Question 1

If you were standing in New York City,prevailing winds would blow from which direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  East 
B)  West 
C)  North 
D)  South 
A)  East 
B)  West 
C)  North 
D)  South

Question 2

What term defines the land area where all the water draining from it comes to a particular stream or river?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vent 
B)  Tundra 
C)  Savannah 
D)  Watershed 
A)  Vent 
B)  Tundra 
C)  Savannah 
D)  Watershed

Question 3

Would you find a homogenous assemblage of flora and fauna in a biome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, biomes are not heterogeneous assemblages of plants and animals, and there is little physiochemical variation related to topography and geology within a biome. 
B)  Yes, biomes are not heterogeneous assemblages of plants and animals, even though there is physiochemical variation related to topography and geology within a biome. 
C)  No, biomes are heterogeneous assemblages of plants and animals and this is because there is a gradient of physiochemical conditions due to topography and geology. 
D)  No, biomes are heterogeneous assemblages of plants and animals because conditions at each biome are different. 
A)  Yes, biomes are not heterogeneous assemblages of plants and animals, and there is little physiochemical variation related to topography and geology within a biome. 
B)  Yes, biomes are not heterogeneous assemblages of plants and animals, even though there is physiochemical variation related to topography and geology within a biome. 
C)  No, biomes are heterogeneous assemblages of plants and animals and this is because there is a gradient of physiochemical conditions due to topography and geology. 
D)  No, biomes are heterogeneous assemblages of plants and animals because conditions at each biome are different.

Question 4

You are walking through the Atlantic forest and notice that many of the tallest rosewood trees have orchids growing throughout the branches.What type of plant must these orchids be?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parasites 
B)  Epiphytes 
C)  Carnivorous 
D)  Facultative climbers 
A)  Parasites 
B)  Epiphytes 
C)  Carnivorous 
D)  Facultative climbers

Question 5

Westerlies are found:

Accepted Answer

A)  Between 60 and 90 degrees north 
B)  Between 60 and 90 degrees south 
C)  Between 30 and 60 degrees north 
D)  Between 30 and 60 degrees south 
A)  Between 60 and 90 degrees north 
B)  Between 60 and 90 degrees south 
C)  Between 30 and 60 degrees north 
D)  Between 30 and 60 degrees south

Question 6

With regard to community composition,which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  One or a few species ALWAYS dominates in a tropical rain forest biome. 
B)  One or a few species NEVER dominates in a tropical rain forest biome. 
C)  Biodiversity is always high in northern coniferous forests. 
D)  One or a few species ALWAYS dominates in a northern coniferous forest. 
A)  One or a few species ALWAYS dominates in a tropical rain forest biome. 
B)  One or a few species NEVER dominates in a tropical rain forest biome. 
C)  Biodiversity is always high in northern coniferous forests. 
D)  One or a few species ALWAYS dominates in a northern coniferous forest.

Question 7

What atmospheric effect is responsible for the severe desert conditions found in Death Valley California?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prevailing winds hitting the side of the mountain range where Death Valley is found. 
B)  Death Valley California is the result of geological processes, not atmospheric. 
C)  A rain shadow. 
D)  Anthropogenic-induced climate change. 
A)  Prevailing winds hitting the side of the mountain range where Death Valley is found. 
B)  Death Valley California is the result of geological processes, not atmospheric. 
C)  A rain shadow. 
D)  Anthropogenic-induced climate change.

Question 8

You are walking in the mountains of southern California and discovery a small stream.One of the things you notice is that,although the surrounding habitat you recently ventured through was rather dry,this habitat is moist and many trees and plants are thriving along the stream where water is plentiful.How would you describe this part of the landscape?

Accepted Answer

A)  These trees and plants are part of an arboreal forest. 
B)  These trees and plants are part of a riparian zone. 
C)  These trees and plants are no different from other species adapted to the surrounding arid environment. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  These trees and plants are part of an arboreal forest. 
B)  These trees and plants are part of a riparian zone. 
C)  These trees and plants are no different from other species adapted to the surrounding arid environment. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 9

What factors are responsible for the formation of a rain shadow between 30 and 60 degree latitudes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Westerlies that carry precipitation. 
B)  Mountain ranges that force moist air to rise. 
C)  Changes in temperature correlated with altitude. 
D)  Rain or snow being released on the west slope-facing side of a mountain and dry, warm air falling on the east slope-facing side of a mountain. 
A)  Westerlies that carry precipitation. 
B)  Mountain ranges that force moist air to rise. 
C)  Changes in temperature correlated with altitude. 
D)  Rain or snow being released on the west slope-facing side of a mountain and dry, warm air falling on the east slope-facing side of a mountain.

Question 10

The ________ cells move heat away from the Equator.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hadley 
B)  Ferrel 
C)  Coriolis 
D)  Polar 
A)  Hadley 
B)  Ferrel 
C)  Coriolis 
D)  Polar

If you were standing in New York City,prevailing winds would blow from which direction?

What term defines the land area where all the water draining from it comes to a particular stream or river?

Would you find a homogenous assemblage of flora and fauna in a biome?

You are walking through the Atlantic forest and notice that many of the tallest rosewood trees have orchids growing throughout the branches.What type of plant must these orchids be?

Westerlies are found:

With regard to community composition,which of the following statements is most accurate?

What atmospheric effect is responsible for the severe desert conditions found in Death Valley California?

What factors are responsible for the formation of a rain shadow between 30 and 60 degree latitudes?

The ________ cells move heat away from the Equator.

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Exam 4: Climate and the World’s Biomes

If you were standing in New York City,prevailing winds would blow from which direction?

What term defines the land area where all the water draining from it comes to a particular stream or river?

Would you find a homogenous assemblage of flora and fauna in a biome?

You are walking through the Atlantic forest and notice that many of the tallest rosewood trees have orchids growing throughout the branches.What type of plant must these orchids be?

Westerlies are found:

With regard to community composition,which of the following statements is most accurate?

What atmospheric effect is responsible for the severe desert conditions found in Death Valley California?

What factors are responsible for the formation of a rain shadow between 30 and 60 degree latitudes?

The ________ cells move heat away from the Equator.

Ecology and How to Do It

Ecology’s Evolutionary Backdrop

Physical Conditions and the Availability of Resources

Birth, Death and Movement

Interspecific Competition

Predation, Grazing and Disease

Molecular and Evolutionary Ecology

From Populations to Communities

Patterns in Species Richness

The Flux of Energy and Matter Through Ecosystems

Global Biogeochemical Cycles and Their Alteration by Humans

Conservation Ecology

The Ecology of Human Population Growth, Disease, and Food Supply

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