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Question #1
Planetwide, a balance of chemicals is maintained by ________.
A.
negative feedbacks
B.
seasonal patterns
C.
cycles
D.
decomposition
E.
solar radiation
Question #2
Considering all major biogeochemical cycles, the human input is ________.
A.
making major alternations in most cycles
B.
limited to the carbon cycle
C.
insignificant
D.
never likely to be important
E.
several times larger than the natural fluxes of mass and energy
Question #3
Fires are necessary to recycle ________.
A.
energy
B.
rocks
C.
oxygen
D.
water
E.
nutrients
Question #4
In the language of the food chain, herbivorous animals are called ________.
A.
the apex
B.
secondary consumers
C.
primary consumers
D.
tertiary consumers
E.
dominant
Question #5
Of the sum total of environmental relationships affecting plant distributions, ________ is the least predictable.
A.
wildfire
B.
temperature
C.
topography
D.
edaphic influences
E.
succession
Question #6
In relation to wildfire, the California redwood and the southern yellow pine are ________.
A.
susceptible to starting wildfires by bursting into flame
B.
heavily damaged by the least amount of fire
C.
fireproof
D.
in biomes where fire is not common
E.
plants that need fire to open their cones
Question #7
Concerning the biosphere, the geographic viewpoint is most often concerned with ________.
A.
agriculture
B.
specific plants
C.
specific animals
D.
taxonomy
E.
distributions and relationships
Question #8
Which of the following does not belong with the others?
A.
Benthos
B.
Plankton
C.
Terrestrial biota
D.
Nekton
E.
Oceanic biota
Question #9
The driver behind all life cycles in the entire biosphere is ________.
A.
water
B.
oxygen
C.
nitrogen
D.
hydrogen
E.
the Sun
Question #10
Which of the following does not correctly describe water in plants?
A.
Water carries nutrients to all parts of plants.
B.
Water is created through the process of photosynthesis.
C.
Water carries away waste products.
D.
Water dissolves nutrients.
E.
Chemical reactions take place in water.
Question #11
In terms of broad distribution patterns, ________ and ________ have a particularly close correlation.
A.
climate, vegetation
B.
soil, vegetation
C.
wildfire, soil
D.
fur-bearing animals, climate
E.
soil, climate
Question #12
The biodiversity in an area is ________.
A.
the number of different kinds of organisms present
B.
impossible to measure
C.
a measure of how inbred are the genes of any species
D.
generally unimportant to biogeography
E.
usually unrelated to the overall health of the natural environment
Question #13
Humans fit into the food pyramid as ________.
A.
herbivores
B.
primary producers
C.
primary consumers
D.
the apex of the pyramid
E.
secondary producers
Question #14
At the global scale, geographers recognize broad groupings of plants and animals called ________.
A.
ecosystems
B.
niches
C.
biomes
D.
habitats
E.
flora
Question #15
Of the biogeochemical cycles, which have been interfered with by the actions of humans, which is thought to be likely to have the most far-reaching effects on the biosphere?
A.
Oxygen
B.
Water
C.
Copper
D.
Carbon
E.
Nitrogen
Question #16
Wildfire can be said to ________.
A.
cause most of the plant diversity in an area
B.
be a small effect worldwide
C.
be mainly limited to desert climates
D.
be necessary for some plant communities to thrive
E.
occur only in climax communities
Question #17
At almost any scale, the most prominent environmental constraints on biota are exerted by various ________ factors.
A.
edaphic
B.
topographic
C.
soil
D.
climatic
E.
air pollution
Question #18
A(n) ________ is another way in which a food chain can be conceptualized.
A.
final link at the apex
B.
sedimentary cycle
C.
food pyramid
D.
open system
E.
way of gaining energy at every step
Question #19
Of the main nutrients in the biosphere, the one that is fixed inside nodules in certain plant roots is ________.
A.
calcium
B.
hydrogen
C.
oxygen
D.
nitrogen
E.
carbon
Question #20
Stable associations of plant communities are called ________.
A.
trees
B.
secondary successions
C.
climax vegetation
D.
seral stages
E.
benthos
Question #21
Compared to the others, which of the following has the boundaries the "hardest to pin down"?
A.
Lithosphere
B.
Hydrosphere
C.
Atmosphere
D.
Magnetosphere
E.
Biosphere
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