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College Biomes
Temperate grasslands are unique because                                                     .
  1. of their seasonality
  2. the majority of their biomass is beneath the surface
  3. the majority of their biomass is above the surface
  4. they are influenced by Hadley cell circulation
College Biotic and Abiotic
Which of the following are the ABIOTIC factors of an ecosystem?
  1. Annual rainfall, average temperature, soil ph, freshwater
  2. Bears, ants, flowers, bacteria
  3. Flowers, soil PH, bacteria, and freshwater
  4. None of the above
College Biotic and Abiotic
Which of the following properties or processes are is not associated with living things?
  1. evolving populations
  2. maintenance of internal environment
  3. genetic information stored in proteins
  4. consist of cells
  5. extract energy from the environment
College Food Chains and Webs
A species that is a generalist is going to have a better chance at survival because                                .
  1. its range of tolerance is low
  2. its range of tolerance is high
  3. it has a specified niche
  4. it can survive all disturbances
College Conservation and Biodiversity
What is biological diversity?
  1. the relative abundance of all species on Earth
  2. the adaptation of living things to their environment
  3. the variety of life forms on Earth
  4. the environmental variability of species
  5. the complexity of life forms on Earth
College Biomes
College Ecology
What Contributes to Evolution ?
  1. Nature
  2. Nurture
  3. Neither A or B
  4. Both A and B
College Symbiosis
College Biomes
The biosphere is                                                                    .
  1. approximately 9.5 miles
  2. from the tops of the Himalayas to the bottom of the Marianas Trench
  3. no thicker than the skin of an apple, relatively speaking
  4. all of these
  5. only a and c
College Food Chains and Webs
With concern to the energy pyramid, which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between plants and animals?
  1. Plant production levels are unrelated to animal populations.
  2. Plant production levels are inversely proportional to animal population size.
  3. Greater plant production allows for a larger number of animal species.
  4. Greater plant production allows for larger animal populations.
College Conservation and Biodiversity
College Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
College Biomes
College Conservation and Biodiversity
Soil formation and water purification are examples of                      based on the biodiversity that benefit humans.
  1. aesthetic benefits
  2. geological cycles
  3. availability of food
  4. health benefits
  5. ecosystem services
College Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
All the organisms on the campus make up a                   .
  1. an ecosystem
  2. a community
  3. a population
  4. a taxonomic domain
College Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
                   is the proportion of males to females in a population.
  1. Age Distribution
  2. Survivorship Curve
  3. Population Density
  4. Sex Ratio
College Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
                is competition between the same species.
  1. Interspecific
  2. Nonspecific
  3. Intraspecific
  4. Specific
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