Question 1

Which one of the following is the most inclusive level of classification?

Accepted Answer

A) class 
B) phylum 
C) order 
D) family 
A) class 
B) phylum 
C) order 
D) family

Question 2

Fog is a component of the

Accepted Answer

A) hydrosphere. 
B) biosphere. 
C) atmosphere. 
D) lithosphere. 
A) hydrosphere. 
B) biosphere. 
C) atmosphere. 
D) lithosphere.

Question 3

Resources for seagulls living along an ocean shore would include

Accepted Answer

A) shifting tides. 
B) ocean temperature. 
C) the strength and direction of the wind. 
D) nesting sites. 
A) shifting tides. 
B) ocean temperature. 
C) the strength and direction of the wind. 
D) nesting sites.

Question 4

Which of the following is not a trace element in living organisms?

Accepted Answer

A) iron 
B) copper 
C) zinc 
D) carbon 
A) iron 
B) copper 
C) zinc 
D) carbon

Question 5

Some farmers in the Midwest rotate their crops from year to year,switching from soybeans to corn on the same fields.What is one of the advantages of doing this?

Accepted Answer

A) Soybeans add large amounts of carbon dioxide to the soil,which helps the corn crop. 
B) Both crops require the same fertilizing supplies,so farmers save by buying fertilizer in bulk. 
C) Corn adds large amounts of phosphorus to the soil,which helps the soybean crop. 
D) The corn crop benefits from reactive nitrogen fixed and added to the soil by the soybean crop. 
A) Soybeans add large amounts of carbon dioxide to the soil,which helps the corn crop. 
B) Both crops require the same fertilizing supplies,so farmers save by buying fertilizer in bulk. 
C) Corn adds large amounts of phosphorus to the soil,which helps the soybean crop. 
D) The corn crop benefits from reactive nitrogen fixed and added to the soil by the soybean crop.

Question 6

Which of the following represents an abiotic component of a forest community?

Accepted Answer

A) the oak and hickory trees 
B) the mushrooms growing on and around rotting logs 
C) water trickling in a small stream 
D) bacteria in the soil 
A) the oak and hickory trees 
B) the mushrooms growing on and around rotting logs 
C) water trickling in a small stream 
D) bacteria in the soil

Question 7

With few exceptions,inorganic compounds do not have

Accepted Answer

A) carbon-hydrogen bonds or carbon-carbon bonds. 
B) nitrogen-oxygen bonds or carbon-oxygen bonds. 
C) hydrogen-nitrogen bonds or carbon-oxygen bonds. 
D) potassium-sodium bonds or hydrogen-chlorine bonds. 
A) carbon-hydrogen bonds or carbon-carbon bonds. 
B) nitrogen-oxygen bonds or carbon-oxygen bonds. 
C) hydrogen-nitrogen bonds or carbon-oxygen bonds. 
D) potassium-sodium bonds or hydrogen-chlorine bonds.

Question 8

In a chemical reaction,

Accepted Answer

A) atoms are destroyed. 
B) atoms are rearranged to form different kinds of matter. 
C) new atoms are formed. 
D) new elements are formed. 
A) atoms are destroyed. 
B) atoms are rearranged to form different kinds of matter. 
C) new atoms are formed. 
D) new elements are formed.

Question 9

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Atoms are composed of protons and compounds are composed of neutrons and electrons. 
B) Atoms are the smallest components of an element that have the element's properties. 
C) Solids are made of elements,liquids and gases are made of compounds. 
D) Water is an element made from two compounds. 
A) Atoms are composed of protons and compounds are composed of neutrons and electrons. 
B) Atoms are the smallest components of an element that have the element's properties. 
C) Solids are made of elements,liquids and gases are made of compounds. 
D) Water is an element made from two compounds.

Question 10

-What two spheres are most visible in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) atmosphere and lithosphere. 
B) hydrosphere and biosphere. 
C) lithosphere and hydrosphere. 
D) biosphere and atmosphere. 
A) atmosphere and lithosphere. 
B) hydrosphere and biosphere. 
C) lithosphere and hydrosphere. 
D) biosphere and atmosphere.

Question 11

Natural organic compounds typically consist of some combination of carbon,hydrogen,and

Accepted Answer

A) oxygen,nitrogen,phosphorus,and/or sulfur. 
B) nitrogen,lead,mercury,and/or sulfur. 
C) sulfur,oxygen,zinc,and/or chloride. 
D) oxygen,nitrogen,sodium,and/or potassium. 
A) oxygen,nitrogen,phosphorus,and/or sulfur. 
B) nitrogen,lead,mercury,and/or sulfur. 
C) sulfur,oxygen,zinc,and/or chloride. 
D) oxygen,nitrogen,sodium,and/or potassium.

Question 12

-Natural modes of nitrogen fixation are

Accepted Answer

A) various industrial processes of making fertilizers. 
B) fossil fuel combustion. 
C) lightning and bacterial fixation in soils. 
D) denitrification and various industrial processes. 
A) various industrial processes of making fertilizers. 
B) fossil fuel combustion. 
C) lightning and bacterial fixation in soils. 
D) denitrification and various industrial processes.

Question 13

Which one of the following best illustrates an ecological landscape?

Accepted Answer

A) a pond and all of the living organisms within it 
B) the animals,plants,and bacteria living in the Mississippi River 
C) a large open prairie with bison grazing on grasses and insects visiting the flowers 
D) a river flowing past fields and forests in Yellowstone National Park 
A) a pond and all of the living organisms within it 
B) the animals,plants,and bacteria living in the Mississippi River 
C) a large open prairie with bison grazing on grasses and insects visiting the flowers 
D) a river flowing past fields and forests in Yellowstone National Park

Question 14

Most of the energy captured by photosynthesis is stored in chemical bonds in

Accepted Answer

A) glucose. 
B) oxygen. 
C) carbon dioxide. 
D) water. 
A) glucose. 
B) oxygen. 
C) carbon dioxide. 
D) water.

Question 15

On some islands,during the mating season,birds compete intensely for breeding sites.On these islands,these breeding sites represent a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) limiting factor. 
B) zone of stress. 
C) environmental condition. 
D) limit of tolerance. 
A) limiting factor. 
B) zone of stress. 
C) environmental condition. 
D) limit of tolerance.

Question 16

The Haber-Bosch process creates nitrogenous fertilizers by

Accepted Answer

A) extracting reactive nitrogen from soils. 
B) converting nitrogen gas and hydrogen to ammonia. 
C) extracting nitrogen oxides from the gases produced when fossil fuels are burned. 
D) allowing vegetative detritus to break down under anaerobic conditions. 
A) extracting reactive nitrogen from soils. 
B) converting nitrogen gas and hydrogen to ammonia. 
C) extracting nitrogen oxides from the gases produced when fossil fuels are burned. 
D) allowing vegetative detritus to break down under anaerobic conditions.

Question 17

Reproductive isolation is not a good way to describe the status of a species that

Accepted Answer

A) is photosynthetic. 
B) lives in the same region as other closely related species. 
C) reproduces asexually. 
D) is able to move about freely in its environment. 
A) is photosynthetic. 
B) lives in the same region as other closely related species. 
C) reproduces asexually. 
D) is able to move about freely in its environment.

Question 18

Hundreds of millions of years ago,in the formation of fossil fuels ,large amounts of

Accepted Answer

A) organic detritus were trapped underground. 
B) nitrogen were trapped in rocks during extensive volcanic activity. 
C) sodium were used to form ancient fossils,seashells,and limestone. 
D) phosphate gas were added to the atmosphere through erosion and evaporation. 
A) organic detritus were trapped underground. 
B) nitrogen were trapped in rocks during extensive volcanic activity. 
C) sodium were used to form ancient fossils,seashells,and limestone. 
D) phosphate gas were added to the atmosphere through erosion and evaporation.

Question 19

When a windmill turns to generate electricity,the amount of kinetic energy input in the process

Accepted Answer

A) equals the amount of electrical energy produced. 
B) is less than the amount of electrical energy produced. 
C) is more than the amount of electrical energy produced. 
D) is unrelated to the amount of electrical energy produced. 
A) equals the amount of electrical energy produced. 
B) is less than the amount of electrical energy produced. 
C) is more than the amount of electrical energy produced. 
D) is unrelated to the amount of electrical energy produced.

Question 20

-Burning fossil fuels,cutting down large forests,and not replanting the areas with trees will

Accepted Answer

A) increase atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. 
B) decrease atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. 
C) increase the geological production of fossil fuels. 
D) increase levels of nitrification and reduce acid rain. 
A) increase atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. 
B) decrease atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. 
C) increase the geological production of fossil fuels. 
D) increase levels of nitrification and reduce acid rain.

Exam 3: Basic Needs of Living Things

Which one of the following is the most inclusive level of classification?

Fog is a component of the

Resources for seagulls living along an ocean shore would include

Which of the following is not a trace element in living organisms?

Some farmers in the Midwest rotate their crops from year to year,switching from soybeans to corn on the same fields.What is one of the advantages of doing this?

Which of the following represents an abiotic component of a forest community?

With few exceptions,inorganic compounds do not have

In a chemical reaction,

Which one of the following statements is correct?

-What two spheres are most visible in this photograph?

Natural organic compounds typically consist of some combination of carbon,hydrogen,and

-Natural modes of nitrogen fixation are

Which one of the following best illustrates an ecological landscape?

Most of the energy captured by photosynthesis is stored in chemical bonds in

On some islands,during the mating season,birds compete intensely for breeding sites.On these islands,these breeding sites represent a(n)

The Haber-Bosch process creates nitrogenous fertilizers by

Reproductive isolation is not a good way to describe the status of a species that

Hundreds of millions of years ago,in the formation of fossil fuels ,large amounts of

When a windmill turns to generate electricity,the amount of kinetic energy input in the process

-Burning fossil fuels,cutting down large forests,and not replanting the areas with trees will

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