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BIO 320 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/ 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|| LATEST
UPDATE!!!
In a food web, community complexity may be measured
by the average number of feeding
links per species, also referred to as
A) trophic diversity
B) food web diversity
C) linkage density
D) interconnectedness - ANSWER-c
Which direction does the Coriolis force "bend" air in the N.
Hemisphere?
a. to the left in the direction air is moving
b. to the left regardless of direction
c. to the right in the direction air is moving
d. to the East
e. none of the above - ANSWER-c
Animals that feed on both plant and animal tissues are
referred to as
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a. herbivores
b. carnivores
c. omnivores
d. detritivores
e. none of the above - ANSWER-c
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. Topography affects the erosion of parent material.
b. Soil develops very rapidly, within several years.
c. Plants move nutrients from deep in the soil to the
surface.
d. Plant roots stabilize the soil surface.
e. All are incorrect - ANSWER-b
When stomata open to acquire CO2, what is the potential
penalty?
a. exposure to UV light
b. loss of N uptake
c. increased respiration
d. loss of water
e. b and d - ANSWER-d
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An emergent property in a system, an important concept in
ecology, is
a. the combination of two independent properties
b. a characteristic that appears at the juvenile stage of an
organism
c. not expected from the properties of system parts
d. the dominant property
e. a characteristic that appears at the adult phase of an
organism - ANSWER-c
Latent heat of vaporization refers to
a. the vapor pressure deficit
b. the driver of deserts at 25 N and 25 S latitudes
c. the energy consumed/released when H2O changes
from liquid to vapor phase
d. the energy consumed/released when H2O changes
from liquid to solid phase
e. the time delay in energy release when vapor is
destroyed - ANSWER-c
Relative humidity is a function of
a. absorbed radiation
b. altitude
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c. buoyancy
d. temperature
e. coriolis force - ANSWER-d
Hydraulic lift as presented in lecture refers to
a. buoyancy derived from water condensation
b. a water-driven elevator
c. the nighttime pumping by roots of deep soil water to
shallow depth
d. the daytime delivery of plant water to deep soil
e. none of the above - ANSWER-c
Why are the world's deserts located at roughly 30 degrees
North and South latitude?
a. these areas were deforested by humans
b. large-scale sinking air occurs in these regions
c. incoming solar energy is greatest here
d. these are areas of intense convection
e. none of the above - ANSWER-b
. What is the main factor giving rise to a local land/sea
breeze?
BIO 320 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/ 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|| LATEST
UPDATE!!!
In a food web, community complexity may be measured
by the average number of feeding
links per species, also referred to as
A) trophic diversity
B) food web diversity
C) linkage density
D) interconnectedness - ANSWER-c
Which direction does the Coriolis force "bend" air in the N.
Hemisphere?
a. to the left in the direction air is moving
b. to the left regardless of direction
c. to the right in the direction air is moving
d. to the East
e. none of the above - ANSWER-c
Animals that feed on both plant and animal tissues are
referred to as
,2|Page
a. herbivores
b. carnivores
c. omnivores
d. detritivores
e. none of the above - ANSWER-c
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. Topography affects the erosion of parent material.
b. Soil develops very rapidly, within several years.
c. Plants move nutrients from deep in the soil to the
surface.
d. Plant roots stabilize the soil surface.
e. All are incorrect - ANSWER-b
When stomata open to acquire CO2, what is the potential
penalty?
a. exposure to UV light
b. loss of N uptake
c. increased respiration
d. loss of water
e. b and d - ANSWER-d
,3|Page
An emergent property in a system, an important concept in
ecology, is
a. the combination of two independent properties
b. a characteristic that appears at the juvenile stage of an
organism
c. not expected from the properties of system parts
d. the dominant property
e. a characteristic that appears at the adult phase of an
organism - ANSWER-c
Latent heat of vaporization refers to
a. the vapor pressure deficit
b. the driver of deserts at 25 N and 25 S latitudes
c. the energy consumed/released when H2O changes
from liquid to vapor phase
d. the energy consumed/released when H2O changes
from liquid to solid phase
e. the time delay in energy release when vapor is
destroyed - ANSWER-c
Relative humidity is a function of
a. absorbed radiation
b. altitude
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c. buoyancy
d. temperature
e. coriolis force - ANSWER-d
Hydraulic lift as presented in lecture refers to
a. buoyancy derived from water condensation
b. a water-driven elevator
c. the nighttime pumping by roots of deep soil water to
shallow depth
d. the daytime delivery of plant water to deep soil
e. none of the above - ANSWER-c
Why are the world's deserts located at roughly 30 degrees
North and South latitude?
a. these areas were deforested by humans
b. large-scale sinking air occurs in these regions
c. incoming solar energy is greatest here
d. these are areas of intense convection
e. none of the above - ANSWER-b
. What is the main factor giving rise to a local land/sea
breeze?
