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25. Which one of the following marine ecosystems would be expected to have the lowest
species diversity and primary production per unit area?
26. A mountain range along the coast of a continent is located perpendicular to the prevailing
sea breeze. Which one of the following describes an area where the rain shadow is located?
27. In a temperate zone lake, what should the temperature profile be immediately after the fall
overturn?
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28. Which of the following human activities could contribute to the eutrophication of a lake?
Check all that apply.
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
29. Which of the following statements about El Niño are true?
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30. Biological magnification of persistent toxins would be greatest in a
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o This question addresses biomagnification.
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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31. Which statements about acid precipitation are accurate? Check all that apply.
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32. Which of the following statements about ozone depletion are true? Check all that apply.
33. Which of following statements about the causes and effects of global warming are
accurate? Check all that apply.
34. Which of the following statements about the consequences of global warming are true?
Check all that apply.
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35. Which of the following statements about the effects of deforestation on terrestrial
ecosystems are true? Check all that apply.
Multiple Choice Questions
36. Which of the following adversely affects the ozone layer?
True / False Questions
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37. If the tilt of Earth’s axis relative to its plane of orbit was increased to 30 degrees, the
seasons in Boston would become less distinct.
FALSE
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38. Which two countries are both likely to have prevailing winds blowing from west to east?
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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39. Your biology professor takes the class on a field trip to a local lake. You spend an hour
studying the lake and writing down all observations. You hypothesize that the lake is
oligotrophic. Which observations would support this hypothesis? Check all that apply.
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40. Which of the following are examples of diffuse pollution? Check all that apply.
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
Multiple Choice Questions
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41. Oxygen levels in the photic zone fluctuate over the course of a 24-hr period. If you were
measuring dissolved oxygen over the course of the day, when would you expect to see the
lowest levels of oxygen and why?
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likely to produce the correct answer?
quiet. The light reactions produce oxygen not the Calvin cycle.
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42. Scientists cannot predict when an El Niño will begin. But once it does, forecasters are
able to predict changes to weather patterns. What would be a predicted weather effect of an El
Niño?
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
Fill in the Blank Questions
For the following questions, choose the letter from the list below that best matches the
description (please note the answer should be a single upper case letter):
A. desert
B. savanna
C. taiga
D. temperate grassland
E. tropical rain forest
43. Very high solar energy input; temperature and moisture not limiting; high biomass, high
total productivity; many species.
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44. Tropical; grassland with scattered trees; seasonally dry; nutrient poor soils; large grazing
mammals.
45. Restricted by water availability; 20 degrees to 30 degrees latitude; hot sunny days, cold
46. High productive agricultural soils; long, cold winters; perennials; grazing mammals and
burrowing rodents; fires.
47. Spruce, fir; moose; deep snow, brief summer; vast sameness; marshes, lakes, and ponds.