EVST 100 CH 6

The boreal forest: Select one: a. has numerous ponds and lakes formed by grinding ice sheets. b. has warm winters c. has a layer of permafrost. d. cannot support amphibians or reptiles. e. is well suited for conversion to agriculture

a. has numerous ponds and lakes formed by grinding ice sheets.

Which of the following characterizes both the savanna and the chaparral? Select one: a. periodic fires b. extensive stands of trees c. large herds of herbivorous mammals d. soils with high mineral content e. moist summers and dry winters

a. periodic fires

A relatively distinct terrestrial region characterized by similar temperature and precipitation regardless of where it occurs in the world is called a/an: a. biome. b. community. c. ecosystem. d. habitat. e. population.

a.biome

A coastal body of water partly surrounded by land with input from both sea and fresh water is called: Select one: a. the limnetic zone. b. an estuary. c. a freshwater wetland. d. the oceanic province. e. a reef

b. an estuary.

Deciduous forests Select one: a. have very little precipitation b. have very week topsoil c. have trees that shed their leaves seasonally d. are not useful commercially e. are not found in the US

c. have trees that shed their leaves seasonally

Which of the following is not a biome? Select one: a. boreal forest b. desert c. mangrove forest d. savanna e. tundra

c. mangrove forest

All of the following are fire-adapted except: Select one: a. African savannas b. jack and ponderosa pines c. most hardwood trees d. bur oak e. California chaparrals

c. most hardwood trees

The biome most suitable for the development of farmland is: Select one: a. taiga. b. tropical rain forest c. temperate grassland. d. chaparral. e. tundra.

c. temperate grassland.

The Tallgrass Prairie is currently the rarest biome in North America due to: Select one: a. rampant urbanization b. recent climate change c. industrial pollution d. conversion to agriculture e. industrial pollution and the conversion to agriculture

d. conversion to agriculture

Which of the following organizational hierarchies is correctly listed from smallest to largest unit? Select one: a. ecosystem ? population ? community ? biome b. biome ? community ? population ? ecosystem c. community ? population ? ecosystem ? biome d. population ? community ? ecosystem ? biome e. ecosystem ? biome ? community ? population

d. population ? community ? ecosystem ? biome

Which of the following biomes has the highest biodiversity? Select one: a. temperate deciduous forest b. savanna c. taiga d. tropical rainforest e. tropical desert

d. tropical rainforest

Coral reefs: Select one: a. may occur as barrier, fringing, or atoll formations. b. protect coastlines from erosion. c. are found in shallow, nutrient poor, tropical waters. d. are the most diverse of all marine environments. e. All of these choices are correct

e. All of these choices are correct

National Marine Sanctuaries include Select one: a. kelp forests off the coast of California b. coral reefs in the Florida Keys c. fishing grounds along the continental shelf d. deep submarine canyons e. all of these choices are correct

e. all of these choices are correct

Chaparral biomes occur: Select one: a. only in the immediate area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. b. in regions with low levels of annual precipitation. c. in areas with very fertile soil and a deep topsoil layer. d. in areas where fires are almost nonexistent. e. in regions around the globe with mild, rainy winters, followed by hot, dry summers

e. in regions around the globe with mild, rainy winters, followed by hot, dry summers.

Ecosystem services supported by the estuarine environment include all of the following except: Select one: a. biological habitat. b. trapping pollution. c. groundwater supply. d. storm buffering. e. marinas.

e. marinas.