ENVS 1126 LSU Final Exam Doering Questions
With Correct Answers
Which of the following is a species?
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a. fish community
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b. Homo sapiens
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c. liger
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d. tropical rainforest - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Homo sapiens
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The 3 types of capital that determine a nation's wealth are ___, ___, and ___.
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a. produced, natural, and intangible
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b. produced, tangible, and domestic
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c. gross, domestic, and produced
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d. domestic, tangible, and natural - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. produced, natural,
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and intangible
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Nitrogen gas (N2) in air is unavailable to plants and therefore they rely on
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a. Rain runoffs.
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b. Fossil fuel combustion.
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c. Nitrogen-fixation in the soil.
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d. Denitrification in the soil. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Nitrogen-fixation in the
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soil.
,Which example of a community interaction represents a type of predation?
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a. A small barnacle adheres itself to the body of a whale to hitch a ride.
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b. A non-parasitic moss grows on the trunk of a tree.
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c. A honeybee feeds on nectar in a flower and pollinates the flower.
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d. A large herd of zebra graze on savannah grasses and shrubs. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. A large herd of zebra graze on savannah grasses and shrubs.
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Inter-generational equity means: | |
a. Valuing something beyond its monetary value to humans.
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b. Technological innovations will always be a substitute for natural systems.
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c. Making possible for others today what is possible for you now.
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d. Making possible for future generations what is possible for us today. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. Making possible for future generations what is possible for us
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today.
The highest levels of biodiversity are found in
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a.biodiversity hotspots. |
b.aquatic biomes. |
c.habitats undergoing ecological succession.
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d.terrestrial biomes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a.biodiversity hotspots.
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Which is not a form of habitat loss?
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a.Conversion
,b.Potentiation
c.Simplification
d.Intrusion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.Potentiation
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A food chain describes the movement of
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a.energy and nutrients.
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b.oxygen and carbon dioxide.
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c.animals and plants. | |
d.ecosystem services. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a.energy and nutrients.
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Energy for almost all ecosystems originates from the
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a.hydrosphere.
b.lithosphere.
c.atmosphere.
d.sun. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.sun.
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Decomposers are organisms that feed on | | | | |
a. another living plant or animal over an extended period of time.
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b. inorganic material.
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c. producers.
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d. dead organic material. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. dead organic material.
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, Most primary production in aquatic ecosystems is performed by
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a. phytoplankton.
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b. mangroves.
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c. zooplankton.
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d. bacteria. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. phytoplankton.
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The main difference between primary and secondary succession is that
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a. primary succession does not involve mosses.
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b. secondary succession begins with pre-existing soil.
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c. primary succession begins with pre-existing plants.
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d. secondary succession begins with lichens. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.
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secondary succession begins with pre-existing soil.
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James has a dog and a cat named Spot and Fluffy. Spot and Fluffy are both greedy
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|and like to eat each other's food. What type of Interaction is this?
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a. Intraspecific competition
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b. Mutualism
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c. Interspecific competition
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d. Commensalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Interspecific competition
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With Correct Answers
Which of the following is a species?
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a. fish community
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b. Homo sapiens
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c. liger
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d. tropical rainforest - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Homo sapiens
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The 3 types of capital that determine a nation's wealth are ___, ___, and ___.
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a. produced, natural, and intangible
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b. produced, tangible, and domestic
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c. gross, domestic, and produced
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d. domestic, tangible, and natural - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. produced, natural,
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and intangible
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Nitrogen gas (N2) in air is unavailable to plants and therefore they rely on
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a. Rain runoffs.
| |
b. Fossil fuel combustion.
| | |
c. Nitrogen-fixation in the soil.
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d. Denitrification in the soil. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Nitrogen-fixation in the
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soil.
,Which example of a community interaction represents a type of predation?
| | | | | | | | | |
a. A small barnacle adheres itself to the body of a whale to hitch a ride.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
b. A non-parasitic moss grows on the trunk of a tree.
| | | | | | | | | |
c. A honeybee feeds on nectar in a flower and pollinates the flower.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
d. A large herd of zebra graze on savannah grasses and shrubs. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. A large herd of zebra graze on savannah grasses and shrubs.
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Inter-generational equity means: | |
a. Valuing something beyond its monetary value to humans.
| | | | | | | |
b. Technological innovations will always be a substitute for natural systems.
| | | | | | | | | |
c. Making possible for others today what is possible for you now.
| | | | | | | | | | |
d. Making possible for future generations what is possible for us today. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. Making possible for future generations what is possible for us
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today.
The highest levels of biodiversity are found in
| | | | | | |
a.biodiversity hotspots. |
b.aquatic biomes. |
c.habitats undergoing ecological succession.
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d.terrestrial biomes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a.biodiversity hotspots.
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Which is not a form of habitat loss?
| | | | | | |
a.Conversion
,b.Potentiation
c.Simplification
d.Intrusion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.Potentiation
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A food chain describes the movement of
| | | | | |
a.energy and nutrients.
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b.oxygen and carbon dioxide.
| | |
c.animals and plants. | |
d.ecosystem services. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a.energy and nutrients.
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Energy for almost all ecosystems originates from the
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a.hydrosphere.
b.lithosphere.
c.atmosphere.
d.sun. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.sun.
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Decomposers are organisms that feed on | | | | |
a. another living plant or animal over an extended period of time.
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b. inorganic material.
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c. producers.
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d. dead organic material. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. dead organic material.
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, Most primary production in aquatic ecosystems is performed by
| | | | | | | |
a. phytoplankton.
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b. mangroves.
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c. zooplankton.
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d. bacteria. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. phytoplankton.
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The main difference between primary and secondary succession is that
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a. primary succession does not involve mosses.
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b. secondary succession begins with pre-existing soil.
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c. primary succession begins with pre-existing plants.
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d. secondary succession begins with lichens. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.
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secondary succession begins with pre-existing soil.
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James has a dog and a cat named Spot and Fluffy. Spot and Fluffy are both greedy
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|and like to eat each other's food. What type of Interaction is this?
| | | | | | | | | | | |
a. Intraspecific competition
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b. Mutualism
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c. Interspecific competition
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d. Commensalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Interspecific competition
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