Question 1

Biological magnification occurs as organisms get larger due to increased water,air,and soil pollution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

There is more nitrogen gas in the atmosphere than there is oxygen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Organisms that live in an aquatic environment get their carbon from calcium carbonate shells on the bottom instead of from carbon dioxide in the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How is the nitrogen cycle like the carbon cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) Both are gaseous cycles. 
B) Both require photosynthesis to utilize the chemical. 
C) Both are lost to the atmosphere during cellular respiration. 
D) Both are stored in fossil fuels. 
E) Neither has a reservoir in naturE. 
A) Both are gaseous cycles. 
B) Both require photosynthesis to utilize the chemical. 
C) Both are lost to the atmosphere during cellular respiration. 
D) Both are stored in fossil fuels. 
E) Neither has a reservoir in naturE.

Question 5

Hail and snow are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) evaporation. 
B) precipitation. 
C) runoff. 
D) transpiration. 
E) aquifers. 
A) evaporation. 
B) precipitation. 
C) runoff. 
D) transpiration. 
E) aquifers.

Question 6

Phosphorus is needed by living organisms because it is a part of proteins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which term is analogous to the word "niche"?

Accepted Answer

A) address 
B) job description 
C) properties 
D) needs 
E) desires 
A) address 
B) job description 
C) properties 
D) needs 
E) desires

Question 8

Minerals in rocks are considered what type of component of a chemical cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) reservoir 
B) exchange pool 
C) biotic community 
D) biotic 
E) none of these 
A) reservoir 
B) exchange pool 
C) biotic community 
D) biotic 
E) none of these

Question 9

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

Accepted Answer

A) oxygen 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) methane 
D) nitrous oxide 
E) hydrofluorocarbons 
A) oxygen 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) methane 
D) nitrous oxide 
E) hydrofluorocarbons

Question 10

What is the loss of water from plants called?

Accepted Answer

A) runoff 
B) precipitation 
C) evaporation 
D) transpiration 
E) transference 
A) runoff 
B) precipitation 
C) evaporation 
D) transpiration 
E) transference

Question 11

A detrital food web and a grazing food web are separate because each starts at a different level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Water vapor contributes to global warming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When water evaporates from the ocean,it leaves the salts behind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The bottom of the ocean floor is not considered part of the biosphere because no sunlight reaches it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

One of the consequences of building roads,parking lots,and buildings is

Accepted Answer

A) increased evaporation from the ocean. 
B) decreased precipitation over the oceans and the land. 
C) increased transpiration of plants in the vicinity. 
D) increased runoff into nearby streams,lakes,wetlands,or the ocean. 
E) a decrease in the level of the water tablE. 
A) increased evaporation from the ocean. 
B) decreased precipitation over the oceans and the land. 
C) increased transpiration of plants in the vicinity. 
D) increased runoff into nearby streams,lakes,wetlands,or the ocean. 
E) a decrease in the level of the water tablE.

Question 16

Timothy has become a vegan.He does not eat any meat,eggs,milk,or cheese.How would Timothy be classified?

Accepted Answer

A) producer 
B) herbivore 
C) carnivore 
D) omnivore 
E) detritus feeder 
A) producer 
B) herbivore 
C) carnivore 
D) omnivore 
E) detritus feeder

Question 17

Both energy and chemicals cycle through an ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is not an abiotic component of an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

A) decomposers 
B) soil type 
C) amount of rainfall 
D) temperature 
E) amount of sunlight 
A) decomposers 
B) soil type 
C) amount of rainfall 
D) temperature 
E) amount of sunlight

Question 19

Decomposers perform a valuable service because they recycle nutrients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following organisms is a secondary consumer?

Accepted Answer

A) leaves 
B) caterpillars 
C) sparrows 
D) hawks 
E) eagles 
A) leaves 
B) caterpillars 
C) sparrows 
D) hawks 
E) eagles

Exam 24: Global Ecology and Human Interferences

Biological magnification occurs as organisms get larger due to increased water,air,and soil pollution.

There is more nitrogen gas in the atmosphere than there is oxygen.

Organisms that live in an aquatic environment get their carbon from calcium carbonate shells on the bottom instead of from carbon dioxide in the environment.

How is the nitrogen cycle like the carbon cycle?

Hail and snow are examples of

Phosphorus is needed by living organisms because it is a part of proteins.

Which term is analogous to the word "niche"?

Minerals in rocks are considered what type of component of a chemical cycle?

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

What is the loss of water from plants called?

A detrital food web and a grazing food web are separate because each starts at a different level.

Water vapor contributes to global warming.

When water evaporates from the ocean,it leaves the salts behind.

The bottom of the ocean floor is not considered part of the biosphere because no sunlight reaches it.

One of the consequences of building roads,parking lots,and buildings is

Timothy has become a vegan.He does not eat any meat,eggs,milk,or cheese.How would Timothy be classified?

Both energy and chemicals cycle through an ecosystem.

Which of the following is not an abiotic component of an ecosystem?

Decomposers perform a valuable service because they recycle nutrients.

Which of the following organisms is a secondary consumer?

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