Ecology - General Questions and Answers

Which of these adaptations of desert plants would not be found in plants that grow in the tundra Select all that apply Shallow roots that spread out to find water Tiny leaves that reduce water loss Taproots that grow deep underground to find water Fleshy stems that store water 2 of 8 QUESTIONS

Which animals were contained in your next distinct group list the letters of the animals What characteristic s make these animals a distinct group

cion How were women discriminated against in the work place in the 1920s Women were paid less than men were O Women were kept out of traditional male jobs

A sugar solution for making fudge needs to get to the soft ball stage This corresponds to 114 C What is this temperature on the absolute temperature scale A 387 K B 159 K C 237 F D 273 F

A person has a mass of 70 0 kg on Earth what would their mass be on the moon which has 1 6 the gravity of Earth A more than on the Earth B less than on the Earth C the same as on Earth

The boiling point of oxygen is 90 K What is this temperature in degrees Celsius A 183 C B 183 C C 273 C D 363 C

Which sentence with a compound subject joined by or has correct subject verb agreement Use the Proximity Rule A Either pepperoni OR mushrooms are great on a pizza B Either olives OR pineapples is great on pizza C Either onions OR pepper are great on pizza D Either sausages OR tomato are great on pizza

Co of this May apple model made from wax that is in a museum A approximate size of the apple B the scent of the apple C the color of the apple

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Based on its etymology which sentence best uses the word boisterous A The tomatoes were bright and boisterous which made them very inviting on the vine B The auditorium was quiet almost boisterous because the magician had everyone in a trance C The thunderstorm was boisterous and loud as it tore through town with havoc in its wake boisterous Vocabulary Drill Word Origins

Study the following list 1 Expansion of the US Navy II Strategic refueling bases III A canal across Panama IV The acquisition of Hawaii Which person among the following presented these ideas in a book O The Vice President O The Naval War College President The Secretary of State

The sinking of the U S S Maine became a motivation for those who wanted the U S to do what O Start a war with Germany O Intervene in Cuba O Start a war with France

What was Martin Luther King Jr doing in Memphis Tennessee when he was shot A He was speaking to President Lyndon Johnson about the Civil Rights Act B He was signing the Civil Rights Act of 1968 C He was leading protests for better African American worker s rights in Memphis D He was protesting the ILS involvement in the Cr

I am the United States President who directed that Queen Liluokalani be restored to her throne When Dole refused to surrender power I unwilling to use force recognized the Republic of Hawaii but refused annexation Who am I Benjamin Harrison O William McKinley

Which of the following statements can be made about the struggle for Civil Rights A It has been a very slow process to ensure equality for all B Progress has been very quick C Only the Supreme Court has made the Civil Rights movement work

A bill originated by people rather than lawmakers is called a an O referendum initiative

Read the following passage Let me tell you what I think of it I think it has done more to emancipate women tha anything else in the world It gives women a feeling of freedom and self reliance I star and rejoice every time I see a woman the picture of free untrammeled womanhood Susan B Anthony Based on the passage and your own knowledge what is Susan B Anthony referring to O The right to vote A trolley car A bicycle

A enables voters to remove public officials from elected positions by forcing them to face another election before the end of their term if enough voters ask for it O revote

lower classes get money through available in Reaganomics A jobs B government bureaucrats C social workers D handouts from the rich

If an industry was visited by the WPB during WWII what was being asked of that industry A Make war materials B Close its doors C End labor unions D Increase wages 50

I was a moderate reformer I believed that it was best to improve the economic skills of African Americans to create more opportunities for them instead of demanding legal equality which most whites opposed I accepted segregation and believed whites and black could work together for social progress Who am I O WEB Du Bois O Booker T Washington Ida B Wells

Read the following quote In the past the man has been first in the future the system must be first The first object of ar good system must be that of developing first class men Frederick Winslow Taylor Which of the following goals of the Progressive Movement was Taylor addressing O Promoting moral reform O Improving efficiency O Protecting social welfare

Study the following picture Using your knowledge and information from the lesson answer the question below Combating crowded living conditions can be categorized as which of the following goals of the Progressive Movement O Improving efficiency O Protecting social welfare A Promoting

Study this list Blacks cannot shake hands with whites Blacks must yield the sidewalk Blacks must take off their hats for whites These are examples of O Jim Crow laws O Southern customs

Why were schools mainly private in the 19th century O Public education was not mandatory O Funds were mainly directed to private schools Only rich people had access to it

Which of these is the dependent variable I felt sick so I skipped dinner A I felt sick B I skipped dinner C These are both independent variables

Below is the character matrix for five species of monsters 1 indicates the presence of the character and 0 indicates the absence of the character Species Species 1 Species 2 Species 3 Species 4 Species 5 Steel claws 0 1 1 1 1 O bulletproof armor O steel claws acid blood and bulletproof armor Osteel claws and acid blood Osteel claws O acid blood Acid blood 0 0 1 1 Character 1 Bulletproof armor Ability to fly 0 0 0 0 1 Based on the character matrix above which shared derived character evolved earlier than the ability to fly 1 0 0 0 1

Most nineteenth century white Southerners belonged to a social class known as O yeoman farmers O planters O poor Whites Nabobs

By the 1850s the railroads were providing Western farmers with exactly the kind of transportation they needed O True False

In which area during the first half of the nineteenth century did American families not enjoy significant improvements indoor plumbing home lighting cooking O heating

Which of the following is true of American agriculture during the first half of the nineteenth century American farmers practiced careful scientific farming as a means of preserving the natural resources of the nation O The constant extension of the frontier allowed was the main reason for abundance in American agriculture O After 1830 the mechanization of farming particularly the harvesting process increased agricultural productivity significantly Both B and C

With the coming of railroads the industrial Northeast and agricultural Northwest were tied more closely together by common economic bonds manufactures from the East and abroad could be transported to the West more easily O the South no longer had to export their cotton abroad because it could now easily be transported to the Northeast O All of the above Only A and C O Only A and B

Although work defined the majority of the slave experience enslaved blacks were able to define their own lives to an extent and maintain their humanity in their slave quarters the cotton fields school town

The greatest successes of the unions in the 1830s were O in acquiring better pay for their members O in limiting the working hours of their members O enacting laws to deal with workplace safety O advocating for social reforms like free public school

Which of the following worked against Americans acceptance of the validity of labor unions in the first half of the nineteenth century O government regulation the American tradition of individualism O employers use of scabs to break strikes unions color blind attitudes toward workers

Which type of nonfiction writing is described below Point of View 3rd Subject Water Conservation Author s Purpose Persuasive Tone Formal A memoir B persuasive essay C speech

elevation 15 fee you step on a sca and weigh 53 kilograms Using the same scale in Denver Colorad elevation 5 280 feet you would weigh A more than in San Dieg B less than in San Diego C the same as in San Diego

Between the years 1910 and 1920 the largest percentage of people relied on source of income O banking O farming as their prima

The author s style in an expository essay is the A choice of the topic to write about B touch and feel the particular use of words and sentences that conveys the author s personality C knowledge about the subject of the essay D main point being exposed in the essay

15 The graph to the right is an example of what type of growth e Exponential f Limited g Logistic h Quadradic 16 The dotted line at the top of the graph to the right represents i Infinity j Carrying capacity k Exponential growth 1 Rapid growth Population size Early growth is rapid Time 17 Which cell part contains all the genetic material or DNA directions for making proteins m Golgi apparatus n Vacuole o Nucleus p Centriole 18 Which cell part converts chemical energy stored in food into usable enero ATP Later growth approaches zero Growth begins to slow

In this excerpt from her biography Living Well Living Good Maya Angelou used which of the following characterization techniques to convey a dominant impression of her character Aunt Tee Sec 5 Aunt Tee oversaw the workers A a character s words B a character s actions C a character s gestures D a character s emotions

essays are written to A influence readers to accept an idea adopt a point of view or take an action B give readers information about a scientific matter C share personal experiences and insights with readers D tell a story about the life of a historical figure

Why did newspaper circulation increase at the turn of the century O More people became literate O People responded to sales methods better O People could read stories there

What element does cellular respiration require What element should be present for yeast to grow Know the energy source for Photoheterotrophs Photoautotrophs Chemoautotrophs and chemoheterotrophs

In the Birds of Paradise why don t the fancy males just keep getting fancier the females will stop choosing males that are too fancy males with excessive plumage my not be able to survive in their environment there are only so many genes for fancy in the males other males will attack males that get too fancy

POSSIBLE POINTS 0 83 A farmer abandons a field The natural changes that occur in the field following the abandonment are considered to be secondary succession because O the ecosystem did not contain any soil there is already soil present in the ecosystem a new ecosystem develops

The number and abundance of similar organisms in the biosphere that can successfully interbreed refers to A marine pH diversity B ecosystem diversity C species diversity D genetic diversity

Abiotic factors such as marine pH and the various environments on earth are all part of A genetic biodiversity B population biodiversity C ecological biodiversity D species biodiversity

Sugar maple trees grow broad green leaves to capture sunlight for photosynthesis In cold conditions they drop their leaves and store sugar in their cells to prevent them from freezing The sugar maple is well adapted t which type of ecosystem OA One with thin soil that lacks nutrients OB One with extreme seasonal changes C One with hot dry conditions D One with freezing temperatures year round

Question 1 of 24 When a speaker shows partial agreement with a point what is she doing OA Qualifying a point OB Justifying a point OC Using deductive reasoning D Using inductive reasoning