CHAPARRAL PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
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The chaparral biome is best characterized by _______.
a.
heavy snowfall
b.
woody scrub plants
c.
flat terrain
d.
mountainside terrain - ANS ✓b.
woody scrub plants
The heaviest and fastest of all the small wildcats is the _______.
a.
jaguar
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b.
tiger
c.
caracal
d.
bobcat - ANS ✓c.
caracal
How is a varied diet an advantageous adaptation for animals dwelling in the
chaparral biome? - ANS ✓The chaparral is characterized by sparse, rough terrain
and nutrient-poor soil meaning that no single resource is overly abundant.
Therefore, a varied diet allows an animal to make use of a wider selection of the
resources that are available to it and thereby thrive.
Explain whether or not you expect the chaparral biome to be sensitive to the
loss of a single species. - ANS ✓The chaparral biome has a large amount of
biodiversity, which helps insulate an environment against the loss of a single
species. Therefore, one would not expect the chaparral biome to be too sensitive to
the loss of a single species.
Explain how animals that need water daily can acquire it in the chaparral
biome if a source of open groundwater is unavailable. - ANS ✓Animals like
quails that need water daily but cannot find streams, ponds, rivers or other sources
of open groundwater are often able to absorb moisture from the foods they eat. In
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