Biogeography of the Earth

1. Desert plants have adapted to drought by having

deep tap roots
extensive near-surface root systems
thick fleshy leaves
all the above

2. "Energy cannot be created or destroyed" is a statement of the 

First Law of Thermodynamics
Second Law of Thermodynamics
The Adiabatic Law
none of the above

3. Plant transpiration

depends on the amount of water held in the soil
cools the plant
depends on the humidity of the air
All of the above

4. Which of the following biogeographical realms is dominated nearly exclusively by tropical forest?

Neotropical
Nearctic
Afrotropical
Indomalayan

5. The function of a life-form within a community is called 

a niche
an ecotone
a habitat
none of the above

6. The process of converting solar energy, water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and oxygen is called

photosynthesis
respiration
transpiration
none of the above

7. The Marine West Coast climate of North America supports a

tropical rain forest
temperate rain forest
savanna forest
tundra forest

8. Taiga is found on the poleward limits of the 

Midlatitude Steppe
Broadleaf Evergreen forest
Midlatitude Broadleaf Deciduous Forest
Northern Coniferous Forest

9. Which of the following would I most likely find at location E

Midlatitude Steppe
Southern Coniferous Forest
Midlatitude Broadleaf Deciduous Forest
Northern Coniferous Forest

10. Which of the following would I most likely find at location L

Midlatitude Steppe
Broadleaf Evergreen forest
Midlatitude Broadleaf Deciduous Forest
Northern Coniferous Forest

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