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TOEFL Simulation 1 is designed to enhance reading comprehension skills, focusing on understanding ecological concepts through the study of chipmunk species in the Sierra Nevada. This quiz assesses the ability to analyze text,...
Questions: 88 | Attempts: 2112 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionDirections: Read the passage. Then answer the questions. Give yourself 20 minutes to complete this practice set. HABITAT AND CHIPMUNK SPECIES There are eight chipmunk species in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, and most of them look pretty much alike. But eight different species of chipmunks scurrying around a picnic area will not be found. Nowhere in the Sierra do all eight species occur together. Each species tends strongly to occupy a specific habitat type, within an elevational range, and the overlap among them is minimal. The eight chipmunk species of the Sierra Nevada represent but a few of the 15 species found in western North America, yet the whole of eastern North America makes do with but one species: the Eastern chipmunk. Why are there so many very similar chipmunks in the West? The presence of tall mountains interspersed with vast areas of arid desert and grassland makes the West ecologically far different from the East. The West affords much more opportunity for chipmunks populations to become geographically isolated from one another, a condition of species formation. Also, there are more extremes in western habitats. In the Sierra Nevada, high elevations are close to low elevations, at least in terms of mileage, but ecologically they are very different. Most ecologists believe that ancient populations of chipmunks diverged genetically when isolated from one another by mountains and unfavorable ecological habitat. These scattered populations first evolved into races - adapted to the local ecological conditions - and then into species, reproductively isolated from one another. This period of evolution was relatively recent, as evidenced by the similar appearance of all the western chipmunk species. Ecologists have studied the four chipmunk species that occur on the eastern slope of the Sierra and have learned just how these species interact while remaining separate, each occupying its own elevational zone. The sagebrush chipmunk is found at the lowest elevation, among the sagebrush. The yellow pine chipmunk is common in low to mid-elevations and open to conifer forests, including piñon and ponderosa and Jeffrey pine forests. The lodgepole chipmunk is found at higher elevations, among the lodgepoles, firs, and high-elevation pines. The alpine chipmunk is higher still, venturing the talus slopes, alpine meadows, and high-elevation pines and junipers. Obviously, the ranges of each species overlap. Why don’t sagebrush chipmunks move into the pine zones? Why don’t alpine chipmunks move to lower elevations and share the conifer forests with lodgepole chipmunks?The answer, in one word, is aggression. Chipmunk species actively defend their ecological zones from encroachment by neighboring species. The yellow pine chipmunk is more aggressive than the sagebrush chipmunk, possibly because it is a bit larger. It successfully bullies its smaller evolutionary cousin, excluding it from the pine forests. Experiments have shown that the sagebrush chipmunk is physiologically able to live anywhere in the Sierra Nevada, from high alpine zones to the desert. The little creature is apparently restricted to the desert not because it is specialized to live only there but because that is the only habitat where none of the other chipmunk species can live. The fact that sagebrush chipmunks tolerate very warm temperatures makes them, and only them, able to live where they do. The sagebrush chipmunk essentially occupies its habitat by default. In one study, ecologists established that the yellow pine chipmunks actively exclude sagebrush chipmunks from pine forests; the ecologists simply trapped all the yellow pine chipmunks in a section of forest and moved them out. Sagebrush chipmunks immediately moved in, but yellow pine chipmunks did not enter the sagebrush desert when sagebrush chipmunks were removed. The most aggressive of the four eastern-slope species is the lodgepole chipmunk, a feisty rodent indeed. It actively prevents alpine chipmunks from moving downslope, and yellow pine chipmunks from moving upslope. There is logic behind the lodgepole’s aggressive demeanor. It lives in the cool, shaded conifer forests, and of the four species, it is the least able to tolerate heat stress. It is, in other words, the species of the strictest habitat needs: it simply must be in those shaded forests. However, if it shared its habitat with alpine and yellow pine chipmunks, either or both of these species might outcompete it, taking most of the available food. Such a competition could effectively eliminate lodgepole chipmunks from the habitat. Lodgepoles survive only by virtue of their aggression. Directions: Now answer the questions. PARAGRAPH 1There are eight chipmunk species in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, and most of them look pretty much alike. But eight different species of chipmunks scurrying around a picnic area will not be found. Nowhere in the Sierra do all eight species occur together. Each species tends strongly to occupy a specific habitat type, within an elevational range, and the overlap among them is minimal. Why does the author mentions a “picnic area” in paragraph 1?
How are your reading skills? Here is a T O E I C Reading Quiz for you to test your reading and comprehension skills with a few interesting questions. You are going to read some passages, and each of them has questions. For each...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 1773 | Last updated: Aug 22, 2023
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Check out our 'TOEIC Practice Trivia Test' to check how proficient you are in the English language. Also, you can improve your English skills with this quiz. The TOEIC program is a global standard test designed to assess...
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 4037 | Last updated: Oct 23, 2024
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Sample QuestionAll the orders got _________ on schedule.
This TOEFL simulation quiz assesses understanding of English comprehension and reasoning, focusing on cetacean intelligence. It evaluates skills in interpreting complex texts and understanding nuanced differences in language and...
Questions: 25 | Attempts: 749 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionDirections: Now answer the questions. We often hear that whales, dolphins, and porpoises are as intelligent as humans, maybe even more so. Are they really that smart? There is no question that cetaceans are among the most intelligent of animals. Dolphins, killer whales, and pilot whales in captivity quickly learn tricks. The military has trained bottlenose dolphins to find bombs and missile heads and to work as underwater spies.The author asks the question “Are they really that smart?“ for which of the following reasons?
This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. And to measure your ability to read and understand short passages similar in topic and style to those that...
Questions: 40 | Attempts: 1244 | Last updated: Aug 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionJane has an excellent resume, she hasn't found a job yet.
This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standardwritten English.
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 1100 | Last updated: Jun 24, 2024
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Sample QuestionThe Eiffel Tower ___________ Paris, France
This TOEFL iBT Entrance Exam quiz assesses knowledge and application of English language structures in context. It evaluates understanding of complex English sentences and phrases, crucial for academic success in English-speaking...
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 8736 | Last updated: Oct 25, 2023
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Sample QuestionDr. Seuss, ..................................... was Theodore Seuss Geisel, wrote and illustrated delightfully humorous books for children.
This TOEIC Reading Test Quiz assesses your ability to use English in a business context, focusing on grammar and vocabulary. It prepares learners for real-world business communication and TOEIC proficiency.
Questions: 7 | Attempts: 5979 | Last updated: Jul 26, 2023
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Sample Question1. ___________ the second half of the twentieth century there was a two-fold increase in deaths AIDS worldwide.
Directions: A word or phrase is missing in each of the sentences below. Four answer choices are given below each sentence. Select the best answer to complete the sentence. Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 5135 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionThe employees __________ of the new regulations before the news was made public.
Toefl Reading Test 02 assesses understanding of historical narratives focusing on American women's roles. It evaluates comprehension of vocabulary and ability to interpret textual references, enhancing critical reading skills...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 1091 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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