Question 1

Which of the following is not a requirement for photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  sunlight 
B)  water 
C)  color 
D)  a suitable substrate for plant growth 
E)  nutrients 
A)  sunlight 
B)  water 
C)  color 
D)  a suitable substrate for plant growth 
E)  nutrients

Question 2

Where is the drainage basin of the Mississippi?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western U.S. and Northern Mexico 
B)  Southern Canada and Central U.S. 
C)  Central and Eastern U.S. and Western Canada 
D)  Northern U.S. and Northern Canada 
E)  Southern U.S. and Southern Mexico 
A)  Western U.S. and Northern Mexico 
B)  Southern Canada and Central U.S. 
C)  Central and Eastern U.S. and Western Canada 
D)  Northern U.S. and Northern Canada 
E)  Southern U.S. and Southern Mexico

Question 3

How are humans affecting the phosphorus cycle?

Accepted Answer

The major storage in the phosphorus cycl

Question 4

A terrestrial biome has two especially visible features. These are:

Accepted Answer

A)  animals and plants 
B)  climate and vegetation 
C)  rainfall and temperature 
D)  vegetation and terrain 
E)  terrain and rainfall 
A)  animals and plants 
B)  climate and vegetation 
C)  rainfall and temperature 
D)  vegetation and terrain 
E)  terrain and rainfall

Question 5

In the carbon cycle, carbon in the form of atmospheric carbon dioxide is incorporated into carbohydrates in plant tissues through ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  evaporation 
B)  photosynthesis 
C)  carbonification 
D)  carbon sequestration 
E)  carbonation 
A)  evaporation 
B)  photosynthesis 
C)  carbonification 
D)  carbon sequestration 
E)  carbonation

Question 6

Plant eating animals, known as herbivores, begin the food chain by consuming plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain some of the ways in which carbon is stored and released in the environment.

Accepted Answer

The carbon cycle is the movement of carb

Question 8

Most natural nitrogen fixation takes place ________, and is then taken up in plants and incorporated in plant tissue.

Accepted Answer

A)  in water and plankton 
B)  in the air by bacteria 
C)  in the soil, by bacteria 
D)  in water by bacteria 
E)  in the soil by worms 
A)  in water and plankton 
B)  in the air by bacteria 
C)  in the soil, by bacteria 
D)  in water by bacteria 
E)  in the soil by worms

Question 9

What are some of the ways in which humans alter the natural vegetation?

Accepted Answer

The health of vegetation is affected by

Question 10

The addition of large amounts of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus to our streams, lakes, and coastal areas, is responsible for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduction in water levels 
B)  lake size increases 
C)  lake and stream eutrophication 
D)  lake and stream magnetization 
E)  increase in breast and prostate cancer in humans 
A)  reduction in water levels 
B)  lake size increases 
C)  lake and stream eutrophication 
D)  lake and stream magnetization 
E)  increase in breast and prostate cancer in humans

Question 11

Boreal forest has a top layer, or canopy, and two more layers beneath.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is true of the the law of conservation of energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Energy is not created nor destroyed except with the addition of oxygen 
B)  Energy is not created or destroyed under ordinary conditions, but it may be changed from one form to another 
C)  Matter may be changed from one form to another under ordinary conditions but cannot be created or destroyed, except in nuclear reactions 
D)  Matter can only be created with the addition of oxygen 
E)  None of the answer choices are correct. 
A)  Energy is not created nor destroyed except with the addition of oxygen 
B)  Energy is not created or destroyed under ordinary conditions, but it may be changed from one form to another 
C)  Matter may be changed from one form to another under ordinary conditions but cannot be created or destroyed, except in nuclear reactions 
D)  Matter can only be created with the addition of oxygen 
E)  None of the answer choices are correct.

Question 13

Which of the following is true of water budgets?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the winter, when water use is low, evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation 
B)  In the winter, when water use is low, precipitation exceeds exceeds evapotranspiration 
C)  By springtime and early summer, precipitation exceeds evapotranspiration 
D)  By late summer, precipitation exceeds evapotranspiration 
E)  Evapotranspiration never exceeds precipitation 
A)  In the winter, when water use is low, evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation 
B)  In the winter, when water use is low, precipitation exceeds exceeds evapotranspiration 
C)  By springtime and early summer, precipitation exceeds evapotranspiration 
D)  By late summer, precipitation exceeds evapotranspiration 
E)  Evapotranspiration never exceeds precipitation

Question 14

This is the environmental recycling process that supplies essential substances such as carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients to the biosphere.

Accepted Answer

A)  photosynthesis 
B)  evapotranspiration 
C)  photochemical cycles 
D)  biochemical cycles 
E)  ecosystems 
A)  photosynthesis 
B)  evapotranspiration 
C)  photochemical cycles 
D)  biochemical cycles 
E)  ecosystems

Question 15

How different is the food chain from the food web?

Accepted Answer

The food chain is the sequential consump

Question 16

In ________, carbohydrates are broken down into CO₂ and water when they combine with atmospheric oxygen.

Accepted Answer

A)  transpiration 
B)  evaporation 
C)  respiration 
D)  carbonation 
E)  evapotranspiration 
A)  transpiration 
B)  evaporation 
C)  respiration 
D)  carbonation 
E)  evapotranspiration

Question 17

Eutrophication is a process of excessive growth of algae caused by the addition of large amounts of nutrients like bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus to streams, lakes, and coastal areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the soil forming factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  climate 
B)  topography 
C)  biological activity 
D)  time 
E)  season of year 
A)  climate 
B)  topography 
C)  biological activity 
D)  time 
E)  season of year

Question 19

Through evolution, plants that have adapted their life forms, physiological characteristics, and reproductive mechanisms that allow them to succeed in particular environments have survived.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

This is the amount that actually is evaporated under existing conditions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Potential evapotranspiration 
B)  Potential evaporation 
C)  Actual evapotranspiration 
D)  Actual evaporation 
E)  Desired evaporation 
A)  Potential evapotranspiration 
B)  Potential evaporation 
C)  Actual evapotranspiration 
D)  Actual evaporation 
E)  Desired evaporation

Which of the following is not a requirement for photosynthesis?

Where is the drainage basin of the Mississippi?

How are humans affecting the phosphorus cycle?

A terrestrial biome has two especially visible features. These are:

In the carbon cycle, carbon in the form of atmospheric carbon dioxide is incorporated into carbohydrates in plant tissues through ________.

Plant eating animals, known as herbivores, begin the food chain by consuming plants.

Explain some of the ways in which carbon is stored and released in the environment.

Most natural nitrogen fixation takes place ________, and is then taken up in plants and incorporated in plant tissue.

What are some of the ways in which humans alter the natural vegetation?

The addition of large amounts of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus to our streams, lakes, and coastal areas, is responsible for which of the following?

Boreal forest has a top layer, or canopy, and two more layers beneath.

Which of the following is true of the the law of conservation of energy?

Which of the following is true of water budgets?

This is the environmental recycling process that supplies essential substances such as carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients to the biosphere.

How different is the food chain from the food web?

In ________, carbohydrates are broken down into CO₂ and water when they combine with atmospheric oxygen.

Eutrophication is a process of excessive growth of algae caused by the addition of large amounts of nutrients like bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus to streams, lakes, and coastal areas.

Which of the following is not one of the soil forming factors?

Through evolution, plants that have adapted their life forms, physiological characteristics, and reproductive mechanisms that allow them to succeed in particular environments have survived.

This is the amount that actually is evaporated under existing conditions.

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Exam 4: Biosphere

Which of the following is not a requirement for photosynthesis?

Where is the drainage basin of the Mississippi?

How are humans affecting the phosphorus cycle?

A terrestrial biome has two especially visible features. These are:

In the carbon cycle, carbon in the form of atmospheric carbon dioxide is incorporated into carbohydrates in plant tissues through ________.

Plant eating animals, known as herbivores, begin the food chain by consuming plants.

Explain some of the ways in which carbon is stored and released in the environment.

Most natural nitrogen fixation takes place ________, and is then taken up in plants and incorporated in plant tissue.

What are some of the ways in which humans alter the natural vegetation?

The addition of large amounts of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus to our streams, lakes, and coastal areas, is responsible for which of the following?

Boreal forest has a top layer, or canopy, and two more layers beneath.

Which of the following is true of the the law of conservation of energy?

Which of the following is true of water budgets?

This is the environmental recycling process that supplies essential substances such as carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients to the biosphere.

How different is the food chain from the food web?

In ________, carbohydrates are broken down into CO₂ and water when they combine with atmospheric oxygen.

Eutrophication is a process of excessive growth of algae caused by the addition of large amounts of nutrients like bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus to streams, lakes, and coastal areas.

Which of the following is not one of the soil forming factors?

Through evolution, plants that have adapted their life forms, physiological characteristics, and reproductive mechanisms that allow them to succeed in particular environments have survived.

This is the amount that actually is evaporated under existing conditions.

Thinking Geographically

Weather, Climate, and Climate Change

Landforms

Population

Migration

Languages and Religion

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resources

Filters