Biology Answers

Which biome tends to have the least biodiversity?
a) taiga
b) grassland
c) tropical rain forest
d) tundra

Which biome has coniferous trees and is inhabited by animals that hibernate during
winter?
a) taiga
b) tundra
c) temperate deciduous forest
d) grassland

Energy transferred through the movement of particles from one location to another
best describes:
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiant energy
d) none of the above

Which statement describes energy transfer by conduction?
a) The warm Gulf Stream warms the European coast.
b) You cool off by standing in a cool breeze.
c) A spoon heats up while sitting in a bowl of soup.
d) A cat warms up by sitting in a patch of sunlight.

Which of the following has the highest albedo?
a) grassy meadow
b) water
c) snow
d) concrete

If Earth’s axis were not tilted,
a) it would always be winter in the Northern Hemisphere
b) there would be no seasons anywhere on Earth
c) there would only be seasons in near the North and South Poles
d) it would always be summer in the Northern Hemisphere

Which statement describes the relationship between average net radiation budget and
latitude?
a) The net radiation budget does not change with latitude.
b) There is a net radiation budget surplus at the equator and at the poles.
c) The net radiation budget is the same at both the equator and the poles.
d) There is a net radiation budget surplus at the equator, and a net radiation budget
deficit at the poles.

The most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere is:
a) oxygen
b) carbon dioxide
c) methane
d) nitrogen

In order of increasing altitude (from the ground up), Earth’s atmospheric layers are:
a) troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere
b) thermosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere
c) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
d) mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere

The Coriolis effect:
a) contributes to the pattern of Earth’s global winds
b) causes all objects to spin
c) is caused by the angle of inclination of Earth
d) refers to the movement of air in bands in the stratosphere