Ch. 2 Ecology Quiz SNC1WY

KU: The lithosphere contains...

• terrestrial biomes

• aquatic biomes

• the atmosphere

• the biosphere

• all of the above

KU: Which of the following does not consist of biotic factors?

• bears, squirrels, grass

• water, lions, elephants

• milk, puppies, dogs

• water, oxygen, sunlight

• all of the above

A:Your live in which Canadian biome?

• tundra

• temperate deciduous forest

• grassland

• boreal forest

A: As developers continue to build new homes in maple, the carrying capacity for other animals...

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• will decrease then increase

• will increase then decrease

C: A sustainable ecosystem is...

• one that can be visited year round by humans

• one that will only survive for a limited period of time

• one that is maintained indefinitely through natural processes

• maintained by humans

• a terrestrial biome found north of the equator

The nitrogen fixing bacteria of the nitrogen cycle return nitrogen to the atmosphere

• True

• False

KU: A unique characteristic of the boreal forest is....

• it gets 100cm/yr of rain

• it has permafrost

• is has the longest growing season

• it has acidic soil

• bison live there

A: Which of the statements about human interaction with the carbon cycle is false?

• Humans remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through cellular respiration as the population increases

• humans add naturally occurring carbon dioxide to the atmosphere through cellular respiration

• humans add excess carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels

• increased carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere by humans increases global warming

• the removal of trees by humans for housing and urban development increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

C: Organisms with a _____________ tolerance range for an abiotic factor, survive better than organisms with a _____________tolerance range.

• A wide, optimal

• B narrow, optimal

• wide, narrow

• narrow, wide

• none of the above

TI: Which organism is a decomposer?

• bacteria

• daphnia

• damsel fly

• bacteria and daphnia

• bacteria and damsel fly