UMKC Bio 109 Exam 3 Polls/Problem
Sets Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Which of the following biomes requires high temperatures to exist?
a. Desert
b. Coniferous forest
c. Temperate broadleaf forest
d. Tropical forest
e. Both deserts and tropical forests - ✔✔d. Tropical forest
Which of the following are important biotic factors that can affect the structure and
organization of biological communities?
a. predation, competition
b. light intensity, seasonality
c. availability of minerals, soil pH
d. precipitation, wind
e. temperature, water availability - ✔✔a. predation, competition (biotic: this option was
the only one containing things that have to do with living organisms)
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,In an aquatic biome, does significant sunlight reach the benthic zone?
a. yes
b. no
c. it depends on the specific ecosystem - ✔✔c. it depends on the specific ecosystem
Use the survivorship curves in the figure to answer the following question. Which
curve best describes survivorship in marine mollusks?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E. - ✔✔E.
All of the following are true of r-strategist except
a. early maturation and reproduction
b. little parental care
c. few offspring
d. small offspring - ✔✔c. few offspring
Where would you expect to find the littoral zone of a lake?
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, A. the shallow water region along the shore
B. the open water region farther from shore with enough sunlight for photosynthesis
C. the deepest region, where light typically does not penetrate effectively
D. the bottom region where organisms tend to attach themselves to one spot
E. near the thermocline - ✔✔A. the shallow water region along the shore
Which of the following biomes can only exist with very little precipitation?
A. Tropical forest
B. Coniferous forest
C. Temperate grassland
D. Arctic and alpine tundra
E. Desert - ✔✔E. Desert
The benthic zone of aquatic environments is defined as the:
A. region that receives abundant sunlight
B. region where phytoplankton is found
C. region that receives no light
D. substrate at the bottom of a body of water
E. region that is flooded at high tide and not covered by water at low tide - ✔✔D.
substrate at the bottom of a body of water
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Sets Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Which of the following biomes requires high temperatures to exist?
a. Desert
b. Coniferous forest
c. Temperate broadleaf forest
d. Tropical forest
e. Both deserts and tropical forests - ✔✔d. Tropical forest
Which of the following are important biotic factors that can affect the structure and
organization of biological communities?
a. predation, competition
b. light intensity, seasonality
c. availability of minerals, soil pH
d. precipitation, wind
e. temperature, water availability - ✔✔a. predation, competition (biotic: this option was
the only one containing things that have to do with living organisms)
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,In an aquatic biome, does significant sunlight reach the benthic zone?
a. yes
b. no
c. it depends on the specific ecosystem - ✔✔c. it depends on the specific ecosystem
Use the survivorship curves in the figure to answer the following question. Which
curve best describes survivorship in marine mollusks?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E. - ✔✔E.
All of the following are true of r-strategist except
a. early maturation and reproduction
b. little parental care
c. few offspring
d. small offspring - ✔✔c. few offspring
Where would you expect to find the littoral zone of a lake?
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, A. the shallow water region along the shore
B. the open water region farther from shore with enough sunlight for photosynthesis
C. the deepest region, where light typically does not penetrate effectively
D. the bottom region where organisms tend to attach themselves to one spot
E. near the thermocline - ✔✔A. the shallow water region along the shore
Which of the following biomes can only exist with very little precipitation?
A. Tropical forest
B. Coniferous forest
C. Temperate grassland
D. Arctic and alpine tundra
E. Desert - ✔✔E. Desert
The benthic zone of aquatic environments is defined as the:
A. region that receives abundant sunlight
B. region where phytoplankton is found
C. region that receives no light
D. substrate at the bottom of a body of water
E. region that is flooded at high tide and not covered by water at low tide - ✔✔D.
substrate at the bottom of a body of water
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