Ecology Mock Exam 16 February 2009

1. Which of the following is the definition of ecology? a. The study of the relation of organisms to their environment b. The study of the structure and function of nature c. Environmental biology d. All of the above 2. These are the living factors in an ecosystem a. Living things b. Population c. Abiotic d. Biotic 3. These are the nonliving factors in an ecosystem a. Abiotic b. Biotic c. Population d. All of the above

4. It is the measure of surface reflectivity a. Glare b. Lumen c. Albedo d. Sheen

5.

Occurs when a sudden release in energy causes movement on the earths crust a. Seismology b. Tectonics c. Continental shift d. Earthquake

6. Occurs when soil deposits lose strength temporarily and behave as viscous fluids due to movements on the earths crust. a. Liquidation b. Liquefaction c. Fluidal d. Surface flow

7. Aims to protect the countrys water bodies from pollution from land-based sources a. Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 b. Philippine Clean Water Act of 2005 c. Philippine Clean Water Act of 2006 d. Philippine Clean Water Act of 2007

8. The measuring unit of sound a. Loudness b. Treble c. Harmonics d. Decibel

9. Organism capable of living in the absence of free oxygen a. Anaerobe b. Anaerobic c. Aerobic d. Insect

10. Porous sediments and rocks that hold and yield ground water a. Quanat b. Aquifer c. Aqueduct d. Aqueous

11. The number of individuals the resources a habitat can support a. Acceptable quantity b. Carrying density c. Carrying capacity

d. X=(2p times c)/area

12. The emission of light by living organisms a. Luminescence b. Bio-ambient lighting c. Bioluminescence d. Firefly

13. Often defined as the average weather or the weather for long periods of time a. Climate b. Meteorology c. Troposphere d. Average Winter

14. Marine of freshwater unicellular algae with cell walls composed of pectin impregnated with silica a. Phytoplankton b. Zooplankton c. Agatom d. Diatom

15. A scientist who studies ecology a. Ecologist b. Ecoman c. Ecologician d. Ecomaster

16. The water discharged after use in the treatment of sewage a. Affluent b. Fluent c. Effluent d. Fluenza

17. Species that is not only native to a geographic area but also restricted to that same habitat

a. b. c. d.

Indigenous Endangered Local Endemic

18. Meaning of E.N.S.O. a. El Nino Stratospheric Occurence b. El Nino Scion Omnia c. El Nino Southern Oscillation d. Elmo Nice Skin Oh

19. The over-enrichment of a body of water with nutrients resulting in excessive growth of organisms and depletion of oxygen a. Denitrification b. Eutrophication c. Flocculation d. Dessication

20. A plant of animal that has been introduced in a region, where it does not naturally live a. Exotic b. Endemic c. Indigenous d. Local

21. Any chemical agent that destroys or inhibits plant growth a. Insecticide b. Genocide c. Herbicide d. Homicide

22. Between the levels of low and high tides, it is often called the littoral zone a. Intertidal b. Interstitial c. Coral reef d. Atoll

23. A catastrophic, widespread often global event which major groups of species are wiped out over a relatively short period a. Holocaust b. Genocide c. Mass extinction d. Fatality

24. Liquid containing dissolved solids which has percolated through soil or rock a. Seepage b. Leakage c. Leechate d. Leachate

25. Where solid or liquid material disposed of by burial to the ground a. Slash and burn b. Incinerator c. Internment d. Land fill

26. The cultivation of marine organisms, plant and animal, for the purposes of human consumption a. Aquaculture b. Mariculture c. Hydro-organismic propagation d. M.O.C.

27. Symbiosis in which both participating species generally benefit a. Mutualism b. Commensalism c. Parasitism d. Predation

28. Ecological role of a species in a community a. Designation b. Species assignment c. Niche

d. Nietzsche

29. Destruction of vegetation when too many grazing animals feed too long and exceed the carrying capacity of a rangeland area a. Crop rotation b. Overfeeding c. Gluttony d. Overgrazing

30. A layer in the stratosphere where oxygen molecules are split and combined through radiation. This layer absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation. a. Osmotic layer b. Ozone layer c. Geiger-reduction layer d. Farad-diffusing layer

31. A disease-causing organism a. Phagocytes b. Cilium c. Mitochondria d. Pathogen

32. The biochemical process in plants and other certain organisms by which the energy from the sun, captured by chlorophyll, powers the production of organic matter from carbon dioxide and water, releasing oxygen in the process a. Photosynthesis b. Biosinesis c. Photo-organic material generation d. Basophil

33. Direct use of living plants for in situ removal, containment, degradation, or rendering harmless of the contaminants in the soil a. Phytochemicals b. Phytoplankton c. Phytoremediation

d. Chlorophytum

34. Fine solid particles which remain individually dispersed or suspended in the air a. Particles b. Particulates c. Particulars d. Parties

35. Forms in the lower atmosphere through the action of sunlight on the pollutants, oxides of nitrogen, and hydrocarbons a. Fog b. Smog c. Photochemical smog d. Bog

36. Natural resource that is naturally replenished. Its continuous supply depends, in many cases, on proper management. (ex. Trees, fresh water, fish) a. Renewable resource b. Nonrenewable resource c. Constant resource d. Indirect resource

37. Refers to the banks of a stream or river, usually characterized by hydrophilic vegetation a. Brackish b. Delta c. Riparian d. Riverine

38. Surface water effluent that moves too quickly to be absorbed into the ground. a. Quanat b. Aquifer c. Water table d. Runoff

39. Deposition of material of varying size, both mineral and organic, away from its site of origin by the action of water, wind, gravity, or ice. a. Ablation b. Sedimentation c. Weathering d. Glacial movement

40. The superficial weathered layers of the earths crust intermixed with organic material a. Gravel b. Subgrade c. Bedrock d. Soil

41. Any intimate relationship or association between members of two or more species a. Symbiosis b. Sinbiosis c. Love d. Cooperation

42. Occurs when a layer of warm air settles over a layer of cooler air that lies near the ground. The warm air holds down the cool air and prevents pollutants from rising and scattering. a. Air pollution b. Thermohaline c. Thermal inversion d. El Nino

43. Build-up of heat in the atmosphere above an urban area due to large concentration of cars, buildings, and other heat-producing activities/facilities a. Radiation b. Greenhouse effect c. Urban heat island d. Global warming

44. The land area that topographically runs and drains water to a particular stream, river, or lake. a. Watershed

b. Dam c. Alluvial plain d. Ridge

45. A method of landscaping that uses drought-resistant plants well adapted to the local area. a. Desert landscaping b. Japanese landscaping c. Xeriscaping d. Adaptive species

46. The process of chemically converting nitrogen gas from the air into compounds such as nitrates, nitrites, or ammonia that can be used by plants in building amino acids and other nitrogencontaining molecules. a. Nitrogen cycle b. Nitrogen fixation c. Nitrogen recombinant d. Nitrification

47. A regional ecosystem characterized by distinct types of vegetation, animals, and microbes that have developed under specific soil and climatic conditions. a. Bayonne b. Locale c. Biome d. Tropics

48. A group within a single species, the individuals of which can and do freely interbreed a. Community b. Conglomerate c. Population d. Federation

49. Ability of a system to survive for some specified time; environmentally sound economic growth balanced over a period of time. a. Sustainability b. Independence

c. Resilience d. Environmental endurance

50. These are some of the bureaus under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, except one a. Forest Management b. Mines and Geosciences c. Protected Areas and Wildlife d. Marine Ecosytem Management