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22. The permafrost is a characteristic of the _____. A. temperate deciduous forest B. prairie C. savanna D. tundra 2. The zone of the open sea is totally dark. A. bathyal B. riffle C. abyssal D. euphotic 3. A biome dominated by evergreen trees possessing needles (ex. pines, firs and spruces): A. savanna B. tundra C. temperate deciduous forest D. evergreen coniferous forest or taiga 4. Phytoplankton are usually the dominant photosynthetic organisms of the _ zone of lakes. A. limnetic B. benthic C. littoral D. profundal 5. Which of the following is always true of deserts? A. They have low yearly rainfall. B. They are tropical. C. They have no plants. D. They are very hot. 6. A/An _ is made up of the community and its physical environment. A. population B. species C. ecosystem D. organism 7. Which of the following increases as you descend into deeper ocean waters? A. pressure B. sunlight C. temperature D. number of photosynthetic organisms 8. The has the highest biodiversity of any terrestrial biome. A. evergreen coniferous forest B. desert C. tropical rainforest D. tundra 9. The most richly inhabited part of a lake occurs and is known as the zone. A. on top of open water; limnetic B. on top of open water; littoral C. at the edge; limnetic D. at the edge; littoral 10. The has the greatest amount of rainfall. A. tropical rainforest B. temperate deciduous forest C. tundra D. temperate grassland 11. Organisms of the same species in a locale make up a A. community B. population C. biome D. biosphere 12. All of these organisms are carnivores except A. robins B. deer C. lions D. wolves 13. In a food web consisting of grass, grasshoppers, sparrows and hawks, the sparrows are A. primary producers B. primary consumers C. secondary consumers D. top consumers 14. When we eat carrot sticks, we are acting as A. producers B. secondary carnivores C. herbivores D. decomposers 15. Scavengers like vultures are A. secondary consumers B. top carnivores C. detritivores 16. The first trophic level of a food chain or web is always occupied by a/an A. primary producer B. herbivore C. animal D. detritivore 17. In ecosystems where the primary producers are small such as grasslands, the number of individuals ______ at successively higher trophic levels A. increases B. is about the same C. decreases D. none of these choices, no evident trend 18. Food webs consist of A. all of the animals in an ecosystem B. all of the producers in an ecosystem C. all of the consumers in an ecosystem D. all of the food chains in an ecosystem 19. The movement of materials from living organisms back to their physical environment, conversion into nutrients and minerals, is dependent upon A. decomposers B. consumers C. primary producers D. photosynthesizers

          22.
The permafrost is a characteristic of the _________.
A.
temperate deciduous forest
B.
prairie
C.
savanna
D.
tundra
2.
The ________ zone of the open sea is totally dark.
A.
bathyal
B.
riffle
C.
abyssal
D.
euphotic
3.
A biome dominated by evergreen trees possessing needles (ex.
pines, firs and spruces):
A.
savanna
B.
tundra
C.
temperate deciduous forest
D.
evergreen coniferous forest or taiga
4.
Phytoplankton are usually the dominant photosynthetic organisms
of the _________ zone
of lakes.
A.
limnetic
B.
benthic
C.
littoral
D.
profundal
5.
Which of the following is
always
true of deserts?
A.
They have low yearly rainfall.
B.
They are tropical.
C.
They have no plants.
D.
They are very hot.
6.
A/An _________ is made up of the community and its physical
environment.
A.
population
B.
species
C.
ecosystem
D.
organism
7.
Which of the following
increases
as you descend into deeper ocean waters?
A.
pressure
B.
sunlight
C.
temperature
D.
number of photosynthetic organisms
8.
The __________ has the highest biodiversity of any terrestrial
biome.
A.
evergreen coniferous forest
B.
desert
C.
tropical rainforest
D.
tundra
9.
The
most
richly inhabited part of a lake occurs ______ and is known as
the ______ zone.
A.
on top of open water; limnetic
B.
on top of open water; littoral
C.
at the edge; limnetic
D.
at the edge; littoral
10.
The __________ has the
greatest
amount of rainfall.
A.
tropical rainforest
B.
temperate deciduous forest
C.
tundra
D.
temperate grassland
11.
Organisms of the same species in a locale make up a
A.
community
B.
population
C.
biome
D.
biosphere
12.
All of these organisms are carnivores
except
A.
robins
B.
deer
C.
lions
D.
wolves
13.
In a food web consisting of grass, grasshoppers, sparrows and
hawks, the sparrows are
A.
primary producers
B.
primary consumers
C.
secondary consumers
D.
top consumers
14.
When we eat carrot sticks, we are acting as
A.
producers
B.
secondary carnivores
C.
herbivores
D.
decomposers
15.
Scavengers like vultures are
A.
secondary consumers
B.
top carnivores
C.
detritivores
16.
The first trophic level of a food chain or web is
always
occupied by a/an
A.
primary producer
B.
herbivore
C.
animal
D.
detritivore
17.
In ecosystems where the primary producers are small such as
grasslands, the number of
individuals __________ at successively higher trophic levels
A.
increases
B.
is about the same
C.
decreases
D.
none of these choices, no evident trend
18.
Food webs consist of
A.
all of the animals in an ecosystem
B.
all of the producers in an ecosystem
C.
all of the consumers in an ecosystem
D.
all of the food chains in an ecosystem
19.
The movement of materials from living organisms back to their
physical environment,
conversion into nutrients and minerals, is dependent upon
A.
decomposers
B.
consumers
C.
primary producers
D.
photosynthesizers

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