Question 1

Which of the following is true of the tall grass prairies in North America,that once rose to heights of $ 2 \mathrm{~m} $ ?.

Accepted Answer

A) they extended between 15° and 30° north latitude. 
B) they are now the "world's breadbasket". 
C) they were easily farmed by early settlers. 
D) they still cover large tracts of the prairies to this day. 
E) they have been taken over by invasive tree species. 
A) they extended between 15° and 30° north latitude. 
B) they are now the "world's breadbasket". 
C) they were easily farmed by early settlers. 
D) they still cover large tracts of the prairies to this day. 
E) they have been taken over by invasive tree species.

Question 2

The destruction of Earth's equatorial rain forests cannot be discerned from orbit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In North America,the steel plow,barbed wire,and well-drilling techniques were crucial for the exploitation of the ________ biome.

Accepted Answer

A) temperate rain forest 
B) Mediterranean 
C) savanna 
D) midlatitude grassland 
E) broadleaf mixed forest 
A) temperate rain forest 
B) Mediterranean 
C) savanna 
D) midlatitude grassland 
E) broadleaf mixed forest

Question 4

Due to the cold conditions and limited vegetation,no large animals live in the tundra environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Discuss the vegetation characteristics,characteristic soil orders,temperature patterns,water balance,and state of the environment for the midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest.

Accepted Answer

The midlatitude broadleaf and mixed fore

Question 6

Semiarid steppe climates receive precipitation that is

Accepted Answer

A) less than half the potential evapotranspiration rate. 
B) more than half the potential evapotranspiration rate. 
C) equal to the potential evapotranspiration rate. 
D) more than the potential evapotranspiration rate. 
A) less than half the potential evapotranspiration rate. 
B) more than half the potential evapotranspiration rate. 
C) equal to the potential evapotranspiration rate. 
D) more than the potential evapotranspiration rate.

Question 7

Discuss the extent of deforestation in the tropics and why it is such an important environmental issue.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the extent of deforestation in the...

Question 8

In the northern hemisphere,Midlatitude grasslands are the transition zone between

Accepted Answer

A) tropical savannas and taiga. 
B) midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest and desert. 
C) temperate rain forests and desert. 
D) temperate rain forests and taiga. 
E) tropical rainforest and savanna. 
A) tropical savannas and taiga. 
B) midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest and desert. 
C) temperate rain forests and desert. 
D) temperate rain forests and taiga. 
E) tropical rainforest and savanna.

Question 9

Soils in a tropical rain forest are

Accepted Answer

A) heavily leached. 
B) subject to the calcification process. 
C) nutrient rich. 
D) water -logged. 
E) indurated. 
A) heavily leached. 
B) subject to the calcification process. 
C) nutrient rich. 
D) water -logged. 
E) indurated.

Question 10

The principal vegetation of the rain forest and savanna climatic regions were at one time dominated,over various continents,by which biome?

Accepted Answer

A) northern needleleaf forest and montane forest 
B) temperate rain forest 
C) tropical seasonal forest and scrub 
D) midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest 
E) midlatitude grasslands. 
A) northern needleleaf forest and montane forest 
B) temperate rain forest 
C) tropical seasonal forest and scrub 
D) midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest 
E) midlatitude grasslands.

Question 11

Discuss the concept of the biome,including the various factors used to characterize one.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the concept of the biome,including the...

Question 12

Chile has banned logging in its temperate rain forests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the tropical rain forests?

Accepted Answer

A) they are home to one tenth of Earth's forests. 
B) half of Earth's original rain forests have been cut. 
C) their soils retain fertility long after the forest cover is removed. 
D) rain forest logging accounts for 10% of Earth's extinctions. 
E) at the present rate of destruction,Brazilian rain forest will be totally cut,except for preserves,by 2125. 
A) they are home to one tenth of Earth's forests. 
B) half of Earth's original rain forests have been cut. 
C) their soils retain fertility long after the forest cover is removed. 
D) rain forest logging accounts for 10% of Earth's extinctions. 
E) at the present rate of destruction,Brazilian rain forest will be totally cut,except for preserves,by 2125.

Question 14

Sclerophyllous vegetation is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) rapid growth. 
B) leathery leaves. 
C) shallow roots. 
D) tall branching canopy 
E) rough bark. 
A) rapid growth. 
B) leathery leaves. 
C) shallow roots. 
D) tall branching canopy 
E) rough bark.

Question 15

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) community - interplay between communities and the physical environment 
B) ecosystems - interacting populations of plants and animals 
C) life-form - outward physical properties of plants 
D) biome - boundary zone between ecosystems 
E) formation class - first level of succession in an ecosystem 
A) community - interplay between communities and the physical environment 
B) ecosystems - interacting populations of plants and animals 
C) life-form - outward physical properties of plants 
D) biome - boundary zone between ecosystems 
E) formation class - first level of succession in an ecosystem

Question 16

The ecology of the biome in which the giant redwoods trees occur is failing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss the vegetation characteristics,characteristic soil orders,temperature patterns,water balance,and state of the environment for the Mediterranean shrubland.

Accepted Answer

The Mediterranean shrubland, also known

Question 18

Why are tropical rain forests the richest terrestrial ecosystems in terms of plant and animal diversity?

Accepted Answer

A) cold is a limiting factor. 
B) water is a limiting factor. 
C) because of the lack of environmental constraints,many evolutionary varieties can survive and reproduce. 
D) soil depth is a limiting factor. 
E) the tropical rain forests are not the richest terrestrial ecosystems 
A) cold is a limiting factor. 
B) water is a limiting factor. 
C) because of the lack of environmental constraints,many evolutionary varieties can survive and reproduce. 
D) soil depth is a limiting factor. 
E) the tropical rain forests are not the richest terrestrial ecosystems

Question 19

A transitional biome between rain forests and tropical grasslands is the

Accepted Answer

A) tropical rain forest. 
B) area of steppe climates. 
C) tropical seasonal forest and scrub. 
D) midlatitude grasslands. 
E) savanna 
A) tropical rain forest. 
B) area of steppe climates. 
C) tropical seasonal forest and scrub. 
D) midlatitude grasslands. 
E) savanna

Question 20

Tropical rain forest land that is cleared for agriculture remains fertile for decades because of the high nutrient content of the tropical soils.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: Terrestrial Biomes

Which of the following is true of the tall grass prairies in North America,that once rose to heights of 2 m 2 \mathrm{~m} 2 m ?.

The destruction of Earth's equatorial rain forests cannot be discerned from orbit.

In North America,the steel plow,barbed wire,and well-drilling techniques were crucial for the exploitation of the ________ biome.

Due to the cold conditions and limited vegetation,no large animals live in the tundra environment.

Discuss the vegetation characteristics,characteristic soil orders,temperature patterns,water balance,and state of the environment for the midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest.

Semiarid steppe climates receive precipitation that is

Discuss the extent of deforestation in the tropics and why it is such an important environmental issue.

In the northern hemisphere,Midlatitude grasslands are the transition zone between

Soils in a tropical rain forest are

The principal vegetation of the rain forest and savanna climatic regions were at one time dominated,over various continents,by which biome?

Discuss the concept of the biome,including the various factors used to characterize one.

Chile has banned logging in its temperate rain forests.

Which of the following is true of the tropical rain forests?

Sclerophyllous vegetation is characterized by

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

The ecology of the biome in which the giant redwoods trees occur is failing.

Discuss the vegetation characteristics,characteristic soil orders,temperature patterns,water balance,and state of the environment for the Mediterranean shrubland.

Why are tropical rain forests the richest terrestrial ecosystems in terms of plant and animal diversity?

A transitional biome between rain forests and tropical grasslands is the

Tropical rain forest land that is cleared for agriculture remains fertile for decades because of the high nutrient content of the tropical soils.

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