Chapter 2 Practice Quizzing

1.Which of the following would not contribute to the structure of soil?

A)topography
B)arent mineral material
c)streams and other waterways
dclimate
e)none of the above

2.Ecologists often estimate the size and other dimensions of a population by using _____ drawn from the population.

3.What is the average length of Tomah mayflies wings given the sample of wing lengths: 5 cm, 5.5 cm, 6 cm, 4.5 cm, 5 cm, 7 cm, and 6 cm?

A) 5.57
B) 5
C)7.46
D) 6.1

4.Regional names for the Mediterranean woodland and shrubland biome include chaparral, matoral, and fynbos.

A)TRUE
B) FALSE

5.Zero values in the Palmer Drought Severity Index indicate _____ conditions.

6.The Palmer Drought Severity Index is used by climatologists because it effectively describes the average monthly temperatures and rain fall for a given area.

A)TRUE
B) FALSE

7.Which of the following may cause climatic spatial variability?

A) Ni?o Southern Oscillation
B) Monsoons
C)Tsunamis
D)all of the above