1. Welcome to Who Wants to be a Millionaire
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2. Another Presentation © 2000 - All rights Reserved Mark E. Damon

3. 1. How do wetlands help replenish underground water supplies?14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
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1. How do wetlands help replenish underground water supplies?
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A: The water moves deeper
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A: The water moves deeper into the ground
B: Wetands do not soak up spring snow melt
C: The tree roots soak up water
D: Wetlands do not feed into lakes and rivers

4. 2. Which of the following is an abiotic factor in a biome?14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
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2. Which of the following is an abiotic factor in a biome?
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B: the number of insect species
A: the kinds of trees
C: the average temperature
C: the average temperature
D: the mosses and algae

5. 3. A lake may become a forest when . . .15
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3. A lake may become a forest when . . . 13
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A: there is a severe drought
B: a swamp becomes a marsh
C: water rarely enters the lake
D: the lake fills with
sediment over time
D: the lake fills with sediment over time

6. 4. Which of the following is a biotic factor in a biome?15
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B: the kinds of grasses
A: the quality of soil
B: the kinds of grasses
C: the amount of rainfall
D: the presence of ponds and lakes

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5. An ecosystem with wet soil, willow trees, and orchids is likely . . . 13
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A: a marsh
B: a forest
C: a pond
D: a swamp
D: a swamp

8. 6. From where do plankton get food?15
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6. From where do plankton get food? 12
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A: photosynthesis
A: photosynthesis
B: insects
C: small fish
D: whales

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7. Which of the following is NOT a key abiotic factor in marine ecosystems? 13
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B: amount of plankton
A: water temperature
B: amount of plankton
C: water depth
D: amount of sunlight

11. 8. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live?15
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8. Which of the following ocean animals need warm water to live? 12
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A: whales
B: barnacles
C: animals on the ocean floor
D: animals in coral reefs
D: animals in coral reefs

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13. 9. Which lake zone is closest to the land’s edge?15
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9. Which lake zone is closest to the land’s edge? 14
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B: littoral zone
A: open-water zone
B: littoral zone
C: deep-water zone
D: tributary zone

14. 10. The base of the ocean’s food chains is formed by . . .15
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10. The base of the ocean’s food chains is formed by . . . 14
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A: plankton
A: plankton
B: sargassums
C: blue whales
D: coral reefs

15. 11. Which biome has scattered clumps of trees and seasonal rains?15
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11. Which biome has scattered clumps of trees and seasonal rains? 13
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A: tundra
B: deciduous forest
D:savanna
C: desert
D: savanna

16. 12. Which of the following statements about a savanna is true?15
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A: during the wet season, savannas receive little rain
B: savannas are characterized by steep mountains
C: savanna inhabitants include
large herbivores
C: savanna inhabitants include
large herbivores
D: savannas are rainy year-round

17. 13. The most biologically diverse biome is the . . .15
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13. The most biologically diverse biome is the . . . 13
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A: swamp
B: tundra
C: tropical rain forest
D: temperate grasslands
C: tropical rain forest

18. 14. How does a swamp differ from a marsh?15
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A: a swamp has trees
A: a swamp has trees
B: a swamp has salt water
C: a swamp has many birds
D: a swamp has very wet soil

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20. 15. A major abiotic factor that affects freshwater ecosystems is . . .
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15. A major abiotic factor that affects freshwater ecosystems is . . . 13
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A: elevation
B: how quickly
water moves
B: how quickly water moves
C: wildlife
D: the amount of plankton

21. C: soil that is always frozen15
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B: ice on the tundra
A: dry desert soil
C: soil that is always frozen
C: soil that is always frozen
D: muddy soil

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23. 17. Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?15
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A: thermocline
B: deep zone
C: surface zone
C: surface zone
D: littoral zone

24. A: insects live under rocks15
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18. Which is NOT an example of how an organism adapts to living in fast-moving water? 13
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A: insects live under rocks
B: tadpoles use suction disks
D: fish live in mud
C: algae attach to rocks
D: fish live in mud

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26. 19. Which of the following is a biotic factor in a biome?15
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B: kinds of birds
A: amount of rainfall
B: kinds of birds
D: bodies of water
C: types of rocks

27. 20. A biome that has trees that produce seeds in cones is the . . .15
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A: coniferous forest
B: tropical rain forest
A: coniferous forest
C: temperate forest
D: grassland

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29. 21. A biome that is very dry and often very hot is the . . .15
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A: desert
A: desert
B: savanna
C: tundra
D: forest

30. 22. A biome that has permafrost is the . . .15
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A: desert
B: forest
C: tundra
C: tundra
D: savanna

31. 23. A biome that has many grasses and few trees is the . . .15
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A: temperate grasslands
A: temperate grasslands
B: tundra
C: savanna
D: deciduous forest

32. 24. An estuary 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11
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A: contains only salt water
B: contains only freshwater
D: contains both
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D: contains both fresh
and salt water
C: contains no water

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B: intertidal area
B: intertidal area
A: estuary
C: coral reef
D: Sargasso Sea

34. 26. The Sargasso Sea contains . . .15
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A: huge, floating rafts of bacteria
B: large amounts of fresh water
C: huge, floating rafts of algae
C: huge, floating rafts of algae
D: lots of trees

35. 27. What is made up of the skeletons of small animals?15
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B: coral reef
B: coral reef
A: estuary
C: polar tundra
D: intertidal area

36. 28. __________ is the ocean floor.15
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A: Neritic Zone
B: Intertidal Zone
D. Benthic zone
C: Oceanic Zone
D: Benthic Zone

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38. 29. Tropical rain forest have very poor soil?15
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A: True
A: true
B: false

39. Bonus Question!!! IT IS NOT A RACE
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IT IS NOT A RACE

40. 30. State the name of each zone in the diagram below. 13 $250,000 12 15
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A. ________________________
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