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What is replication in scientific inquiry?


A) Asking several different hypotheses at once.
B) Testing both biotic and abiotic factors.
C) Finding different species for experiments.
D) Performing experiments several times.
E) Having a well defined time frame for experiments.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Our understanding of what drives atmospheric circulation and precipitation is based on


A) cooling of the land.
B) rising masses of warm air, and sinking masses of cool air.
C) CO2 production by trees.
D) sea surface temperature.
E) winds blowing off of the world's major mountain chains.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Only temperature can limit a species' fundamental niche.

A) True
B) False

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Exotic species are


A) from the tropics.
B) species moved by humans from a native location to another location.
C) species moved by natural forces from a native location to a new location.
D) from the tropics and species moved by humans from a native location to another location.
E) from the tropics, species moved by humans from a native location to another location, and species . moved by natural forces from a native location to a new location.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Freshwater fishes are hypoosmotic.

A) True
B) False

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Microclimate is a term used to describe local variation in climatic conditions.

A) True
B) False

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Abiotic interactions are


A) between organisms.
B) between organisms and the environment.
C) usually mutually costly.
D) most important in tropical ecosystems.
E) rare.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Chaparral is


A) a type of shrubland/grassland.
B) a type of forest.
C) restricted to serpentine soils.
D) widespread in Africa.
E) distinguished by tall trees.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Patterns of species change and succession are one focus of


A) behavioral ecology.
B) environmental science.
C) biological control.
D) community ecology.
E) physiological ecology.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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How do corals react when water temperatures are too high?


A) They leave the shelter of the reef.
B) Corals release water at higher temperatures.
C) Symbiotic algae living within corals are expelled.
D) The metabolic optimum can adapt.
E) Corals are more pigmented at higher temperatures.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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What is allowing new diseases that are driving the Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus sp.) to extinction?


A) deforestation
B) new predators
C) climate change
D) introduced species
E) All of the choices are correct

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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The tree line in alpine areas is often determined by a combination of


A) wind and water.
B) water and soil type.
C) salts in the soil.
D) low temperatures and high winds.
E) high temperatures and high winds.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Invasive Eurasian grass species can outcompete native North American grasses through


A) secretion of allelochemicals.
B) producing more viable seeds.
C) producing seeds year-round.
D) avoiding grazing animals.
E) faster seed germination.

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere such as the Gulf Stream run in what direction?


A) counterclockwise
B) clockwise
C) north to south
D) south to north
E) always from the tropics to the pole

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The Hadley effect is


A) why water in a toilet bowl spins counter clockwise.
B) an explanation for climate patterns that links solar radiation and the spin of the Earth.
C) one of the reasons for the extinction of the Panamanian golden frog.
D) why water in a toilet bowl spins counter clockwise and an explanation for climate patterns that links solar radiation and the spin of the Earth.
E) Only important in southern hemisphere forests on the western sides of mountains.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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What is adiabatic cooling?


A) The effect of rainfall on windward side of a mountain.
B) The influence of polar air masses on tropical mountains.
C) Increasing elevation leads to a decrease in air pressure and cooler air.
D) The influence of sinking cooler air in a Hadley cell.
E) The enhanced cooling caused by cloud cover at higher elevations.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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The northern boundary of the distribution of Saguaro cacti is defined by


A) areas in which temperatures do not drop below freezing.
B) the availability of water year round.
C) the presence of pollinating insects.
D) proximity to coastal environments.
E) the frequency of low-intensity fires.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Land next to the sea has more variable climate than land farther from the sea.

A) True
B) False

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Populations are best defined as


A) all members of a species.
B) all organisms found in an environment.
C) metacommunities.
D) families.
E) groups of interbreeding populations.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Tropical forests are known for


A) their high diversity relative to other forests.
B) their abundance of large mammals relative to other forests.
C) high temperatures relative to other forests.
D) their high diversity relative to other forests and high temperatures relative to other forests.
E) their high diversity relative to other forests, their abundance of large mammals relative to other forests, and high temperatures relative to other forests.

F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

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