aerosol propellants 
C) refrigeration coolants 
D) manufacture of plastic foam 
E) components of solvents

Exam 48: The Biosphere

Naturalists originally divided the earth into __________ biogeographic realms.

Winds of North and South Dakota might generate enough power to meet __________ percent of the current energy needs of the United States.

A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally, producing dry and wet seasons, is referred to as

The primary reason for climatic differences from one part of the world to another is

Which of the following is the correct sequence in terms of increasing size?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding acid rain?

The trade winds in the zone from 0 to 30 degrees north latitude are generally from the

The windward side of a mountain range

Which of the following is NOT a correct match?

What results when nitrogen dioxide and hydrocarbons react in the presence of sunlight?

Which factor has the greatest effect on the amount of incoming light that strikes an area?

Acid rain occurs when

Questions refer to the figure above illustrating the earth's biogeographic realms. -The Australian realm is designated by

Every year, incoming solar energy is __________ the energy that is stored in all known fossil reserves.

London has milder winters than British Columbia due to the warm water picked up by the __________ from the __________.

A mountain rain shadow is the

Ocean currents flow in response to __________; their direction is an outcome of the earth's rotation and __________, causing a __________ rotation in the Northern Hemisphere and a __________ rotation in the Southern Hemisphere.

Questions refer to the figure above illustrating the earth's biogeographic realms. -The Ethiopian realm is designated by

At how many degrees north and south latitude from the equator does air rise as a result of differential heating and cooling?

Uses of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) include all EXCEPT which of the following?

Invitation to Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

A Closer Look at Cell Membranes

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Startsphotosynthesis

Energy-Releasing Pathways

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Dna Structure and Function

From Dna to Protein

Controls Over Genes

Recombinant Dna and Genetic Engineering

The Macroevolutionary Puzzle

Emergence of Evolutionary Thought

Organizing Information About Species

The Origin and Evolution of Life

Viruses and Prokaryotes

Protists the Simplest Eukaryotes

Plants

Fungi

Animals: the Invertebrates

Animal Evolution the Chordates

Human Evolution: a Case Study

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Plant Reproduction

Plant Growth and Development

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Protection, Support, and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Human Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive Systems

Animal Development

Animal Behavior

Population Ecology

Community Structure and Biodiversity

Ecosystems

Human Impacts on the Biosphere

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