Ecology - General Questions and Answers

All of the following are true of the Gilded Age EXCEPT O Political corruption seemed to be the norm O Only the needs of the people in the working classes were addressed Little was accomplished in government

What does this graph say about urban and rural populations in the United States America Becomes Urbanized Population in millions 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 Year Source U S Census adapted O Population growth slowed down because of the Civil War O Rural population was much more than urban population In the 1930 Urban Rural

The Tammany Hall leader from the West Side of Manhattan in late nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries was Tammy Hall George Washington Plunkitt

Which of the following is true about protists Select all that apply They are all photosynthetic They are in Kingdom Animalia They are all single celled They are prokaryotes They are in Domain Eukarya

Studying the number of organisms per unit at any area or given time helps to track endangered species A ecosystem density B population density C biome density D community density

In an aquatic biome is not much of a limiting factor compared to a terrestrial biome A sunlight C temperature B nutrients D oxygen

A major limiting factor for a biome is water because trees require an abundant supply A tundra C grassland B forest D tropical

Measuring percent dissolved oxygen DO using a chemical indicator like in an aquatic environment is a way to follow energy production A bromo thymol blue B calcium biphosphate C sodium thiosulfate

Considering that NPP GPP respiration if in a hypothetical system containing a brussel sprout and a caterpillar larvae NPP will be negative if the larvae A produces more than is consumed by the brussel sprout B consumes more than is produced by the brussel sprout dies

Which of the following is NOT a major component that scientists classify earth into A atomosphere C biosphere B ecosphere D geosphere

An abiotic factor affecting life on eart would be long term patterns of temperature and precipitation in an are called A storm patterns C global warming B climate D weather

The study of organisms interacting with each other and their environment is called A ethology C ecology B endocrinology D chondrichthyology

Photosynthesis and respiration pl important role in the cycle as ca dioxide is produced and consum A water C carbon B rock D life

Measuring the DO in an aquatic environment can be accomplished using a titration assay Drops of the titrant are counted until a color change is seen and the data is plotted on a to determine the DO B C

Which of the following is a correct way to express a measurement that has two significant digits and is in correct scientific notation format O O 21 0x105 210 105 0 21 105 O2 1 105

Energy and matter are recycled in an ecosystem such that NPP GPP respiration photo synthesis C fermer tation

A Energy and are recycled in an ecosystem such that NPP GPP respiration matter B sugar C light

A To study energy dynamics in a terrestrial ecosystem one could create a n with brussel sprouts and a caterpillar larvae The mass of each could be measured for changes that would reflect a change in NPP open system B dessication chamber C artificial ecosystem

One challenge with experimenting on plants to study energy dynamics in a terrestrial ecosystem is that it is hard to measure changes in biomass without plant

Some of the gross primary productivity of producers will be lost to before secondary consumers access the energy A herbivores C plant cellular respiration B plant photosynthesis D detritovores

is the total energy generated at the producer trophic level

Consequentialism states that the consequences of one s actions determine whether the action was ethical or not ethical However it may be difficult to determine how everyone is affected by an action The consequences of our actions may be considered differently depending on whether we are considering the effects on O Our own self Ethical Egoism A group of people Group Consequentialism Everyone Utilitarianism

Which of the following factors would promote allopatric speciation Different mutations begin to distinguish the gene pools of the separated populations Gene flow between the two populations is extensive A population has a very large geographic distribution The separated population is isolated only briefly The isolated population is exposed to the same selection pressures as the ancestral population

is an example of an animal exhibiting non optimal behavior for the sake of kinship survivability A Socialization B Altruism C Dominance D Habituation

Which sentence uses the underlined word incorrectly A Sometimes analysts will simulate a sporting event to see each team s chances of winning B Magma is located in the core of the Earth C Yet there I restrained waiting for hours to see the sun rise D Love is at the core of our family s tight bonds restrain v to confine to detain to curb or control It took a lot of willpower to restrain myself from eating that extra donut simulate v to imitate to replicate or reproduce pretend to model Our scientific experiment requires us to simulate conditions we expect to find on the moon core n center essential fundamental primary essence

1 of A Time for Choosing 3 What does he contrast script with in this passage A As a matter of fact B permitted to choose my own words C The sponsor has been identified D the choice that we face in the next few weeks A Time for Choosing by Ronald Reagon 1 Thank you Thank you very much Thank you and go evening The sponsor has been identified but unlike m television programs the performer hasn t been provi with a script As a matter of fact I have been permitt choose my own words and discuss my own ideas reg the choice that we face in the next few weeks 2 I have spent most of my life as a Democrat I re have seen fit to follow another course I believe t Foes Now on

proper form of the word to complete the following sentence It ended up being story I had ever read A the most fascinating B the fascinatingest C the more fascinating C the fascinatinger P

What is the log base 10 of 6 Answer with two significant digits

Choose all that apply D8 How Science Works Question 7 Which of the following are examples of different fields of engineering 8 1 Chemistry and Environmental Science Biology and Physics Electrical and Chemical

Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems Question 6 What is a carbon reservoir Select one 60 O A place on Earth that can store carbon dioxide gas O O A place on Earth that can store carbon in any form Anywhere underground that can store carbon as carbon dioxide gas OA place on Earth that releases carbon into the atmosphere

You need to make a bandage to be 7 cm in length but the ruler you are given is only marked in mm You measure the bandage to the mm mark

Select one a De Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems Question 8 In a food chain an herbivore is most likely De O A tertiary consumer O O A primary consumer A producer O A secondary consumer

contrast to make his point in the highlighted text from Se 1 of A Time for Choosing A Reagan contrasts the sponsor WITH th television program B Reagan contrasts making a choice WIT uncertainty C Reagan contrasts using a script WITH choosing his own words D Reagan contrasts a performer WITH a politician A TIME FOR CHOOSING by Ronald Reagan 1 Thank you Thank you very much Thank yo and good evening The sponsor has bee identified but unlike most television program the performer hasn t been provided with a scrip As a matter of fact I have been permitted

Look at this diagram Based on your own knowledge which choice best finishes this timeline John F Kennedy shot President dies Lee Harvey Oswald arrested O Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery O Jack Ruby shoots and kills Oswald Oswald hangs himself in jail gall

Although President Ford tried several ways to improve the nation s economy what was the single act that serves as mis presidential legacy Giving up ownership of the Panama Canal O The Camp David Accords The pardon of former President Richard Nixon

The Soviet Union and the United States were not involved in direct military conflict in the Cold War era because of the threat of global nuclear destruction the peacekeeping forces between the two countries the non allied countries insisting on peace between both

Which year Joseph McCarthy died O 1953 O 1950 O 1949

Study the following analogy AS IS TO IS TO Africa Which of the following BEST completes the analogy O Genocide United States The Holocaust O The Holocaust Europe Genocide Genocide Europe The Holocaust

Study this list Miles Davis Charlie Parker Thelonius Monk Based on your own knowledge these three men are Orock n roll O jazz musician

Which sentence below uses an antonym of the word diminish A It was an ambitious plan to expand the music program to reach all interested students B He had a habit of belittling the contributions of everyone but himself C The rations of food we took on our camping trip seemed to shrink before our eyes D Our school was able to decrease the number of dropouts from 10 to 2 in one year diminish v to reduce lessen weaken hake by alerting

Which sentenc contains transitional words or phrases A Though I will say that I loathe doing laundry I know that I have to do it at some point B I loathe doing laundry I know that I have to do it at some point C I loathe doing laundry I know that I have to do it at some point D I know I have to do my laundry I hate it

Which was not a goal of the conservative movement in the late 1970s O Promoting traditional moral values Enforcement of civil rights laws O Lowering government spending

Choose the correct answer October 29 1929 is known as O Both Black Tuesday and the beginning of the Great Depression O Black Tuesday O The beginning of the Great Depression

3 33 points any subspecies of fish or A Bill known as the Endangered Species Act designates protection for the critical habitat of an endangered species The bill defines a species as wildlife or plants and any distinct population segment of any species or vertebrate fish or wildlife which interbreeds when mature Here the term interbreed means to breed with other members of its species subspecies or distinct population segment So which of the following species definitions concepts would be defining species as closely to the way this law is defining it as possible Please realize that this law would say that a species could be any population which has breeding taking place between its members even if it occasionally has members who breed with other populations None of the answers below is perfect but one would be closest to this legal definition A Phylogenic species concept B Biological species concept C General Lineage Species Concept O D Nihilistic species concept Save Ame

A herd of elk is an example of a n O organism O population O ecosystem community 3 of 4 QUE SUBN

Which of the following is are considered responsible for the Great Depression 1 Availability of easy credit II Uneven distribution of income III Underpayment of income tax O I only O II only

Which among the following events was considered the beginning of the Great Depression Railroad closures Stock market crash Bank withdrawals

President Herbert Hoover received an 800 Million dollar spending package from Congress and constructed the Empire State Building the Million Dollar Highway

What area of employment was hit the hardest in the 1920s O Bankers O Contractors Farmers

10 Using the Argument Sandwich Outline which of the following is Warrant 2 A the improved air quality B the reason for decreased wastewater C the elimination of carbon emissions Body Paragraph Structure Claim We should use gas from algae as the primary energy resource to reduce pollution Argument Sandwich Outline Data 1 elimination of carbon emissions Warrant 1 the reason for eliminated carbon emissions Data 2 the decrease in wastewater Warrant 2 Data 3 the improved air quality Warrant 3 the reason for improved air quality Data Dump Outline at the elimination of carbon emissions