Sample Final Exam Questions:

Terms:

1. polygon-
2. alpine tundra-
3. serotinous cones-
4. oak-chestnut association-
5. chestnut blight-
6. "sun" leaves-
7. rainshadows-
8. basal meristem-
9. "warm" desert-
10. playa-

Multiple choice:

11. Which of the following is not a difference between the alpine and arctic tundra?

1. there is a greater daily temperature variation in the alpine tundra
2. there is more precipitation in the alpine than the arctic tundra
3. there is more variation in daylength throughout the year in the arctic tundra than in the alpine tundra
4. there is more light intensity in the arctic tundra than in the alpine tundra
5. there is much less evaporation of water in the arctic tundra than in the alpine tundra

1. Which of the following adaptations are found only in the montane coniferous forest and not in the boreal forest?

1. evergreen leaves
2. can immediately photosynthesize if the conditions are favorable
3. have thick cuticles on the leaves
4. have a fan-like needle arrangement to gather moisture from fog and clouds
5. all of the above

1. Most of the eastern United States is made up of:

1. tundra
2. coniferous forest
3. deciduous forest
4. grassland
5. shrubland

1. The most diverse deciduous forest is the:

1. southern mixed hardwoods
2. mixed mesophytic forest
3. oak-chestnut forest
4. oak-hickory forest
5. beech-maple forest

1. The tall grass prairie is located:

1. in the eastern part of the Great Plains
2. in the western part of the Great Plains
3. where the rainfall is the least plentiful
4. only in California
5. none of the above

1. Which of the following is considered a "warm" desert?

1. Mojave
2. Sonorran
3. Chihuahuan
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

1. The sonorran desert has which of the following dominant species?

1. joshua tree
2. american chestnut
3. saguaro
4. sagebrush
5. red spruce

1. A fire-prone ecotone between desert and montane coniferous forests is the:

1. savanna
2. great basin desert
3. shrubland or chaparral
4. mixed mesophytic association
5. all of the above

1. In the coastal plain, there is a very diverse association in the eastern deciduous forest. This association contains spanish moss, "live" oaks and bald-cypress. This is the:

1. mixed mesophytic association
2. maple-basswood association
3. oak-chestnut association
4. oak-hickory association
5. southern mixed hardwoods association

1. The desert in most of southern Arizona is the:

1. mojave desert
2. chihuahuan desert
3. great basin desert
4. sonorran desert
5. none of the above