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1. People who believe that wild species have an inherent right to exist generally believe that species have correct answers intrinsic value. 2. The heat island effect can be counteracted by: I. planting more vegetation II. establishing higher energy efficiency standards III. painting roofs an...

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1. People who believe that wild species have an inherent right to exist generally believe that
species have correct answers intrinsic value.

2. The heat island effect can be counteracted by:
I. planting more vegetation
II. establishing higher energy efficiency standards
III. painting roofs and other surfaces lighter colors correct answers I, II and III

3. A one-hectare pond is sampled in early September. The sample yields 1 small catfish as well
as 17 benthic (bottom-dwelling) invertebrates that represent 10 different species. Which of the
following can be estimated from the sample for the invertebrates in the pond? correct answers
The species richness

4. The water cycle:
I. Is powered by energy from the sun and gravity
II. Involves only liquid and gaseous phases
III. Is expected to cease due to global warming correct answers I only

5. Withdrawal of fresh water from streams, lakes, and underground sources has resulted in which
of the following?
I. Intrusion of ocean salt water into groundwater
II. Groundwater depletion
III. Alteration of water quality and consequently changing ecological processes correct answers
I, II, and III

6. Base your answer to the following question on the following processes.
(A) Decomposition
(B) Assimilation
(C) Denitrification
(D) Transpiration
(E) Photosynthesis
After this process occurs, only decomposition can return nitrogen to the soil correct answers
Assimilation

7. Choose the process below that best fits the following: the rapid rate
of this process in tropical forests results in low-nutrient soils. correct answers Decomposition

8. Defining characteristics of a wetland involve which of the following?
I. Hydrology
II. Soil type
III. Species composition correct answers I, II, and III

, 9. The rain shadow effect that occurs along the mountain ranges through California are
characterized by correct answers lack of precipitation and semiarid conditions on the leeward
side of the mountain range

10. The great concentrations of DDT, a once commonly-used pesticide, in predatory birds such
as the peregrine falcon is an example of correct answers biomagnification

11. Drip irrigation promises to: correct answers increase efficiency and crop yields

12. Of the following, which is the primary method of waste disposal in the United States? correct
answers Landfilling

13. In Mediterranean climate regions like portions of California, a wetter-than-normal winter
often leads to greater severity of fires the following summer. This seeming paradox occurs
because increased rain leads to correct answers greater accumulation of chapparal biomass

14. All of the following are ways to reduce groundwater depletion EXCEPT correct answers
planting crops such as cotton and sugarcane in dry areas

15. A farmer complains that her soil for a potted plant does not aerate well enough and absorbs
water too slowly. What kind of soil should she mix up with the soil in the pot? correct answers
Sand

16. Antibiotic resistance is making this once treatable disease very difficult to treat with the
emergence of antibiotic resistant strains. correct answers Tuberculosis

17. According to the Coriolis effect, the rotation of the earth would cause a Southern Hemisphere
wind originally moving south to actually move correct answers south-east

18. Characteristics that tend to increase the risk of species becoming endangered include which
of the following?
I. Having a very limited distribution
II. Being a specialist at the end of a long food chain
III. Having a small population size. correct answers I, II and III

19. Which of the following is the usual cause of cultural eutrophication is in surface waters?
correct answers Runoff of nitrate compounds into bodies of water

20. Above the tree line, well-drained soil, frozen plains
(A) Antarctic
(B) Benthos
(C) Coral Reefs
(D) Deserts
(E) Freshwater
(F) Grasslands
(G) Oceans

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