Title: Unit 1 Quiz
Course: BIS 205 Field Ecology - Copy > Section: BIS 205 Field Ecology - Copy

Q: In Putting People in the Map by Ellis and Ramankutty, what percentage of land has been altered by humans?
- 10%
- 40%
- 60%
- 75%
- 95%
A: 75%

Q: The Coriolis effect causes winds to:
- deflect to the left in the Northern Hemisphere
- deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere
- deflect to the right in both hemispheres
- deflect to the left in both hemispheres
- deflect to the right in the Southern Hemisphere
A: deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere

Q: Deserts can often be found at this latitude
- 0
- 30
- 45
- 70
A: 30

Q: What is ecology?
- The study of relationships between organisms and their environment
- The study of how individuals of a given species interact
- The study of how plants and animals interact and affect each other
- The study of how biotic factors impact the abiotic environment
- The study of how ecosystems interact
A: The study of relationships between organisms and their environment

Q: In which of the following biomes is fire a major factor in influencing the community?
- temperate grasslands and tropical savannas
- tundra and boreal forests
- temperate and boreal forests
- tropical dry forests
- deserts
A: temperate grasslands and tropical savannas

Q: [_____] are major types of terrestrial habitats on earth that are primarily determined by the temperature and precipitation.
A: Biomes

Q: Heating of air near the surface causes:
- cool air to rise and warm air to sink
- warm and cool air to mix
- warm air to rise and cool air to sink
- all of these are correct
- none of these are correct
A: warm air to rise and cool air to sink

Q: This biome is the one example of an expanding biome due to human disturbances.
- tundra
- temperate grassland
- tropical dry forest
- desert
- boreal forest
A: desert

Q: Many individuals of the same species living together in a given area is a
- community
- population
- ecosystem
- biosphere
- organelle
A: population

Q: Mountain ranges in North and South America generally run ___, whereas mountian ranges in Europe and Asian generally run ____.
- North-South, East-West
- North-South, North-South
- East-West, North-South
- East-West, East-West
- Northwest-Southeast, Northeast-Southwest
A: North-South, East-West

Q: Which of the following biomes would have a large amount of organic matter in the soil?
- tropical rain forest
- desert
- temperate forest
- Mediterranean shrubland
- chapparal
A: temperate forest

Q: Describe why Ellis and Ramankutty propose the use of human biomes in ecology. What is needed to better test hypotheses using their model? What is their suggestion to ecologists to aid in the development of their model?

Q: The Palmer Drought Severity Index indicates a drought with positive value and wet periods with negative values.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Which of the following is NOT a part of the scientific method
- observations
- questions
- predictions
- hypotheses
- opinion
- these are all a part of the scientific method
A: opinion

Q: Robert MacAurthur predicted that two warbler species in North America would
- compete and cause the elimination of one species
- reduce competition between species by feeding in different zones
- reduce competition by feeding at different times of the day
- benefit each other by causing them to feed more effectively
A: reduce competition between species by feeding in different zones