[NOTE!!! - these will NOT be the exact same questions that you will receive. These are EXAMPLES ONLY from prior exams; I never reuse exact questions.
[Treat each question as if it is fill-in-the-blank first; then leftclick the blank(s) to view the multiple choice list of answer options.]
1. [ ? ] most likely exists at sites with low annual insolation, low annual temperature, low annual precipitation, intrazonal histosol, and mat plants. [Biomes]
2. Tropical rainforest plants have various adaptations to reach [ ? ], which is the main growth-limiting factor and primary object of competition there. [Biomes]
3. USA TEMPERATE rainforests occur TOWARD the [ ? ] of schlerophyllous forests. [Biomes]
4. To minimize excessive infiltration and also avoid chronic back-ups, leach field septic systems should be placed in soils composed mostly of [ ? ] particles. [Soil Properties]
5. Unless there are special local environmental conditions, [ ? ] will be the normal long-term pedogenic process in short-grass steppe ecosystems. [Soil Orders]
6. Wild sloths exist only in [ ? ] at present, as arboreal herbivores in the Amazon rainforest; fossil ground sloths occur elsewhere. [Biotic Ranges]
7. Trees must tolerate acid (low pH) soil and mild winter temperature in [ ? ]. [Biomes, Adaptation & Tolerance, Soil Orders, Climate]
8. You should search in [ ? ] ecosystems to collect a specimen of the rare Indigo Fuzzball [this is a strictly mythological organism]--a small diurnal mammal that eats only orchid petals, epiphyte seeds, and liana sprouts, and which is exclusively arboreal because it can't tolerate getting bright red soil on its blue fur. It will never encounter the Algerian Wild Ass (yes, this was a real creature), which ate thistles, underbrush, and other health food; loved to feel aridisols fly off its hooves; and was rendered extinct by the Romans about 200 AD! [Adaptations - this was a student Quiz 4 question]
9. USA tundra occurs TOWARDS the [ ? ] from subarctic needleleaf forest. [Biomes]
10. The [ ? ] range of fruit-eating beetles assures them of having a yearround food supply, and also eliminates the need to either hibernate or migrate during adverse climate seasons. [Ranges]
11. A cash-laden skyjacker (D.B. Cooper) parachuted into dense shrubs, very short trees, and very dry conditions in July 1974; neither skyjacker nor the $1,000,000 ransom have been seen since. Where should you treasure-hunters be looking for human remains and a big money bag? [this was a student Quiz 4 question]
12. Widely spaced (isolated) trees, constant high temperatures, herds of large grazing mammals, and a preponderance of burrowing among smaller mammals does NOT exist at present as a major biome in: [this was a student Quiz 4 question]
13. At Shangri La (40°N/115°E), the forest floor is covered by flowers in May, has a deep-shaded coolness in August, and is a shadow-splashed blaze of color in October. It is in [ ? ] forest. [this was a student Quiz 4 question]
14. In an Australian schlerophyllous woodland, you would probably make your most profitable agricultural livelihood by growing [ ? ] as a main crop. [this was a student Quiz 4 question]
15. Settlement (and destruction) of the grassland biome (especially prairie regions) became possible once the technicological innovations of [ ? ] enabled humans to modify these landscapes. [this was a student Quiz 4 question]
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