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  1. The pyramid of number of a parasitic food chain in forest ecosystem is

  2. A.

     always inverted

    B.

     always upright

    C.

     mixture of inverted and upright

    D.

     sometimes inverted and sometimes upright


  3. The intensity of earthquake is measured in ____________

  4. A.

     Beaufort scale

    B.

     Richter scale

    C.

     Mohs scale

    D.

     Joules


  5. The most widely used pesticides function by disrupting

  6. A.

     neurological cellular function

    B.

     endocrine function

    C.

     molecular events

    D.

     renal function


  7. Diversity of organisms include three Domains such as

  8. A.

     bacteria, archae, eukarya

    B.

     binomial system of classification

    C.

     monera, protista, fungi, plantae, animalia

    D.

     membrane bound organelles, no peptidoglycan in cell walls, introns


  9. What do you call the rain that contains chemical waste and cause damage to plants and animals?

  10. A.

     Smog

    B.

     Acid rain

    C.

     Monsoon rain

    D.

     Seasonal rain


  11. Water heats up ______ and cools off _____ than land.

  12. A.

     More quickly, more quickly

    B.

     More quickly, more slowly

    C.

     More slowly, more quickly

    D.

     More slowly, more slowly


  13. In July, at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, the day is ____ long and is ____ with each passing day.

  14. A.

     Less than 12 hours; getting longer

    B.

     Less than 12 hours; getting shorter

    C.

     More than 12 hours; getting longer

    D.

     More than 12 hours; getting shorter


  15. The effect of interspecific competition on niches is to make them

  16. A.

     larger

    B.

     smaller

    C.

     more triangular

    D.

     change location


  17. The carrying capacity of a population is determined by its

  18. A.

     population growth rate

    B.

     natality

    C.

     mortality

    D.

     limiting resources


  19. The order of succession in a lithosere or xerosere is

  20. A.

     Foliose lichen stage->Crustose lichen stage->moss stage->herb stage>shrub stage->forest stage (climax community)

    B.

     Crustose lichen stage->Foilose lichen stage->moss stage->herb stage>shrub stage->forest stage (climax community)

    C.

     Moss stage ->Foilose lichen stage-> Crustose lichen stage ->herb stage->shrub stage->forest stage (climax community)

    D.

     Crustose lichen stage->Foilose lichen stage->moss stage-> ->shrub stage-> herb stage->forest stage (climax community)