life

How does an alpine climate differ from tundra climate? A. alpine climate has a more equal division of daylight and darkness B. alpine climate is colder C. alpine climate has higher air pressure D. alpine climate has less ultraviolet light exposure

alpine climate has a more equal division of daylight and darkness

Where would you be most likely to find prehensile-tailed monkeys and edentates? A. Australian Realm B. Neotropical Realm C. Oriental Realm D. Ethiopian Realm

Neotropical Realm

Which of the Hawaiian Islands originally (before human intervention) had only lowland dry vegetation types? A. Moloka'i and Ni'ihau B. Moloka'i and O'ahu C. Ni'ihau and Kaho'olawe D. Maui and Lana'i

Nihau and Kahoolawe

Which of the following proved to be the greatest advantage in the evolution of mammals? A. a placenta B. ears C. egg-laying D. a pouch

aplacenta

What causes desertification? A. humans abandoning land B. the intertropical convergence zone C. acid rain D. soil degradation

soil degradation

Larch, spruce, and pine are characteristic trees of what biome? A. temperate deciduous forest B. tropical montane cloud forests C. taiga D. tundra

taiga

What is the dominant biome of Europe south of Scandinavia? A. temperature grassland B. taiga C. temperate deciduous forest D. temperate desert

temperate deciduous forest

Which of the following biomes generally makes the best farmland? A. tropical rainforest B. temperate grassland C. savanna D. temperate evergreen forest

temperate grassland

If you were a biogeographer, what would be your primary area of expertise? A. the ecology, or interdependence, of plants and animals B. the distribution of plants and animals C. the behavior of plants and animals D. the physiology of plants and animals

the distribution of plants and animals

Where are the largest remaining areas of native vegetation that have not been transformed by human activity in Hawai'i? A. coastal areas B. Ni'ihau and Kaho'olawe C. central mountains of Big Island (Hawai'i), Maui, and Kaua'i D. O'ahu, Moloka'i, and Lana'i

central mountains of big Island,Maui, and Kauai

Why do the Hawaiian Islands have a high extinction rate for native species? A. extensive hunting and collecting of native species B. plate tectonics moved the Islands to a cooler climate C. clearing of native vegetation and introduction of non-native species D. global climate warming

clearing of native vegetation and introduction of non-native species

What would you experience walking though a mature tropical rainforest? A. bright sunlight B. tough going because of the dense underbrush C. a carpet of coniferous tree needles to walk on D. deep shade and open space between tree trunks

deep shade and open space between tree trunks

What two zoogeographic realms have diverged in recent geologic time because of the presence of a wide desert? A. Neotropical and Nearctic B. Oriental and Palearctic C. Palearctic and Nearctic D. Oriental and Ethiopian

oriental and ethiopian

Which of the following is true of the tree line in mountains? A. the higher the latitude (closer to the Pole), the higher the tree line elevation B. the lower the latitude (closer to the Equator), the higher the tree line elevation C. the higher the mountain, the higher the tree line elevation D. the lower the mountain, the higher the tree line elevation

the lower the latitude, the higher the treeline elevation

If you started at the equator on the western coast of Africa and walked straight north, you would pass through which sequence of biomes? A. desert, savanna, tropical rainforest B. tropical rainforest, savanna, desert C. savanna, tropical rainforest, desert D. savanna, desert, tropical rainforest

tropical trainforest, savanna, desert

What is the dominant climate characteristic of the Mediterranean shrub biome? A. winter rainfall maximum B. summer temperature minimum C. more sunlight in winter than summer D. generally high humidity and pressure

winter rainfall maximum