Final Exam Review Question Preview (ID: 47278)

a) The side of the volcano was smaller due to the deposition of the lava

b) The land mass of the volcano increased due to the deposition of the lava

c) The land mass remain unchanged as the deposition of lava neither increases nor decreases land mass

d) The volcano did not change land mass as the lava evaporated into the atmosphere.

a) Earth's closeness to a sun

b) Earth's rotation on its axis

c) Earth's tilt on its axis

d) Both Earth's rotation on its axis and the Earth's tilt of its axis.

a) Fishes gills

b) Cow's 4 compartment stomach

c) Hollow bones in a bird

d) Giraffes long neck

a) what eats what in an ecosystem

b) where energy came from

c) absolutely nothing, they are present for dramatic effect

d) the transfer of energy in an ecosystem

a) near the equator.

b) near the Arctic circle.

c) near Anarctica.

d) in North America

a) Biodiversity and Sustainability

b) Temperature and plant varieties

c) Water and Soil

d) Moisture and Temperature

a) Put down roots where the soil is thin

b) Photosynthesize

c) Provide energy for all the forest animals

d) Provide energy for the sun

a) Tropical Rain Forest

b) Desert

c) Tundra

d) Desert and Tundra

a) Cutting down tress for timber

b) Growing plants at a nearby nursery

c) Removal of forest due to urbanization

d) Relocation of several important consumers

a) Close proximity to a sun

b) Oxygen

c) Water

d) All of the above

a) Variation exist among a species

b) The individuals within a species that have the most suitable traits survive and reproduce.

c) Change occurs over time

d) The individuals with the best traits suited for an environment die due to lack of

a) Clay is less permeable than other soils because it is less porous

b) Clay is more permeable than other soils because it is more porous

c)

d)

a) Greater porosity of a soil results in greater impermeability (not permeable)

b) Greater porosity of a soil results greater permeability

c)

d)

a) Increasing the amount of impermeable (not permeable) materials can cause increased flooding

b) Decreasing the amount of impermeable (not permeable) materials can cause increased flooding

c)

d)

a) The breeding of horses to produce an exemplary race horse.

b) Dogs being bred for its friendliness towards children.

c) Lions battling for the right to mate.

d) Fishes bred for their coloration.

a) The flow of energy in an ecosystem

b) The flow of water in an ecosystem

c) The measure of energy in an ecosystem

d) What an organism eats

a) Humans cannot change a permeable spot of land into an impermeable spot of land

b) Humans can change a permeable spot of land into an impermeable spot of land

c)

d)

a) Memory loss

b) Muscle and bone loss

c) Oxygen loss

d) Hair loss

a) Wind

b) Water and Ice

c) Gravity

d) Plants and animals

a) lizard - sun - cricket - grass - hawk

b) hawk - lizard - cricket - grass - sun

c) grass - cricket - lizard - hawk - sun

d) sun - grass - cricket- lizard - hawk