Transcript What are abiotic factors of an environment?

What are abiotic factors of an
environment?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: D
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Living things in the environment.
Non-living things in the environment.
Air, precipitation, and soil.
Both B and C.
What are soil, water, and air in the
environment?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Biotic components
Abiotic components
Dead organisms
Living organisms
What are the biotic factors of the
environment?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: A
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All living things (plant and animal).
Non-living things.
Temperature.
Precipitation.
What are the two main abiotic factors that
determine the type of terrestrial biome
found in an area?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: A
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Temperature and precipitation
Rainfall and flora
Flora and fauna
Temperature and soil
What is flora?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: D
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All living things.
All non-living things.
All animals.
All plants.
What is fauna?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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All living things.
All non-living things.
All animals.
All plants.
What is climate?
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A. The average temperature and
precipitation of an area over a long time.
B. The weather of an area.
C. The latitude of an area.
D. The longitude of an area./
Answer: A
What is a climate zone?
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A. A large region with a specific climate
type.
B. A region of Earth with similar
temperature and precipitation.
C. A group of biomes.
D. A group of ecosystems.
Answer: B
What separates one climate zone from
another?
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A. Longitude.
B. Seasons.
C. Latitude.
D. Sunlight.
Answer: C
What are the three climate zones?
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A. Tropic, savannah, rain forest.
B. Temperate, alpine, forest.
C. Polar, alpine, temperate.
D. Tropic, temperate, polar.
Answer: D
What is a biome?
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A. A climate zone.
B. An environment with trees.
C. A large region that has a specific
climate type and certain plant and animal
species.
D. Temperature and precipitation.
Answer: C
What temperature and precipitation
would you expect to find in a tropic
zone?
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A. Moderate temperature and rain.
B. Above average temperature and rain.
C. Below average temperature and rain.
D. Moderate temperature and below
average rainfall.
Answer: B
Temperate zones have
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A. Moderate temperature and precipitation.
B. High temperature and little precipitation.
C. Cold temperature and high precipitation.
D. High temperature and high precipitation.
Answer: A
A polar zone would have
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A. Moderate temperature and low
precipitation.
B. Below average temperature and
precipitation.
C. Low temperature and high precipitation.
D. High temperature and low precipitation.
Answer: B
How does elevation affect the
environment?
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A. As you increase elevation, temperature
increases.
B. As you increase elevation, precipitation
increases.
C. As you increase elevation, temperature
decreases.
D. Elevation doesn’t affect environment.
Answer: C
What causes soil in the tropical rain
forest to be so nutrient poor?
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A. Plants and animals decay rapidly.
B. There are not enough decaying plants
and animals.
C. Trees do not nourish the ground.
D. Nutrients are used very quickly by
plants or are washed away.
Answer: D
What biome is always wet and warm?
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A. Tropical savannah.
B. Tropical rain forest.
C. Temperate coniferous forest.
D. Polar desert.
Answer: B
Which biome contains the most
species of plants and animals?
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A. Chaparral
B. Savannah
C. Tropical rain forest
D. Desert
Answer: C
Where would a tropical rain forest be
found?
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A. In a temperate zone (Texas or Canada)
B. In a polar zone (Northern Alaska)
C. In a tropical zone (near the equator)
D. In an alpine zone (on a mountain top)
Answer: C
Why are there no trees at the top of
high mountains?
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Answer: B
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Lack of rain
Low temperature
Too much rain
High temperature
What flora might you find in a tropical
rain forest?
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A. Vines, ferns, coniferous trees, and
bushes.
B. Vines, ferns, mahogany trees, and
bamboo.
C. Vines, ferns, pine trees, bamboo.
D. Trees, bushes, grass, and s.
Answer: B
What fauna might be found in a
tropical rain forest?
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A. Lions, tigers, and bears.
B. Beaver, lions, goats, and tigers.
C. Parrots, leopards, monkeys, and tree
fogs.
D. Tigers, parakeets, rattlesnakes, frogs.
Answer: C
Why is fire good for plants in the
savanna?
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A. Fire takes nutrients from the soil.
B. Fire keeps seeds from dropping in the
nutrient-poor soil.
C. Fire breaks open the skin of seeds so
they can grow.
D. Fire keeps animals from eating plants.
Answer: C
What is a tropical savanna?
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A. A dry jungle.
B. A cool, dry grassland.
C. A warm, very wet grassland.
D. Grasslands with some trees.
Answer: D
The tropical biome with a wet and dry
season is a
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A. Tropical rain forest.
B. Tropical savanna.
C. Tropical desert.
D. Tropical wet and dry climate.
Answer: B
The temperature of a tropical savanna
is always
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A. Wet and mild.
B. Dry and mild
C. Hot and wet
D. Above average (warm to hot)
Answer: D
The amount of rainfall in a tropical
savanna is
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A. Above average in the wet season
B. Moderate in the dry season
C. Low in the wet season
D. Moderate all year.
Answer: A
The fauna found in the tropical
savanna include
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A. Rabbits, birds, leopards, and gnus.
B. Snakes, insects, scorpions, rats.
C. Elephants, lions, crocodiles, and giraffe.
D. Lions, tigers, bears, and fish.
Answer: C
The flora on the tropical savanna
include
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A. Trees, cacti, bamboo, and vines.
B. Vines, ferns, bamboo, and grass.
C. Grass, trees, bamboo, and ferns.
D. Tall grass, trees, and thorny shrubs.
Answer: D
Why does the equator experience the
same temperature year round?
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A. It tilts toward the sun and gets more
direct energy from the sun.
B. It has no prevailing winds.
C. It has no mountains
D. The suns rays strike the equator at
about the same angle all year.
Answer: D
Because tropical deserts are very dry
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A. There are no plants in the desert.
B. The soil is poor in organic matter.
C. Temperatures are the same day and
night.
D. Animals cannot live there.
Answer: B
Cacti, low grasses, and little water are
characteristics of
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Tropical savannas.
Tropical deserts.
Tropical rain forests
Tropical wet and dry.
Most of Africa is located in what
zone?
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A. Tropical zone
B. Temperate zone
C. Polar zone
D. Alpine zone
Answer: A
The temperature of the tropical desert
is
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A. Warm during the day and hot at night.
B. Hot during the day and cold at night.
C. Warm during the day and warm at night
D. Hot during the day and cool at night.
Answer: D
The amount of precipitation found in
the tropical desert is
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A. Low in the winter and high in the
summer
B. Low all year round.
C. High in the winter and average in the
summer.
D. Moderate year round.
Answer: B
The flora you might find in the
tropical desert include
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A. Trees and grass.
B. Thorny bushes and high grasses.
C. Succulents and other plants that need
little water.
D. No plants at all.
Answer: C
The fauna of the tropical desert
include
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A. Bats, fox, lizards, and birds.
B. Rats, lions, tigers, and bears
C. Rats, snakes, mountain lions and ants
D. Rats, scorpions, snakes and lizards.
Answer: D
Which describes the soil of a
deciduous forest?
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A. It is the most fertile soil of all biomes.
B. It is rocky and nutrient poor.
C. It is not fertile because of acid content.
D. It is fertile because of many decaying
leaves.
Answer: D
What do all biomes of the temperate
zone have in common?
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A. Four distinct seasons.
B. Moderate rainfall.
C. Similar animals.
D. Deciduous and evergreen
Answer: A
What are deciduous trees?
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A. Trees with needle-like leaves.
B. Trees that shed their leaves once a
year.
C. Evergreen trees.
D. Trees that resemble Joshua trees.
Answer: B
What would you expect to see in a
temperate evergreen forest?
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Answer: B
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Deciduous trees.
Trees that keep their leaves year-round.
Pine and oak trees.
Conifers only.
At the end of the growing season, ___
lose their leaves.
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B.
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Answer: D
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Cacti.
Conifers.
Shrubs.
Deciduous trees.
Bear, deer, and fox are generally found
in the
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B.
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D.
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Answer: C
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Tropical rain forest
Taiga
Temperate deciduous forest
Temperate pine forest
Why have many temperate grasslands
been farmed for crops?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Too dry to raise livestock.
They have very fertile soil.
They cover most of Earth’s surface.
They receive abundant rainfall.
Large grazing animals, such as bison,
are found in the
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Temperate forest.
Temperate desert.
Temperate grassland.
Taiga.
Temperate grasslands get more
precipitation than a desert, but less
than
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B.
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D.
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Answer: A
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Temperate deciduous forest
Tundra
Taiga
Alpine biome
Why have many temperate grasslands
been farmed for crops?
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A. Their climate is too dry to raise
livestock.
B. They have very fertile soil.
C. They cover most of Earth’s surface.
D. They receive abundant rainfall.
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Answer: B
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Where do large grazing animals,
including the bison, live?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Temperate savanna.
Temperate deserts.
Temperate grasslands.
Polar tundra.
What is an area’s day to day change in
temperature and precipitation?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Climate zone.
Weather.
Latitude.
Elevation.
Green Bay, Wisconsin is about 48°north latitude and
Mobile is about 30° north latitude. Green Bay probably
has a ______ climate than Mobile.
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B.
C.
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Answer: D
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Warmer.
Wetter.
Dryer.
Colder.
What is an area’s distance north or
south of the equator called?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: A
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Latitude
Longitude
Elevation
Climate
What type of flora is located in the
temperate grassland?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Wild flowers and trees.
Tall and short grasses.
Deciduous trees.
Shrubs and thorny bushes.
Where is the chaparral located?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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In the desert.
In tropic grasslands.
Along temperate coastlines.
Near deciduous forests.
What is the main vegetation in the
chaparral?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Deciduous trees.
Conifers
Evergreen shrubs.
Grasses.
Waxy leaves help flora of the
chaparral adapt to the _______.
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: A
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Dry weather.
Snow.
Wet weather.
Being eaten by large herbivores.
What fauna can be found in the
chaparral?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: D
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Bats and foxes.
Wolves and rabbits
Caribou and snakes.
Coyote and mountain lion.
What can be said about the climate in the
chaparral?
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A. Hot dry summer, cold dry winter.
B. Warm wet summer, warm dry winter.
C. Hot wet summer, cold dry winter.
D. Cool wet summer, cool moist winter.
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Answer: C
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What causes the big temperature changes
between day and night in the temperate desert?
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B.
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Answer: B
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Frequent evening precipitation.
Low humidity and clear skies.
High elevation.
Little solar energy during the day.
What is the average precipitation in the
temperate desert?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: A
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Low all year.
Moderate in winter, low in summer.
Low in winter, high in spring.
Moderate all year.
Typical fauna found in the desert
include__
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B.
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D.
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Answer: B
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Rats, fox, lizards, and bats.
Bats, snakes, and lizards.
Snakes, armadillo, wild hogs.
Rats, bats, snakes, and frogs.
The flora of the temperate desert
include___
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Deciduous trees, grasses.
Thorny bushes, grasses, and trees.
Cacti, thorny shrubs, thorny trees.
High grasses, thorn trees, sage brush.
What best describes the soil of the
chaparral?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: D
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Thick and fertile.
Thin and fertile.
Moist and non fertile.
Rocky and non fertile.
What statement best describes
temperate desert soil?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Rocky and non fertile.
Lacking in organic matter.
Fertile but dry.
Rich in organic matter.
What percent of salt is fresh water?
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B.
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Answer: A
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<1%
2%
3%
1%
Where is the littoral zone of a lake?
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B.
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At the lake bottom.
Touching the shoreline.
Across the top of the lake.
Where the sunlight doesn’t penetrate.
Where is the open water zone of a
lake?
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A. Near the shore line.
B. Across the top of the lake from the
littoral zone.
C. At the lake bottom.
D. Where sunlight doesn’t penetrate.
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Answer: B
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What littoral zone flora is found
closest to land?
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B.
C.
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Answer: C
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Water lilies.
Submerged pond weeds.
Cattails and bull rushes.
Hornwort.
What littoral zone flora do you find
farthest from land?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: A
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Submerged pond weeds.
Water lilies.
Phytoplankton.
Cattails.
What littoral zone flora is found right
off the shoreline?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Submerged plants.
Floating plants.
Cattails.
Wild rice.
What is the predominate flora of the
open-water zone?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Cattails
Phytoplankton
None
Water lilies.
Turtles, fish, snakes, insects, and
clams are all found in what lake zone?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Deep-water
Littoral
Open-water
Limnetic
What fauna is usually found in the
deep zone?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Lake trout and bass
Beaver and birds
Catfish and crustaceans
Alligators and clams
What fauna is normally found in the
open-water lake zone?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Beaver and clams
Lake trout and bass
Catfish and crustaceans
Alligators and birds
Where is the deep-water zone located?
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A. At the lake bottom where sunlight never
penetrates.
B. Across the top of the lake
C. Near the shoreline
D. Ten feet under water.
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Answer: A
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What is the major characteristic of the
deep-water zone?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Nothing lives there.
Sunlight doesn’t penetrate to there.
Most aquatic plants grow there
Only submerged plants grow there
What zone is shown at point X?
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A. Profound
B. Deep water
C. Littoral
D. Open water
Answer: C
The open water zone is which letter?
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A. X
B. Y
C. Z
D. All the above
Answer: B
What does fauna in the deep-water
zone eat?
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A. Crawfish and worms
B. Other fish
C. Dead organic matter that floats down to
them
D. Plants
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Answer: C
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In which lake zone are bass, crappie,
and lake trout found?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Littoral zone
Open-water zone
Deep-water zone
Profundal zone
What are river systems divided into?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: Watersheds
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Continental divide
Watersheds
Meanders
Tributaries
What are the streams that join the
primary river of a river system?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Creeks
Brooks
Tributaries
Watersheds
Which stage of a river has lots of
rapids and waterfalls?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: A
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Young stage
Mature stage
Old stage
River mouth
What stage of a river has “V” shaped
valleys?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: A
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Young stage
Mature stage
Old stage
No stage
What stage of the river has the most
tributaries?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Young stage
Mature stage
Old stage
No stage
What are curves and bends in a river
called?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Banks
Meanders
Oxbows
Channels
What is a part of the river that has been cut
off from the rest of the river called?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Meander
Oxbow
Channel
Bank
What is an area of deposition found at
the mouth of a river?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Meander
Oxbow
Delta
Floodplain
What is the area where rivers meet the
ocean called?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: D
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Deltas
Meanders
Biomes
Estuaries
In which ocean zone would you find
worms, sea urchins, and chemosynthetic
bacteria?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Sublittoral zone
Open ocean zone
Abyssal zone
Bathyal zone
Which area is at the base of the continental
slope and made up of piles of sediment?
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B.
C.
D.
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Answer: A
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Continental rise
Continental shelf
Abyssal zone
Seamounts
In which benthic zone would you find
mostly starfish and sponges?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Intertidal
Sublittoral
Bathyal
Hadal
Which zone is at or near the bottom of
the ocean?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Pelagic
Oceanic
Benthic
Littoral
If the sea level fell by 90 meters, which
part of the ocean floor would be exposed to
air?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Bathyal
C. slope
C. shelf
Abyssal plain
What is the percent of salt found in
ocean water?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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1%
3%
6%
9%
What part of the oceanic lithosphere is
formed where tectonic plates move apart?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Trenches
Mid-ocean ridge
Seamounts
Abyssal plain
Which part of the oceanic lithosphere is
covered by mud and the remains of
organisms and is 4,000m deep?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Continental rise
Seamount
Abyssal plain
Continental shelf
What is the benthic environment?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: D
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The open ocean
The continental shelf
The seashore
The ocean floor
Which letter shows an ocean trench?
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A. F
B. G
C. I
D. C
Answer: I
Which area shows the rift valley?
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A. H
B. I
C. G
D. F
Answer: C (G)
Which area shows the mid-ocean
ridge?
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A. H
B. I
C. G
D. F
Answer: D (F)
What is the ocean floor and all the
organisms that live in it?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Pelagic environment
Benthic environment
Intertidal zone
Hadal zone
Which pelagic zone is shown at Z?
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A. Oceanic
B. Neritic
C. Sublittoral
D. Bathyal
Answer: B
Which benthic zone is shown at Y?
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A. Intertidal
B. Abyssal
C. Sublittoral
D. Bathyal
Answer: D
Which benthic zone is shown at W?
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A. Intertidal
B. Abyssal
C. Sublittoral
D. Bathyal
Answer: A
In which zone would you find whales and
squid?
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A. Z
B. X
C. V
D. Y
Answer: C (V)
What zone is most likely to have
warm, shallow water?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Oceanic zone
Neritic
Pelagic environment
Benthic environment
Answer: B
What benthic zone is between 200m
and 4,000m deep?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: D
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Abyssal zone
Hadal zone
Sublittoral zone
Bathyal zone
What are crabs, sea stars, sponges, and
coral are all classified as?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: C
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Plankton
Nekton
Benthos
Supper
What are whales and dolphins
classified as?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: B
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Plankton
Nekton
Benthos
Lunch
What are organisms that float at or
near the surface of the ocean called?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: A
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Plankton
Nekton
Benthos
Breakfast