Question 1

The northern coniferous forest is also known as the boreal forest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Plant succession rarely happens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to the concept of vertical zonation, changes in ________ are the counterpart of changes in altitude.

Accepted Answer

A)  latitude 
B)  slope angle 
C)  precipitation 
D)  soil 
E)  longitude 
A)  latitude 
B)  slope angle 
C)  precipitation 
D)  soil 
E)  longitude

Question 4

The banded vegetation of higher mountains is called "vertical zonation".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A(n) ________ tree is one that sheds its leaves on a sporadic or successive basis with no seasonal variation.

Accepted Answer

A)  deciduous 
B)  hardwood 
C)  softwood 
D)  broadleaf 
E)  evergreen 
A)  deciduous 
B)  hardwood 
C)  softwood 
D)  broadleaf 
E)  evergreen

Question 6

Most of the eastern United States was originally covered with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  grasslands 
B)  savanna 
C)  midlatitude forest 
D)  boreal forest 
E)  tundra 
A)  grasslands 
B)  savanna 
C)  midlatitude forest 
D)  boreal forest 
E)  tundra

Question 7

Animals that produce young that are born and then live in a pouch until more fully developed are called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Animals that produce young that are born...

Question 8

One of humankind's most successful skills is eliminating other living things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Ninety-five percent of all reptiles are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  water-dwellers 
B)  snakes and lizards 
C)  poisonous 
D)  microscopic 
E)  capable of flight 
A)  water-dwellers 
B)  snakes and lizards 
C)  poisonous 
D)  microscopic 
E)  capable of flight

Question 10

Jungle is the type of vegetation found under most of the tropical rainforest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

________ is an (are) animal adaptation(s) to the desert biome.

Accepted Answer

A)  Burrowing 
B)  Nomadism 
C)  Estivation 
D)  Nocturnal habits 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Burrowing 
B)  Nomadism 
C)  Estivation 
D)  Nocturnal habits 
E)  All of the above

Question 12

Xerophytes are plants of the ________ region.

Accepted Answer

A)  polar 
B)  tropical rainforest 
C)  desert 
D)  midlatitude forest 
E)  steppe 
A)  polar 
B)  tropical rainforest 
C)  desert 
D)  midlatitude forest 
E)  steppe

Question 13

Which of the following does NOT refer specifically to animal adaptations to the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  nomadism 
B)  mutualism 
C)  parasitism 
D)  succession 
E)  mobility 
A)  nomadism 
B)  mutualism 
C)  parasitism 
D)  succession 
E)  mobility

Question 14

Numerous desert birds and animals migrate to follow the rains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Along with a few conifer species, this type of plant has dominated Earth for the last 50 or 60 million years:

Accepted Answer

A)  bryophytes. 
B)  pteridophytes. 
C)  gymnosperms. 
D)  hydrophytes. 
E)  angiosperms. 
A)  bryophytes. 
B)  pteridophytes. 
C)  gymnosperms. 
D)  hydrophytes. 
E)  angiosperms.

Question 16

Which zoogeographic region has the most limited faunal assemblage?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Pacific Islands 
B)  New Zealand 
C)  Neotropical 
D)  Nearctic 
E)  Palearctic 
A)  the Pacific Islands 
B)  New Zealand 
C)  Neotropical 
D)  Nearctic 
E)  Palearctic

Question 17

The tree line is lower in altitude with increasing latitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The richest assemblage of flora and fauna outside the tropics are in the ________ biome.

Accepted Answer

A)  desert 
B)  tundra 
C)  boreal forest 
D)  midlatitude deciduous forest 
E)  mediterranean woodland and shrub 
A)  desert 
B)  tundra 
C)  boreal forest 
D)  midlatitude deciduous forest 
E)  mediterranean woodland and shrub

Question 19

________ is a biome characterized by a sparse cover of widely scattered individual plants.

Accepted Answer

A)  The midlatitude grasslands 
B)  The boreal forest 
C)  Desert 
D)  Mediterranean woodland and shrub 
E)  Tundra 
A)  The midlatitude grasslands 
B)  The boreal forest 
C)  Desert 
D)  Mediterranean woodland and shrub 
E)  Tundra

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT descriptive of most desert animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  anatomically adapted by evolution 
B)  nocturnal activity 
C)  low range of daily body temperatures 
D)  large-scale movements to follow the rains 
E)  ability to delay reproduction until wet times 
A)  anatomically adapted by evolution 
B)  nocturnal activity 
C)  low range of daily body temperatures 
D)  large-scale movements to follow the rains 
E)  ability to delay reproduction until wet times

The northern coniferous forest is also known as the boreal forest.

Plant succession rarely happens.

According to the concept of vertical zonation, changes in ________ are the counterpart of changes in altitude.

The banded vegetation of higher mountains is called "vertical zonation".

A(n) ________ tree is one that sheds its leaves on a sporadic or successive basis with no seasonal variation.

Most of the eastern United States was originally covered with ________.

Animals that produce young that are born and then live in a pouch until more fully developed are called ________.

One of humankind's most successful skills is eliminating other living things.

Ninety-five percent of all reptiles are ________.

Jungle is the type of vegetation found under most of the tropical rainforest.

________ is an (are) animal adaptation(s) to the desert biome.

Xerophytes are plants of the ________ region.

Which of the following does NOT refer specifically to animal adaptations to the environment?

Numerous desert birds and animals migrate to follow the rains.

Along with a few conifer species, this type of plant has dominated Earth for the last 50 or 60 million years:

Which zoogeographic region has the most limited faunal assemblage?

The tree line is lower in altitude with increasing latitude.

The richest assemblage of flora and fauna outside the tropics are in the ________ biome.

________ is a biome characterized by a sparse cover of widely scattered individual plants.

Which of the following is NOT descriptive of most desert animals?

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Exam 11: Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

The northern coniferous forest is also known as the boreal forest.

Plant succession rarely happens.

According to the concept of vertical zonation, changes in ________ are the counterpart of changes in altitude.

The banded vegetation of higher mountains is called "vertical zonation".

A(n) ________ tree is one that sheds its leaves on a sporadic or successive basis with no seasonal variation.

Most of the eastern United States was originally covered with ________.

Animals that produce young that are born and then live in a pouch until more fully developed are called ________.

One of humankind's most successful skills is eliminating other living things.

Ninety-five percent of all reptiles are ________.

Jungle is the type of vegetation found under most of the tropical rainforest.

________ is an (are) animal adaptation(s) to the desert biome.

Xerophytes are plants of the ________ region.

Which of the following does NOT refer specifically to animal adaptations to the environment?

Numerous desert birds and animals migrate to follow the rains.

Along with a few conifer species, this type of plant has dominated Earth for the last 50 or 60 million years:

Which zoogeographic region has the most limited faunal assemblage?

The tree line is lower in altitude with increasing latitude.

The richest assemblage of flora and fauna outside the tropics are in the ________ biome.

________ is a biome characterized by a sparse cover of widely scattered individual plants.

Which of the following is NOT descriptive of most desert animals?

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climatic and Climate Change

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Erosion: Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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