Quacks Practice

Taiga, tropical, and temperate are all examples of a __________ biomes

• Moutain

• Forest

• Wetland

• Grassland

Which of the following best describes the system in which carbon credits or greenhouse gas offsets are used and traded by companies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions?

• Mitigation banks

• In-lieu mitigation programs

• Mitigation markets

• Carbon markets

Which of the following taxonomic groups is the most specific?

• Order

• Class

• Phylum

• Species

Approximately what percent of freshwater is trapped in glaciers or underground aquifers?

• 75%

• 46%

• 88%

• 99%

Pollution from agricultural runoff and soil runoff from development areas are examples of:

• Point-source pollution

• Fragmentation

• Degradation

• Restoration

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Which of the following best describes a vulnerable species?

• Has less than 250 mature adults

• Has less than 2,500 mature adults

• Population has been reduced by 50 to 70 percent

• Population has been reduced 30-50%

Which of the following wetlands is dominated by trees?

• Fen

• Bog

• Marsh

• Swamp

Which of the following best describes levees?

• Stops water to create reservoirs to hold water and slowly release water as necessary

• Stops water from naturally changing courses and prevents flooding

• Some generate power from water flow

• Flows parallel to bodies of water

The following illustration depicts which of the following concepts?

• Water cycle

• Baseflow contribution

• Groundwater recharge

• Physical water trapping

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Which of the following best describes population density?

• Individuals of one species living and interacting together as a group

• Number of offspring produced during a period of time

• Number of individual animals per unit area

• Age distribution of individuals in a population