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Ducks Unlimited Ecology Conservation &
Management Certification EXAM TESTBANK
ALL 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
Which of the following is known to cause primary succession?
Acid rain
Tornadoes
Floods
Glacier movement
Glacier movement
In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created?
1948
1978
1968
1958
1948
Select the positive ecological interactions between organisms.
commensalism
competition
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mutualism
predation
commensalism
mutualism
According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broadened by the establishment
of which of the following in 1978?
Biological Survey
Environmental Protection Agency
Bureau of Fisheries
Conservation Biology
Conservation Biology
Which of the following best describes respiration?
Splitting of atmospheric nitrogen atoms to bond with oxygen
Absorption of light by chlorophyll
Intake of oxygen to convert glucose to energy
Release of water vapor
Intake of oxygen to convert glucose to energy
Which of the following does NOT conduct nitrogen fixation?
Algae
Peanuts
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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Humans
Humans
Which of the following best describes a pioneer species?
The first species to grown in an area of secondary succession
The first species to colonize an area in primary succession
The most important species which needs to be protected
The species which live the longest in a habitat
The first species to colonize an area in primary succession
Which of the following is NOT a category of wetland biome?
Marsh
Tropical
Bog
Fen
tropical
Which of the following does NOT influence an organism's niche?
Mutualism
Competition with other species
Parasitism
Commensalism
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Commensalism
Where is the phosphorus cycle primarily conducted?
In volcanoes and lightning
In soil and plants
In water and atmosphere
In air and volcanoes
In soil and plants
Ocean zones in order from shallow to deep:
Bonus nearshore zone:
Oceanic zone
epipelagic zone
mesopelagic zone
bathypelagic zone
Bonus: neritic zone
Which habitat would heavy grazers and burrowing animals most likely be found?
Grasslands
Tropical rainforests
Desert
Deciduous forests
Grasslands
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Ducks Unlimited Ecology Conservation &
Management Certification EXAM TESTBANK
ALL 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
Which of the following is known to cause primary succession?
Acid rain
Tornadoes
Floods
Glacier movement
Glacier movement
In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created?
1948
1978
1968
1958
1948
Select the positive ecological interactions between organisms.
commensalism
competition
1
, Page 2 of 69
mutualism
predation
commensalism
mutualism
According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broadened by the establishment
of which of the following in 1978?
Biological Survey
Environmental Protection Agency
Bureau of Fisheries
Conservation Biology
Conservation Biology
Which of the following best describes respiration?
Splitting of atmospheric nitrogen atoms to bond with oxygen
Absorption of light by chlorophyll
Intake of oxygen to convert glucose to energy
Release of water vapor
Intake of oxygen to convert glucose to energy
Which of the following does NOT conduct nitrogen fixation?
Algae
Peanuts
2
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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Humans
Humans
Which of the following best describes a pioneer species?
The first species to grown in an area of secondary succession
The first species to colonize an area in primary succession
The most important species which needs to be protected
The species which live the longest in a habitat
The first species to colonize an area in primary succession
Which of the following is NOT a category of wetland biome?
Marsh
Tropical
Bog
Fen
tropical
Which of the following does NOT influence an organism's niche?
Mutualism
Competition with other species
Parasitism
Commensalism
3
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Commensalism
Where is the phosphorus cycle primarily conducted?
In volcanoes and lightning
In soil and plants
In water and atmosphere
In air and volcanoes
In soil and plants
Ocean zones in order from shallow to deep:
Bonus nearshore zone:
Oceanic zone
epipelagic zone
mesopelagic zone
bathypelagic zone
Bonus: neritic zone
Which habitat would heavy grazers and burrowing animals most likely be found?
Grasslands
Tropical rainforests
Desert
Deciduous forests
Grasslands
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