ECOLOGY CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SET
FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● genetic drift
Answer: random event causes allele frequency to change
●● biosphere
Answer: the portions of the earth that support life (land, water and
atmosphere)
●● Epiphytes
Answer: plants that live on branches and rusks of other plants (orchids,
ferns)
●● O Horizon
Answer: Organic horizon (Top layer containing plant litter.)
●● A Horizon
Answer: Minerals (some organic matter/ clay/ iron/ aluminum)
, ●● B Horizon
Answer: ...
●● C Horizon
Answer: Rock (Bedrock commonly)
●● Caliche
Answer: Aged desert soil (Calcium carbonate)
●● Ciriolis Effect
Answer: deflection of the winds due to Earth rotation
●● lithosol
Answer: mineral soil (low in organic material)
●● mycorrihizae
Answer: mutually beneficial partnerships (fungi in roots of rainforest
plants)
●● Abyssal Zone
Answer: 2nd from bottom of ocean (4000 to 6000 m under ocean
surface)
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SET
FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● genetic drift
Answer: random event causes allele frequency to change
●● biosphere
Answer: the portions of the earth that support life (land, water and
atmosphere)
●● Epiphytes
Answer: plants that live on branches and rusks of other plants (orchids,
ferns)
●● O Horizon
Answer: Organic horizon (Top layer containing plant litter.)
●● A Horizon
Answer: Minerals (some organic matter/ clay/ iron/ aluminum)
, ●● B Horizon
Answer: ...
●● C Horizon
Answer: Rock (Bedrock commonly)
●● Caliche
Answer: Aged desert soil (Calcium carbonate)
●● Ciriolis Effect
Answer: deflection of the winds due to Earth rotation
●● lithosol
Answer: mineral soil (low in organic material)
●● mycorrihizae
Answer: mutually beneficial partnerships (fungi in roots of rainforest
plants)
●● Abyssal Zone
Answer: 2nd from bottom of ocean (4000 to 6000 m under ocean
surface)
