ESRM 100 UW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The glass frog found in Costa Rica can produce as many as 200 offspring per year.
Despite protecting eggs while they develop, the hatched tadpoles are left to fend for
themselves. The reproductive strategy of glass frogs can be categorized as: - Answers
-R-Selected
If all people on earth consumed the same amount as the average American,
approximately how many Earth's would it take to support the population? - Answers -5
After the retreat of a glacier, the exposed rocks begin to grow lichen and mosses. Over
100 years, the land is overtaken by shrubs and finally a broadleaf forest of beech and
maple trees. This process is an example of: - Answers -Primary Succession
The poorest ____ % of the world's people consume approximately ____ % of the
world's energy, paper, fish, and meat. - Answers -20,5
Which of the following statements best describes the concept of Gross Primary
Production (GPP)? - Answers -Total amount of solar energy that producers capture via
photosynthesis
Why do areas near large bodies of water have moderate climates? - Answers -It takes
a lot of energy to change the temperature of water due to hydrogen bonding
Organisms that eat dead or decaying matter are called - Answers -Scavenger
When humid winds blowing inland from the ocean meet a mountain range, cold and dry
air descends on the leeward side of the mountains, forming a region called - Answers -
Rain shadow Effect
At present, Earth's human population is - Answers -Increasing exponentially
The movement of water through the biosphere is known as - Answers -The Hydrologic
Cycle
The polarity of the water molecule is the result of - Answers -shared electrons spending
more time near the oxygen atom than near the hydrogen atoms
Which of the following are needed for photosynthesis? - Answers -Water, solar energy,
and carbon dioxide
After a forest fire removes vegetation but leaves the soil mostly intact, ________
succession usually occurs. - Answers -Secondary
The glass frog found in Costa Rica can produce as many as 200 offspring per year.
Despite protecting eggs while they develop, the hatched tadpoles are left to fend for
themselves. The reproductive strategy of glass frogs can be categorized as: - Answers
-R-Selected
If all people on earth consumed the same amount as the average American,
approximately how many Earth's would it take to support the population? - Answers -5
After the retreat of a glacier, the exposed rocks begin to grow lichen and mosses. Over
100 years, the land is overtaken by shrubs and finally a broadleaf forest of beech and
maple trees. This process is an example of: - Answers -Primary Succession
The poorest ____ % of the world's people consume approximately ____ % of the
world's energy, paper, fish, and meat. - Answers -20,5
Which of the following statements best describes the concept of Gross Primary
Production (GPP)? - Answers -Total amount of solar energy that producers capture via
photosynthesis
Why do areas near large bodies of water have moderate climates? - Answers -It takes
a lot of energy to change the temperature of water due to hydrogen bonding
Organisms that eat dead or decaying matter are called - Answers -Scavenger
When humid winds blowing inland from the ocean meet a mountain range, cold and dry
air descends on the leeward side of the mountains, forming a region called - Answers -
Rain shadow Effect
At present, Earth's human population is - Answers -Increasing exponentially
The movement of water through the biosphere is known as - Answers -The Hydrologic
Cycle
The polarity of the water molecule is the result of - Answers -shared electrons spending
more time near the oxygen atom than near the hydrogen atoms
Which of the following are needed for photosynthesis? - Answers -Water, solar energy,
and carbon dioxide
After a forest fire removes vegetation but leaves the soil mostly intact, ________
succession usually occurs. - Answers -Secondary
