Test Bank for Elements of Ecology, 9th Edition by Smith (All Chapters included)

TEST BANK




Elements of Ecology, 9th Edition
by Thomas M. Smith




Complete Chapters Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 27)




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,Table of Contents are given below




1.The Nature of Ecology
2.Climate
3.The Aquatic Environment
4.The Terrestrial Environment
5.Adaptation and Natural Selection
6.Plant Adaptations to the Environment
7.Animal Adaptations to the Environment
8.Properties of Populations
9.Population Growth
10.Life History
11.Intraspecific Population Regulation
12.Species Interactions, Population Dynamics, and Natural Selection
13.Interspecific Competition
14.Predation
15.Parasitism and Mutualism
16.Community Structure
17.Factors Influencing the Structure of Communities
18.Community Dynamics
19.Landscape Dynamics
20.Ecosystem Energetics
21.Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling
22.Biogeochemical Cycles
23.Terrestrial Ecosystems
24.Aquatic Ecosystems
25.Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems
26.Large-Scale Patterns of Biological Diversity
27.Global Climate Change

,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that all
chapters are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch27-1)


Elements of Ecology, 9e (Smith)
Chapter 27 The Ecology of Climate Change

27.1 Short Answer Questions

1) Over the past century, the Earth's climate has ________ by an estimated 0.74°C.
Answer: warmed
Topic: Section 27.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

2) Increases in temperatures have been associated with ________ in the body size of
endothermic animals.
Answer: decreases
Topic: Section 27.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

3) The timing of seasonal activities of plants and animals is called ________.
Answer: phenology
Topic: Section 27.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

4) Trees in the Arctic are predicted to move ________ in response to warming trends.
Answer: north
Topic: Section 27.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

5) Differential changes in phenology can result in a ________ of timing between herbivores and
their resource.
Answer: mismatch
Topic: Section 27.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

6) Plant species in the Santa Catalina Mountains have moved to higher ________ due to the
effects of climate change.
Answer: elevation
Topic: Section 27.6
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

7) Satellite-based measures of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (APAR) can be used
to estimate terrestrial ________.
Answer: NPP
Topic: Section 27.7
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension




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, 8) CH4, CFCs, and CO2 are all considered ________ gasses.
Answer: greenhouse
Topic: Section 27.8
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

9) Global change predictions are often made using general circulation ________.
Answer: models
Topic: Section 27.9
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

10) Carbon dioxide that dissolves into the ocean forms ________ acid.
Answer: carbonic
Topic: Section 27.10
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

27.2 Multiple-Choice Questions

1) The wobble of the Earth is not causing the current warming trend because it takes place on a
scale of
A) 410 years.
B) 4100 years.
C) 41,000 years.
D) 410,000 years.
Answer: C
Topic: Introduction to Chapter 27
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

2) Which part of the Earth is warming the most quickly?
A) the Arctic
B) the tropics
C) the Northern Hemisphere
D) All parts of the Earth are warming equally.
Answer: A
Topic: Section 27.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

3) How far has the global sea level risen over the past 100 years?
A) 0 mm
B) 15 mm
C) 150 mm
D) 15 cm
Answer: C
Topic: Section 27.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension




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