NOTRE DAME OF MIDSAYAP COLLEGE

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Midsayap, Cotabato

ECOLOGY

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Test I. Multiple Choice

Instruction: Encircle the letter that is best corresponds to your answer. (10 points each)

1. A terrestrial biome characterized by coniferous evergreen trees is the ____________

a. taiga b. tundra c. savanna d. temperate deciduous forest
2. Which characteristic does NOT describe a tundra biome?
a. extremely cold climate
b. low biotic diversity
c. complex vegetation structure
d. short season of growth
3. Which statement does NOT describe a tropical rain forest biome?
a. It has the richest soil among the other terrestrial biomes.
b. It occurs in areas near the equator.
c. It experiences rain almost every day.
d. It is rich in plants and animals.
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ocean?
a. has waves b. low salinity c. has tides d. has pressure in depth
5. What makes freshwater ecosystems different from marine ecosystems?
a. Freshwater ecosystems have lesser number of organisms than the marine ecosystems.
b. Freshwater has higher density than marine water.
c. Freshwater ecosystems have lesser salt concentration than marine ecosystems.
d. Freshwater ecosystems are more diverse than marine ecosystems.
6. What makes an estuary different from freshwater ecosystem and marine ecosystem?
a. It has different water temperature.
b. No living organisms live in it.
c. It has the living organisms found in both freshwater and marine ecosystems.
d. It has different salt concentration than the marine and freshwater ecosystems.
7. What layer of the forest is covered by tree crowns?
a. canopy b. understorey c. herb layer d. forest floor
8.Complete the analogy; Coniferous forest biome: cone bearing trees, Tundra biome: _______________
a. daily rain b. seasonal climate c. permanently frozen soil d. sandy and dry soil
9. What zone of the lake is located in the topmost layer and receives much amount of the sun’s heat?
a. littoral zone b. pelagic zone c. profundal zone d. limnetic zone
10. The biome where zebras, giraffes, elephants and ungulates are most abundant
a. tundra b. temperate grassland c. savanna d. deserts
11. What layer of the forest contains decomposing plant parts such as leaves, bark and twigs?
a. canopy b. understorey c. herb layer d. forest floor
12. Spruce, pines and firs are the dominant vegetation of ______
a. desert b. coniferous forest c. tropical rainforest d. savanna
13. Which is the most limiting factor in deserts and tundra?
a. water b. light c. nutrients d. temperature
14. The ___ is a cold and mostly treeless biome covering about one-fifth of Earth’s land surface.
a. taiga b. tundra c. savanna d. temperate deciduous forest
15. A biome that is found mainly in coastal regions and is dominated by dense, spiny shrubs and scattered trees is known as
_____.
a. desert b. taiga c. chaparral d. tundra
16. Which type of vegetation dominates in the taiga biome?
a. deciduous trees b. coniferous trees c. mosses, lichens, and dwarf woody plants d. tall grasses and scattered trees
17. What best defines the tundra?
a. most animals live in trees and it is warm year-round
b. it is very hot during the day and cold at night
c. the ground is frozen most of the year and the landscape is treeless
d. the nutrient-rich soil is good for farming
18. Why do wildebeest and zebra need to migrate in the African savanna?
a. to escape sub-zero temperatures
b. because of annual flash floods
c. because they are chased by predators
d. to find water and green grass

19. This biome is often found as a result of a rain shadow

a. Desert b. Savanna c. Temperate forest d. Coniferous forest
20. The climate zone extends from the equator to 30 degrees north and south is known as the
a. Artic zone b. Tropical zone c. Temperate zone d. Neritic zone
Test III. Matching Type

Instructions: Match the terms to the following definitions. Write your answers on the space provided. Erasures are
NOT allowed (5 point each)

Set A

Tundra Taiga Biomes Tropical savanna Temperate deciduous forest

Tropical rain forest Chapparal Steppe Temperate savanna desert

__________________________1. Bangul Bamboo

__________________________2. Bougainvillea

__________________________3. Wagler’s pit viper

__________________________4. Slender Loris

__________________________5. Great Grey Owl

__________________________6. Fat Dormouse

__________________________7. Least Weasel

__________________________8. Lady Fern

__________________________9. Geulder Rose

__________________________10. Silvery Gibbon

Set B

Tundra Taiga Biomes Tropical savanna Temperate deciduous forest

Tropical rain forest Chapparal Steppe Temperate savanna desert

__________________________1. Mongolian Gerbil

__________________________2. Saiga Antelope

__________________________3. Armadillo Lizard

__________________________4. Puma

__________________________5. Saiga Antelope

__________________________6. Baobab

__________________________7. Umbrella Thorn Acacia

__________________________8. Bald Eagle

__________________________9. Chacma Baboon

__________________________10. Zebras