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