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BIO 320 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND 100%CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND GRADED A+)
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
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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
a. herbivores
b. carnivores
c. omnivores
d. detritivores
e. none of the above - ANSWER-c
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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
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e. b and d - ANSWER-d
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
BIO 320 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND 100%CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND GRADED A+)
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
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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
a. herbivores
b. carnivores
c. omnivores
d. detritivores
e. none of the above - ANSWER-c
,3|Page
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
, 4|Page
e. b and d - ANSWER-d
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
