Biomes-greatest rate of leachingand cycling of nutrients | Homework Help

1. The growing season would be shortest in which of the following biomes?
A. temperate grassland   B. savannah C.deciduous forest D. taiga   E. tropical rainforest
2. Which of the following biomes contains stable populationsof maple trees, squirrels, and black bears?
A. temperate grassland B. savannah C. deciduousforest D. taiga E. tropical rain forest
3. The stable populations referred to in question 2 can bedescribed as
A. final community B. apex community C. summitcommunity   D. composite community
E. climax community
4. Which biome has soils with the greatest rate of leachingand cycling of nutrients?
A. temperate grassland B. savannah C. deciduousforest   D. taiga E. tropical rain forest
5. What causes a plant to bend towards light?
A. a high cytokinin to gibberellin ratio in the stem
B. transpirational pull on the lighted side of the stem
C. unequal concentrations of phytochrome
D. unequal auxin concentrations on the shaded and lightedsides of the stem
E. storage of starch molecules on the shaded side of thestem
6. Which of the following terms best describes a behavior inwhich a goose recognizes a ticking clock as its mother after beingexposed to the clock during a critical period shortly afterhatching?
A. instinct B. habituation C. imprinting D.reasoning/insight E. classical conditioning
7. Which of the following involves a simple tupe of learningwhere there is a loss of sensitivity to unimportant stimuli?
A. instinct B. habituation C. imprinting D.reasoning/insight E. classical conditioning
8. A plant that grows by clinging to a trellis exhibits
A. phototropism B. thigmotropism C.gravidotropism D. hydrotropism
9. The classic experiment known as “Pavlov’s dog”exemplifies
A. instinct B. habituation C. imprinting D.reasoning/insight E. classical conditioning