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Question #1
Planetwide, a balance of chemicals is maintained by ________.
A.
decomposition
B.
solar radiation
C.
negative feedbacks
D.
seasonal patterns
E.
cycles
Question #2
Considering all major biogeochemical cycles, the human input is ________.
A.
limited to the carbon cycle
B.
making major alternations in most cycles
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.
rocks
B.
nutrients
C.
water
D.
oxygen
E.
energy
Question #4
In the language of the food chain, herbivorous animals are called ________.
A.
dominant
B.
tertiary consumers
C.
secondary consumers
D.
the apex
E.
primary consumers
Question #5
Of the sum total of environmental relationships affecting plant distributions, ________ is the least predictable.
A.
topography
B.
temperature
C.
edaphic influences
D.
succession
E.
wildfire
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.
fireproof
C.
in biomes where fire is not common
D.
heavily damaged by the least amount of fire
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.
taxonomy
C.
specific animals
D.
specific plants
E.
distributions and relationships
Question #8
Which of the following does not belong with the others?
A.
Oceanic biota
B.
Benthos
C.
Plankton
D.
Nekton
E.
Terrestrial biota
Question #9
The driver behind all life cycles in the entire biosphere is ________.
A.
water
B.
hydrogen
C.
nitrogen
D.
oxygen
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 carries away waste products.
C.
Water is created through the process of photosynthesis.
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.
soil, climate
B.
climate, vegetation
C.
soil, vegetation
D.
fur-bearing animals, climate
E.
wildfire, soil
Question #12
The biodiversity in an area is ________.
A.
generally unimportant to biogeography
B.
impossible to measure
C.
a measure of how inbred are the genes of any species
D.
the number of different kinds of organisms present
E.
usually unrelated to the overall health of the natural environment
Question #13
Humans fit into the food pyramid as ________.
A.
primary consumers
B.
the apex of the pyramid
C.
secondary producers
D.
herbivores
E.
primary producers
Question #14
At the global scale, geographers recognize broad groupings of plants and animals called ________.
A.
niches
B.
habitats
C.
flora
D.
biomes
E.
ecosystems
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.
Nitrogen
B.
Water
C.
Oxygen
D.
Carbon
E.
Copper
Question #16
Wildfire can be said to ________.
A.
occur only in climax communities
B.
be mainly limited to desert climates
C.
be a small effect worldwide
D.
be necessary for some plant communities to thrive
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.
climatic
B.
edaphic
C.
soil
D.
topographic
E.
air pollution
Question #18
A(n) ________ is another way in which a food chain can be conceptualized.
A.
way of gaining energy at every step
B.
food pyramid
C.
sedimentary cycle
D.
final link at the apex
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.
oxygen
B.
nitrogen
C.
calcium
D.
hydrogen
E.
carbon
Question #20
Stable associations of plant communities are called ________.
A.
secondary successions
B.
climax vegetation
C.
benthos
D.
seral stages
E.
trees
Question #21
Compared to the others, which of the following has the boundaries the "hardest to pin down"?
A.
Atmosphere
B.
Lithosphere
C.
Biosphere
D.
Hydrosphere
E.
Magnetosphere
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