Question 1

Distinct regions of broadly similar flora and fauna are called

Accepted Answer

A)  biozones. 
B)  ecospheres. 
C)  biomes. 
D)  biogeographic realms.

Question 2

Which of the following regarding biomes is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biomes are defined by native species to a region. 
B)  Most biomes have been greatly altered by human intervention. 
C)  The boundaries between most biomes are sharp and easily delineated. 
D)  Biomes often reflect potential mature vegetation, rather than actual vegetation of an area.

Question 3

This extensive biome is dominated by evergreen needleleaf forests.

Accepted Answer

A)  boreal and montane forest 
B)  midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest 
C)  tropical seasonal forest and scrub 
D)  temperate rain forest

Question 4

In general, the tropical seasonal forest and scrub biome has more erratic rainfall than the tropical rain forest biome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A biome is a large, stable community of plants and animals whose boundaries are closely linked to climate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following soil types is most associated with the tallgrass prairie (midlatitude grassland)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mollisols 
B)  Spodosols 
C)  Oxisols 
D)  Andisols

Question 7

MacArthur and Wilson's theory of island biogeography posits that the number of species on an island is a dynamic equilibrium between the rates of immigration and extinction, which are influenced by island isolation and size, respectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The naturalist and father of zoogeography Alfred Russel Wallace noted a distinct difference in the fauna between several islands in the Malay Archipelego (present-day Indonesia). He used these differences to delineate the boundary between the Australian and Oriental biogeographic realms. Which of the following best describes the reason for these differences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aboriginal tribes in Australia have greatly altered the fauna of Australia relative to the Oriental realm. 
B)  A deep ocean barrier inhibited dispersal between the two realms. 
C)  The environments of Australia and Asia are completely different, despite their relative close proximity. 
D)  Asia and European traders interacted for centuries prior to Wallace's discovery. Among the results of this interaction was an exchange of European (Palearctic) fauna and Oriental fauna.

Question 9

Succulents, such as the saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) found in southern Arizona, southeastern California, northern Mexico, and the Baja Peninsula, are representative vegetation in which biome?

Accepted Answer

A)  tropical savanna 
B)  deserts 
C)  Mediterranean shrubland 
D)  midlatitude grassland

Question 10

Describe the concept of an anthropogenic biome. In which anthropogenic biome do you live?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

This biome occupies large portions of the eastern United States, central Europe, and Asia.

Accepted Answer

A)  temperate rain forest. 
B)  midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest 
C)  boreal and montane forest 
D)  tropical savanna

Question 12

Which of the following is not a regional name for the Mediterranean shrubland biome?

Accepted Answer

A)  chaparral 
B)  maquis 
C)  taiga 
D)  mattoral

Question 13

Alpine tundra vegetation is characterized by evergreen needleleaf trees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In part, the high diversity of the tropical rain forest is due to the extremely fertile soils found in the biome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Boreal forest soils are subject to podzolization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The subdiscipline of biogeography that utilizes biogeographic principles, theories, and analyses to solve problems in biodiversity management is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  island biogeography. 
B)  phylogenetic biogeography. 
C)  conservation biogeography. 
D)  historical biogeography.

Question 17

The Mediterranean shrubland biome is characterized by dry summers and wet winters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The boreal and montane forest biome is characterized by broadleaf deciduous trees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

This biome is generally located north of the 10°C (50°F) isotherm for the warmest month, such as the extreme northern areas of North America and Russia.

Accepted Answer

A)  temperate rain forest 
B)  arctic and alpine tundra 
C)  boreal and montane forest 
D)  midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest

Question 20

All areas now classified as Arctic tundra were covered by ice during the Pleistocene glaciations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: Terrestrial Biomes

Distinct regions of broadly similar flora and fauna are called

Which of the following regarding biomes is not true?

This extensive biome is dominated by evergreen needleleaf forests.

In general, the tropical seasonal forest and scrub biome has more erratic rainfall than the tropical rain forest biome.

A biome is a large, stable community of plants and animals whose boundaries are closely linked to climate.

Which of the following soil types is most associated with the tallgrass prairie (midlatitude grassland) ?

MacArthur and Wilson's theory of island biogeography posits that the number of species on an island is a dynamic equilibrium between the rates of immigration and extinction, which are influenced by island isolation and size, respectively.

Succulents, such as the saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) found in southern Arizona, southeastern California, northern Mexico, and the Baja Peninsula, are representative vegetation in which biome?

Describe the concept of an anthropogenic biome. In which anthropogenic biome do you live?

This biome occupies large portions of the eastern United States, central Europe, and Asia.

Which of the following is not a regional name for the Mediterranean shrubland biome?

Alpine tundra vegetation is characterized by evergreen needleleaf trees.

In part, the high diversity of the tropical rain forest is due to the extremely fertile soils found in the biome.

Boreal forest soils are subject to podzolization.

The subdiscipline of biogeography that utilizes biogeographic principles, theories, and analyses to solve problems in biodiversity management is known as

The Mediterranean shrubland biome is characterized by dry summers and wet winters.

The boreal and montane forest biome is characterized by broadleaf deciduous trees.

This biome is generally located north of the 10°C (50°F) isotherm for the warmest month, such as the extreme northern areas of North America and Russia.

All areas now classified as Arctic tundra were covered by ice during the Pleistocene glaciations.