Biology; Ch 3 TEST
1.
Organisms inhabiting tropical rain forests might include __________.
a. lichen and caribou
b. small trees and ravens
c. monkeys and toucans
d. bears and tortoises
2.
Primary succession occurs on __________.
a. burned areas in forests
b. disturbed grasslands
c. abandoned fields
d. land exposed by glaciers
3.
In the early stages of succession one might expect _________.
a. simple food chains
b. tremendous biodiversity
c. tropical rain forests
d. complex food webs
4.
A climax community for a deciduous forest may contain __________.
a. many conifers
b. grasslands
c. mostly ferns
d. oak and maple trees
5.
After a forest fire, __________ occurs.
a. community death
b. primary succession
c. secondary succession
d. a climax community
6.
Which of the following is a terrestrial biome?
a. coral reef
b. desert
c. pond
d. ocean
7.
Succession is __________ of an ecosystem.
a. the creation
b. the orderly changes
c. the destruction
d. the climax
8.
The biome that has the greatest number of conifers is __________.
a. the desert
b. the tropical rain forest
c. the grasslands
d. the taiga
9.
The optimum range of most organisms inhabiting marine biomes is __________.
a. the photic zone
b. its range of intolerance
c. the aphotic zone
d. ideal for the species
10.
A primary abiotic limiting factor of a desert biome is __________.
a. altitude
b. water
c. lack of plant life
d. too much sand
11.
The major difference between the tundra and taiga biomes is that tundra has _________.
a. a more southern range
b. permafrost
c. longer summers
d. more trees
12.
Lichens, mosses and ferns are called __________.
a. abiotic factors
b. limiting species
c. consumers
d. pioneer species
13.
The biome with warm temperatures and high rainfall is __________.
a. the tropical rain forest
b. the desert
c. the temperate forest
d. the grasslands
14.
Communities in which fresh water and salt water mix are __________.
a. marine
b. planktonic
c. usually deep
d. estuaries
15.
The conditions that dictate where an organism may live are called
a. stress zones
b. limiting factors
c. the optimal range
d. biological factors
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