Ecology Concepts And Applications 7Th Edition By Manuel Molles – Test Bank
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Chapter 03
Life in Water
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which
of the following vertical aquatic zones is correctly ordered?
A.bathypelagic, mesopelagic, epipelagic, abyssal, hadal
B. epipelagic,
mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssal, hadal
C. abyssal, bathypelagic, hadal, mesopelagic, epipelagic
D. epipelagic, bathypelagic, mesopelagic, hadal, abyssal
E. mesopelagic, abyssal, epipelagic, hadal, bathypelagic
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.01
List the major aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
2. All
of the following statements concerning the hydrologic cycle are true except:
A. It is powered by solar energy.
B. Flux is determined by evaporation.
C.
Transpiration is not involved.
D. Reservoirs include lakes, rivers, oceans, and ice.
E. None of the choices are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.01.01
Name the major processes moving water through the hydrologic cycle.
Section: 03.01
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
3. Of
the following aquatic environments, which has the highest productivity?
A.lakes
B. rivers
C. oceanic zone
D. intertidal zone
E. coral
reefs
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.02.01
List the major aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
4. Which
is not considered a reef?
A.atoll
B. barrier
C. kelp
D. fringing
E. None of the choices are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
5. A
marsh is the junction between ________________ and _________________.
A.sea;
land
B. river; sea
C. land; river
D. estuary; land
E. mangrove; sea
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.01
List the major aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
6. Small
head streams can be characterized by all of the following components except:
A.energy source CPOM.
B. clear.
C. low
oxygen content.
D. cool.
E. None of the choices are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
7. According
to the river continuum, the main energy source for
A. small
head streams is CPOM.
B. small head streams is FPOM.
C. small head streams is phytoplankton.
D. large rivers is phytoplankton.
E. large rivers is CPOM.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
8. All
of the following statements are true concerning temperate lakes except:
A. Fall and spring turnovers involve vertical mixing of temperature stratified
waters.
B.
During fall and spring turnover, the oxygen rich hypolimnion moves up to the
epilimnion.
C. During late fall and early spring, a temperate lake has a uniform
water temperature.
D. During the year, the hypolimnion’s temperature does not change.
E. Fall and spring turnovers involve the wind.
Bloom’s Level: 5. Evaluate
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
9. The
Great Lakes are troubled with invasive species. Which of the following aquatic
organisms is considered invasive?
A. zebra
mussels
B. trout
C. darters
D. All of the choices are considered invasive.
E. None of the choices are considered invasive.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.02.04
List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
10.
All of the following statements concerning oligotrophic lakes
are true except:
A.warm
temperatures.
B. low nutrients.
C. high oxygen content.
D. deep and clear waters.
E. low biological productivity.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
11.
Eutrophic lakes are characterized by
A.high oxygen content.
B. cool temperatures.
C. high
nutrient levels.
D. deep and clear waters.
E. low biological productivity.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
12.
Aquatic organisms located off the ocean floor are
A.benthic.
B. pelagic.
C. neritic.
D. littoral.
E. None of the choices are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.02.04
List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
13.
The effects of currents in streams include all of the following
except
A.organism size.
B. organism shape.
C. organism behavior.
D. oxygen content.
E. None
of the choices are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
14.
Which of the following rivers would have the highest salinity?
A.Columbia River
B. Rio Negro
C. Pecos
D. They all have equally low salinity levels.
E. They all have equally high salinity levels.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.02.03
Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
15.
The timing and extent of tides are a function of all of the
following except
A.the moon’s gravitational force.
B. the sun’s gravitational force.
C. geography
D. the size of the body of water
E. salinity
levels
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
16.
Oceanic water circulation systems are termed
A.upwellings.
B. atolls.
C. ebbs.
D. gyres.
E. pulses.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
17.
Which of the following river dimension definitions is/are
incorrect?
1. active
channel: riparian zone with seasonal flooding
B. wetted channel: water-laden year around
C. riffle: current of water
D. phreatic
zone: transition from riparian to water column
E. hyporheic zone: transition between surface water and ground water
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
18.
What percentage of the earth’s water supply is freshwater in
rivers, lakes, and actively exchanged groundwater?
A.97%
B. 71%
C. 2%
D. <1%
E. None of the choices are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.01.02
List the major reservoirs of the hydrologic cycle in order of increasing
volume.
Section: 03.01
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
19.
The turnover time for atmospheric water is
A.days
to weeks.
B. months to years.
C. years to decades.
D. decades to centuries.
E. centuries to millennia.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.01.02
List the major reservoirs of the hydrologic cycle in order of increasing
volume.
Section: 03.01
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
20.
Typically a shallow lake with large quantities of nutrients,
high primary productivity, and large phytoplankton populations is _______ in
color.
A.deep blue
B. deep
green
C. yellow
D. brown
E. red
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.03
Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
21.
The most significant photosynthetic inhabitants of the upper
epipelagic zone of the open ocean are
A.phytoplankton.
B. zooplankton.
C. kelp.
D. coral.
E. zooxanthellae.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.02.04
List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
22.
Determine the sample median given the following data:
A. 8.5g
B. 10.0g
C. 9.0g
D. 11.0g
E. 12.5g
Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyze
Learning Outcome: Analyze
and Interpret Data
Section: Investigating the
Evidence
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
23.
Estuary waters are often stratified by salinity with _______
flowing over the top of _______.
A.higher salinity river water, lower salinity ocean water
B. lower
salinity river water, higher salinity ocean water
C. higher salinity ocean water, lower salinity river water
D. lower salinity ocean water, higher salinity river water
E. higher salinity ocean water, zero salinity river water
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.03
Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
24.
Which of the following is the correct order of the major ocean
basins from largest to the smallest?
A. Atlantic, Pacific, Indian
B. Indian, Atlantic, Pacific
C. Pacific, Indian, Atlantic
D.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian
E. None of the choices are correct; all three ocean basins are of equal
size
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.01
List the major aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
True / False Questions
25.
Estuaries are junctions between rivers and lakes.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.02.01
List the major aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
26.
Oceanic upwellings bring nutrient rich waters to the west coast
of South America.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.03
Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
27.
Limnetic spring and fall turnovers bring oxygen-poor water to
the hypolimnion and nutrient-rich water to the epilimnion.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.03
Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
28.
The male of the deep-sea anglerfish species is reduced to a
parasitic appendage of the female.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.02.04
List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
29.
Gyres move to the left in the Northern Hemisphere and to the
right in the Southern Hemisphere.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
30.
In temperate lakes, fall blooms are occasionally followed by
fish kills.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.04
List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
31.
The oceans are the largest water reservoir on the planet.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.01.02
List the major reservoirs of the hydrologic cycle in order of increasing
volume.
Section: 03.01
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
32.
Oxygen is a major limiting factor in the distribution of
intertidal organisms.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.03
Outline the chemical differences among the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
Fill in the Blank Questions
33.
Bottom dwelling aquatic organisms are called _______________.
benthic
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 03.02.04
List the dominant organisms of the various aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
34.
Limnetic thermoclines are located in the _______________ zone.
metalimnion
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
35.
The benthic portion of eutrophic lakes can become
_______________.
anaerobic
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 03.02.02
Describe the major physical characteristics of the aquatic environments.
Section: 03.02
Topic: Biomes and
Ecosystems
Chapter 05
Temperature Relations
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Metabolic
heat (Hm) is the heat
A.energy intake an organism must have for movement.
B. released
during cellular respiration.
C. energy needed in order to undergo cellular respiration.
D. energy loss due to evaporation.
E. None of the choices are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 05.04.02
Outline the process of thermoregulation using an equation that includes all
major sources heat gain and loss.
Section: 05.04
Topic: Homeostasis
2. Getting
up from your chair you realize that it is warm. What is the method of heat
exchange?
A.conduction
B. convection
C. evaporation
D. radiation
E. None of the choices are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 5. Evaluate
Learning Outcome: 05.04.03
Compare thermoregulation by endotherms and ectotherms.
Section: 05.04
Topic: Homeostasis
3. It is
a very hot day, and you jump into a lake to cool off. What is the method of
heat exchange?
A.conduction
B. radiation
C. evaporation
D. convection
E. None of the choices are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 5. Evaluate
Learning Outcome: 05.04.03
Compare thermoregulation by endotherms and ectotherms.
Section: 05.04
Topic: Homeostasis
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