Chapter 5 Quiz For Environmental Science.

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Chapter 5 Quiz For Environmental Science. - Quiz

Scientists know that people are affecting climate, primarily through emissions of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels. What more do you know about the climate on earth and the changes it is undergoing. Take the test on chapter six and refresh your memory on some facts. All the best and come back for more.

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1.

What Forest has annual dry seasons?
- A.
  
  Cloud Forests
- B.
  
  Tropical Forests
- C.
  
  Tropical Seasonal Forest
- D.
  
  Temperate Forest
2.

What Biome can freeze in any month?
- A.
  
  Dessert
- B.
  
  Tundra
- C.
  
  Rainforest
- D.
  
  Savanna
3.

What are bays where rivers empty to the sea, mixing freshwater with saltwater?
- A.
  
  Sea-Grass Beds
- B.
  
  Mangroves
- C.
  
  Salt Marshes
- D.
  
  Estuaries
4.

What are wetlands with trees?
- A.
  
  Swamps
- B.
  
  Marshes
- C.
  
  Bogs
- D.
  
  Fens
5.

What is the reduction of habitat into small isolated patches?
- A.
  
  Island biogeography
- B.
  
  Mini-num viable population
- C.
  
  Fragmentation
- D.
  
  Telemetry
6.

What is Biodiversity?
- A.
  
  The Variety of Living Things.
- B.
  
  Classification of Land Animals.
- C.
  
  Classification of Marine Animals.
- D.
  
  Classification of Animals.
7.

What is a Phylogenetic species concept?
- A.
  
  Defines species according to evolutionary history and common ancestors.
- B.
  
  It identifies Genetic similarity.
- C.
  
  A group of Marine Animals.
- D.
  
  A rare species found in isolated locations.
8.

What is a cool rain forest often enshrouded in fog?
- A.
  
  Tropical Seasonal Rainforest
- B.
  
  Boreal Forest
- C.
  
  Temperate Rainforest
- D.
  
  Cloud Forest
9.

An area where precipitation takes place rarely?
- A.
  
  Tundra
- B.
  
  Dessert
- C.
  
  Temperate Forest
- D.
  
  Savanna
10.

What is Vertical zonation?
- A.
  
  Vegetation zones defined by size.
- B.
  
  Vegetation zones defined by plants.
- C.
  
  Vegetation zones defined by animals.
- D.
  
  Vegetation zones defined by altitude.