RENR Exam 3 – Revision Guide and Practice Questions
Which climate condition is not common and therefore is not associated with any of Earth's nine
major biomes?
hot and dry
cold and wet
warm and moist
hot and wet
cold and dry - correct answer ✔✔cold and wet
There is/are _______ Hadley Cell(s).
1
2
3
4 - correct answer ✔✔2
Which order accurately ranks Earth's biomes from lower to higher annual average temperature?
- correct answer ✔✔boreal forest < temperate seasonal forest < tropical rainforest
Permafrost is a unique characteristic of
tundra
temperate seasonal forest
boreal forest
subtropical desert
tropical seasonal forest/savanna - correct answer ✔✔Tundra
, thinking skills from the lowest (1) to the highest (6) level:
Analyze
Understand
Create
Knowledge
Evaluate
Apply - correct answer ✔✔1. Knowledge
2.Understand
3.Apply
4.Analyze
5.Evaluate
6Create
If the richness of community "A" is lower than that of community "B", then______
"A" has more species than "B".
"A" has fewer species than "B".
relative abundance of species in "A" is more even than in "B".
relative abundance of species in "A" is less even than in "B". - correct answer ✔✔"A" has fewer
species than "B".
Following are the relative abundance of 5 species in four hypothetical communities (A, B, C and
D). Which community has the SECOND LOWEST diversity measured by Shannon index?
sp-1 sp-2 sp-3 sp-4 sp-5
0.21 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.19
0.25 0.26 0.24 0.25 0.00
Which climate condition is not common and therefore is not associated with any of Earth's nine
major biomes?
hot and dry
cold and wet
warm and moist
hot and wet
cold and dry - correct answer ✔✔cold and wet
There is/are _______ Hadley Cell(s).
1
2
3
4 - correct answer ✔✔2
Which order accurately ranks Earth's biomes from lower to higher annual average temperature?
- correct answer ✔✔boreal forest < temperate seasonal forest < tropical rainforest
Permafrost is a unique characteristic of
tundra
temperate seasonal forest
boreal forest
subtropical desert
tropical seasonal forest/savanna - correct answer ✔✔Tundra
, thinking skills from the lowest (1) to the highest (6) level:
Analyze
Understand
Create
Knowledge
Evaluate
Apply - correct answer ✔✔1. Knowledge
2.Understand
3.Apply
4.Analyze
5.Evaluate
6Create
If the richness of community "A" is lower than that of community "B", then______
"A" has more species than "B".
"A" has fewer species than "B".
relative abundance of species in "A" is more even than in "B".
relative abundance of species in "A" is less even than in "B". - correct answer ✔✔"A" has fewer
species than "B".
Following are the relative abundance of 5 species in four hypothetical communities (A, B, C and
D). Which community has the SECOND LOWEST diversity measured by Shannon index?
sp-1 sp-2 sp-3 sp-4 sp-5
0.21 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.19
0.25 0.26 0.24 0.25 0.00
