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| Wind circulation patterns are driven by: |
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| the uneven heating of earth's surface. |
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| “In an energy flow pyramid, there is always less energy available at higher trophic levels than at lower trophic levels.” This statement is: |
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| true; there is always less energy available at higher trophic levels than at lower trophic levels. |
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| A tropical savanna is characterized by: |
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| grasses and grass-like plants with scattered trees. |
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| Which of the following organisms would occupy a high trophic level? |
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| Which of the following is an example of a commensalism? |
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| A clown fish lives inside a sea anemone and is protected by it, while the anemone receives nothing from the clown fish. |
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| What is the main reason(s) the tropics are warmer than the poles? |
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| The suns rays hit the earth directly at the equator but hit the poles at an angle; this concentrates the solar energy over a smaller area at the equator than at the poles. |
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| The “fundamental niche” of an organism is defined as: |
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| the range of environmental conditions under which the organism can survive and reproduce. |
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| Most of the carbon in the earth's atmosphere exists as: |
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| European Starlings and Eastern Bluebirds both nest in naturally occurring cavities. In areas where both species occur, starlings often evict bluebirds from their nesting holes and raise their own young there. This is an example of: |
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| When moist wind from an ocean blows onshore toward a mountain range: |
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| as the air goes over the top of the mountain, it gets colder and loses moisture, creating a “rain shadow” desert on the far side with very little precipitation. |
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| Research on barnacle distribution in the intertidal zone reveals that species A would readily colonize the lower intertidal areas if species B was absent. This indicates that: |
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| species B can outcompete species A. |
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| Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor? |
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| mean annual rainfall in an ecosystem |
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| n reef-building corals, there is a symbiotic relationship between corals and a type of algae that live in their tissues. The corals gain energy and oxygen from this association and the algae obtain CO2, nitrogen and a stable habitat. This type of relationship is best categorized as: |
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| Which of the following is an example of a mutualism? |
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| A remora fish removes algae and parasites from a shark's skin, and receives protection in return. |
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| In a commensal relationship: |
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| one species benefits while the other neither benefits nor is harmed. |
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| In what way(s) does the phosphorus cycle significantly differ from the nitrogen cycle? |
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| Unlike nitrogen, the phosphorus cycle lacks a significant atmospheric component. |
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| The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) and the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) are found on different continents; however, both hunt for small mammals and birds in open country. Therefore, these two species: |
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| If a food chain consisted of grass to rabbits to foxes, how many pounds of foxes could be expected in a meadow which has 10,000 pounds of grass? |
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| Which of the following biomes receives the lowest average yearly precipitation? |
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| Which statement about the 10% rule of energy conversion efficiency is NOT true? |
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| It suggests that 10% of what an organism eats is used in cellular respiration or is lost as feces. |
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