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| Soil is a complicated mixture of what: |
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| mineral nutrients, eroded rock, air and water |
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| The ___ - Horizon of a soil contains organic material and is composed of mineral soil deposited from other regions |
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| Succulent plants are most likely to be found in |
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| larger than clay particles |
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| Thhe southern United States is ecologically more productive than the west due to more direct sunlight (true/false) |
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| correct sequence of ecological areas from largest to smallest = ? |
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Biome, landscape, ecosystem, community, population
Biome, ecosystem, community, landscape, population |
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| Precipitation and temperature are generally the limiting factor that controls the vegetative character of.. |
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| biomes, ecosystems, habitats, and landscapes |
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| how many individuals an ecosystem can contain without negatively impacting the environment |
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| there is more precipitation in higher elevations because |
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| warm air rises and carries water into the atmosphere. water condenses from cooler air more than warm air |
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| the amount of solar energy reaching the Earth's surface is not dependent on longitude (true/false) |
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the study of where organisms live
used to inform city planning
the study of processes |
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| the A-Horizon of soil is commonly referred to as |
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| High pressure air is denser and holds more moisture than low pressure air (true/false) |
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| The rule of 70 infers that a population with a growth rate of 1% would double in 70 years (true/false) |
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| Trees of wet tropical rain forests tend to be |
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| broad-leafed evergreen plants |
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| Ponderosa pine is the dominant tree in what life zone? |
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| The tragedy of commons refers to |
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| common resources that are poorly managed because they are common |
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| A reporter assigned to cover large herds of grazing, hoofed animals would most likely go where? |
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| Arctic (alpine) tundra is perhaps the Earth's most fragile biome because of |
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| shallow soil and slow growth rate of plants |
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| Most of the nutrients in the tropical rain forests are found in |
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| Temperate deciduous do not have nutrient-poor soil (true/false) |
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| The most probable chain of cause and effect contributing to patterns of earth's biomes is |
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| the incoming solar energy and the earth's geometry create air and ocean currents which create climate patterns whic create biome patterns |
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| As it is, weathered bed rock gives rise to the C-Horizon (true/false) |
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| Large ecological regions with characteristics types of natural vegetation are called |
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| A group of living organisms interacting with one another and physical and chemical environment is called |
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| A logistic growth curve describes a rapidly growing population that is nearing capacity (true/false) |
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| About one third (1/3) of the solar energy hitting the earth warms the land and lower atmosphere, runs cycles of matte, and generates winds (true/false) |
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| In ecology, a landscape can include |
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| biomes communities, ecosystems, populations |
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The idea of sustainability (true/false):
preserves resources for future generations
can occur with increasing populations
emphasized renewable resources |
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| The montane lifezone in Colorado has greater precipitatoin than the foothills lifezone (true/false) |
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The US population approximately (true/false):
doubled in size the last 60 years
tripled in the past 90 years |
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| Grasslands typically occur in the center of continents due to |
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