BIO306-FinalExam-Answers

A complete set of plant organs consists of which of the following?

Choose one answer.

	a. Roots, shoots, and leaves
	b. Roots, stems, and leaves
	c. Roots, trunks, and cones
	d. Roots, stems, leaves, and flowers
	e. Roots and leaves

Question 2

A flower is a reproductive shoot usually consisting of which four kinds of organs?

Choose one answer.

	a. Sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels
	b. Sepals, petals, ovules, and pollen
	c. Sepals, petals, ovaries, and pistils
	d. Petals, anthers, styles, and ovules

Question 3

Functionally, which of the following is the plant’s version of an animal cell lysosome?

Choose one answer.

	a. Golgi
	b. Endoplasmic Reticulum
	c. Vesicle
	d. Vacuole
	e. None of the above

Question 4

Stems do NOT perform which of the following functions?

Choose one answer.

	a. To serve as a mechanical support for the leaves, flowers, and fruits
	b. To furnish a path of conduction between shoot organs and the roots
	c. To serve as the primary organ for photosynthesis
	d. To act as a storage organ for water and products of photosynthesis
	e. All of the above

Question 5

The stele consists of which of the following?

Choose one answer.

	a. Xylem and phloem
	b. Xylem, phloem, and pericycle
	c. Xylem, phloem, pericycle, and endodermis
	d. Xylem, phloem, pericycle, endodermis, and cortex
	e. Iron and carbon

Question 6

What distinguishes the three tissues: parenchyma, collenchymas, and sclerenchyma?

Choose one answer.

	a. The molecular structure of the cell wall
	b. The presence or absence of chloroplasts
	c. The tissue systems they belong to
	d. Its presence or absence in vascular seed plants, vascular nonseed plants, or nonvascular plants
	e. None of the above

Question 7

What is a companion cell?

Choose one answer.

	a. It is a cell that entertains other cells of the plant that are lonely.
	b. It is a cell that controls adjacent sieve cells.
	c. It is a cell that controls adjacent guard cells.
	d. It is a cell that controls adjacent root hair cells.
	e. None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is a correct sequence of levels of organization from lowest to highest?

Choose one answer.

	a. Sclereids; ground tissue system; sclerenchyma tissue
	b. Phloem; sieve-tube elements; vascular tissue system
	c. Trichomes; epidermis; dermal tissue system
	d. Cork cells: epidermis; dermal tissue system
	e. None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is an area where you would find parenchyma cells?

Choose one answer.

	a. In leaves, just below the epidermal tissue
	b. Within the xylem and phloem of vascular bundles
	c. In the pith region
	d. In wood rays
	e. All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is contained in cell walls?

Choose one answer.

	a. Cellulose
	b. Lignin
	c. Pectin
	d. Rhamnogalacturonan
	e. All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a cell of the epidermis?

Choose one answer.

	a. Parenchyma cell
	b. Collenchyma cell
	c. Guard cell
	d. Trichome
	e. All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a main function of the root system?

Choose one answer.

	a. Transpiration
	b. Absorption
	c. Anchorage
	d. Food Storage
	e. All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a type of root?

Choose one answer.

	a. Tap
	b. Sucker
	c. Fibrous
	d. Adventitious
	e. All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT part of the dermal tissue system?

Choose one answer.

	a. Cork cells
	b. Guard cells
	c. Trichomes
	d. Tracheids
	e. All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following statements about meristems is false?

Choose one answer.

	a. They may be apical or lateral.
	b. They are areas where plant cell types arise by meiosis.
	c. They may be primary or secondary.
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the root system of plants is true?

Choose one answer.

	a. It consists of everything below ground such as roots, tubers, and rhizomes.
	b. It consists of ground tissue, vascular tissue, and dermal tissue.
	c. It consists of parenchymal tissue, collenchymal tissue, and sclerenchymal tissue.
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following statements concerning collenchyma cells is false?

Choose one answer.

	a. They support the plant.
	b. They are dead at maturity.
	c. They tend to occur as part of vascular bundles or on the corners of angular stems.
	d. In many prepared slides, they stain red.
	e. None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following statements concerning parenchyma cells is true?

Choose one answer.

	a. They are alive at maturity.
	b. They function in storage.
	c. They are involved in photosynthesis.
	d. They make up the bulk of ground and vascular tissues.
	e. All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following statements concerning phloem is false?

Choose one answer.

	a. They conduct food from leaves to rest of the plant.
	b. They are alive at maturity.
	c. They tend to stain green.
	d. Phloem cells are usually located inside the xylem.
	e. All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following statements concerning sclerenchyma cells is true?

Choose one answer.

	a. They support the plant.
	b. They are dead at maturity.
	c. They are characterized by thickenings in their secondary walls.
	d. They often occur at bundle cap fibers.
	e. All of the above

Question 21

Which of the following statements concerning the vacuole is false?

Choose one answer.

	a. The solutes inside are toxic to herbivores.
	b. It is a specialized and complex organelle.
	c. It is where protein glycosylation occurs.
	d. Functionally, it is the cell’s recycling center.
	e. All of the above

Question 22

Which of the following statements concerning xylem is false?

Choose one answer.

	a. Xylem is a term applied to woody (lignin-impregnated) walls of certain cells of plants.
	b. Xylem tends to conduct water and minerals from leaves to roots.
	c. Xylem may consist of parenchyma cells, tracheids, and vessel elements.
	d. Xylem tends to stain red.
	e. All of the above

Question 23

Which of the following statements describes secondary growth?

Choose one answer.

	a. It is produced by the cambium.
	b. It occurs by growth of vascular cambium in Dicots.
	c. It does not usually occur in Monocots.
	d. It occurs in rows or ranks of cork, secondary xylem, or secondary phloem cells.
	e. All of the above

Question 24

Which of the following statements regarding chloroplasts is false?

Choose one answer.

	a. According to the endosymbiosis theory, they were once free-living micro-organisms.
	b. They contain DNA.
	c. They are where photosynthesis occurs.
	d. Contain flat, disc-like sacs called thylakoids.
	e. None of the above statements are false.

Question 25

Which of the following statements regarding eukaryotic cells is false?

Choose one answer.

	a. All eukaryotic cells have chloroplasts.
	b. Their DNA is always associated with proteins.
	c. All eukaryotic cells have mitochondria.
	d. All eukaryotic cells have plasma membranes.
	e. All eukaryotic cells have lysosomes.

Question 26

Which organelle is unique to plant cells, opposed to animal cells?

Choose one answer.

	a. Mitochondrion
	b. Chloroplast
	c. Centriole
	d. Ribosome
	e. None of the above

Question 27

Botanists believe that which of the following is a reason that a plant would be carnivorous?

Choose one answer.

	a. To fend off herbivores
	b. To obtain nutrients, especially in nutrient-poor soil
	c. To attract and seize cross-pollinating insects
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 28

C4 plants include which of the following?

Choose one answer.

	a. All plants
	b. Plants which grow in very arid, hot climates
	c. Plants of important agricultural value such as corn, sugarcane, millet, and sorghum
	d. Insectivorous plants
	e. Both B and C

Question 29

Chlorophyll absorbs which of the following colors of light?

Choose one answer.

	a. Blue
	b. Green
	c. Red
	d. Both A and C
	e. All colors of light (white)

Question 30

Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. After syngamy, the ovary at least will remain attached to the plant to develop into ______________. The ovules inside this ovary mature and develop into _______________.

Choose one answer.

	a. Seeds; cones
	b. Fruit; seeds
	c. Seeds; fruit
	d. Nuts; fruit
	e. Seeds; nuts

Question 31

Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. During the light reactions, an ATP synthase membrane protein complex pumps protons from ____________ to ____________.

Choose one answer.

	a. The stroma side of the thylakoid; the lumen side of the thylakoid
	b. The lumen side of the thylakoid; the stroma side of the thylakoid
	c. The stroma side of the thylakoid; the cytosol
	d. The lumen side of the granum; the stroma side of the granum
	e. The cytosol; the stroma side of the thylakoid

Question 32

How do most plants obtain nitrogen?

Choose one answer.

	a. Through symbiotic relationships with nitrogen fixing bacteria
	b. Through symbiotic relationships with blue-green algae
	c. By uptake of ammonia from the soil
	d. By uptake of nitrogen gas from the atmosphere
	e. By the metabolic breakdown of proteins

Question 33

Transpiration is supported by which of the following critical factors?

Choose one answer.

	a. Root pressure
	b. Capillarity
	c. Cohesion
	d. Evaporation
	e. All of the above

Question 34

What is the biochemical pathway in which RuBisCO acts as an oxygenase called?

Choose one answer.

	a. The dark reactions
	b. The light reactions
	c. Photorespiration
	d. Phototranspiration
	e. None of the above

Question 35

What is the correct order of cellular events, beginning at the meristem?

Choose one answer.

	a. Cell elongation, cell maturation, cell division
	b. Cell elongation, cell division, cell maturation
	c. Cell division, cell maturation, cell elongation
	d. Cell division, cell elongation, cell maturation
	e. Cell maturation, cell elongation, cell division

Question 36

What is the largest component of phloem sap?

Choose one answer.

	a. Sugars
	b. Potassium
	c. Amino acids
	d. Proteins
	e. Dissolved gases

Question 37

What is the main assimilation tissue of leaves?

Choose one answer.

	a. Mesophyll
	b. Epidermis
	c. Xylem
	d. Phloem
	e. None of the above

Question 38

What is translocation?

Choose one answer.

	a. The movement of water through the plant
	b. The movement of sugar through the plant
	c. The movement of solutes through the plant
	d. The movement of solvents through the plant
	e. All of the above

Question 39

What is transpiration?

Choose one answer.

	a. The wasteful biochemical process certain plants perform when CO2/O2 levels are high
	b. The process of generation ATP from glucose and O2 by the mitochondria
	c. The process in the plant of moving water
	d. Dew formation on leaves
	e. None of the above

Question 40

Where are ferredoxin and flavoproteins that carry out the NADP+ reductase reactions of PSI found?

Choose one answer.

	a. On the stroma side of the thylakoid
	b. On the lumen side of the thylakoid
	c. On the lumen side of the chloroplast outer membrane
	d. In the cytosol
	e. None of the above

Question 41

Where does photolysis occur?

Choose one answer.

	a. On the stroma side of the thylakoid
	b. On the lumen side of the thylakoid
	c. On the lumen side of the chloroplast outer membrane
	d. In the cytosol
	e. None of the above

Question 42

Which of the following is a photosynthetic pigment?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chlorophyll
	b. Lutein
	c. Beta-carotene
	d. Lycopene
	e. All of the above

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT a class of plant hormone?

Choose one answer.

	a. Gibberellins
	b. Cytokinins
	c. Abscisic acid
	d. Aldosterone
	e. Ethylene

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT a plant macronutrient?

Choose one answer.

	a. Potassium
	b. Phosphorus
	c. Nitrogen
	d. Sulfur
	e. Both A and B

Question 45

Which of the following statements about the dark reactions of photosynthesis is false?

Choose one answer.

	a. It is also referred to as the Calvin cycle.
	b. They occur during the dark.
	c. They fix carbon.
	d. They are interdependent with the light reactions.
	e. All of the above

Question 46

Which of the following statements about the Pentose Phosphate Pathway is true?

Choose one answer.

	a. It is not of major use in plants.
	b. It can be a source for intermediates as needed to "jump start" seedlings as they change over from the complete respiration dependency of subterranean existence to life in the light above the soil.
	c. It generates NADPH and Pentoses.
	d. It is an alternative to glycolysis.
	e. All of the above

Question 47

Which of the following statements regarding the Z scheme of the light reactions is true?

Choose one answer.

	a. The ETS (electron transfer system) between PSI and PSII consists of pheophytin, plastoquinone, cytochromes b and f, and plastocyanin.
	b. The ETS after PSI consists of special quinones, iron-sulfur proteins, ferredoxin, and a flavoprotein that reduces NADP+, and is often called non-cyclic electron flow.
	c. Electrons can also pass from the PSI ETS back to the cytochromes in the PSII ETS. This path is called cyclic electron flow.
	d. The source of electrons for photosynthesis is photolysis (the Hill reaction) that splits water and releases oxygen gas to the atmosphere.
	e. All of the above

Question 48

Which of the following structures in NOT present in the leaf?

Choose one answer.

	a. Endodermis
	b. Epidermis
	c. Mesophyll
	d. Vascular Bundle
	e. Cuticle

Question 49

Which of the following structures is NOT one of the four main whorls of the flower?

Choose one answer.

	a. Calyx
	b. Pedicle
	c. Corona
	d. Androecium
	e. Gynoecium

Question 50

Which process generates the most ATP?

Choose one answer.

	a. Glycolysis
	b. The Krebs cycle
	c. The electron transport chain
	d. The Citric Acid cycle
	e. Both B and D

Question 51

“Essential plant nutrients” include _____________ and are derived from ______________.

Choose one answer.

	a. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium; the soil
	b. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Sulfur; the soil
	c. Oxygen, Carbon, and Hydrogen; the atmosphere
	d. Oxygen and Hydrogen; the atmosphere

Question 52

Angiosperms became the dominant plants, during which period?

Choose one answer.

	a. Paleozoic Era
	b. Cenozoic Era
	c. Precambrian Era
	d. Mesozoic Era
	e. None of the above

Question 53

Angiosperms first appeared, during which period?

Choose one answer.

	a. Paleozoic Era
	b. Cenozoic Era
	c. Precambrian Era
	d. Mesozoic Era
	e. None of the above

Question 54

Approximately, how old is the Earth?

Choose one answer.

	a. 5-6 billion years
	b. 1.2-1.4 billion years
	c. 500 million years
	d. 1-2 million years
	e. 100,000 years

Question 55

Approximately, when did the first protists (eukaryotes) appear on Earth?

Choose one answer.

	a. 5-6 billion years ago
	b. 1.2-1.4 billion years ago
	c. 500 million years ago
	d. 1-2 million years ago
	e. 100,000 years ago

Question 56

Dinosaurs evolved and mass extinctions occurred, likely due to a large asteroid impacting the earth, during which period?

Choose one answer.

	a. Paleozoic Era
	b. Cenozoic Era
	c. Precambrian Era
	d. Mesozoic Era
	e. None of the above

Question 57

During the Paleozoic Era, the large forests that now serve as the source of our fossils fuels consisted of which of the following?

Choose one answer.

	a. Plant-like protists and fungi
	b. Nonvascular plants (Bryophytes)
	c. Vascular seedless plants
	d. Vascular seed plants
	e. Angiosperms

Question 58

Gymnosperms became abundant, during which period?

Choose one answer.

	a. Paleozoic Era
	b. Cenozoic Era
	c. Precambrian Era
	d. Mesozoic Era
	e. None of the above

Question 59

It is hypothesized that all the continents on earth were joined together as one large continent called Pangaea and many species became extinct due to the reduction in the amount of shallow water habitat, during which period?

Choose one answer.

	a. Paleozoic Era
	b. Cenozoic Era
	c. Precambrian Era
	d. Mesozoic Era
	e. None of the above

Question 60

Mammals emerged as the dominant animals and early hominids first appeared, during which period?

Choose one answer.

	a. Paleozoic Era
	b. Cenozoic Era
	c. Precambrian Era
	d. Mesozoic Era
	e. None of the above

Question 61

Pangaea, the formation of one large supercontinent on Earth, began to break up and many new species evolved as a result of the formation of new continents, during which period?

Choose one answer.

	a. Paleozoic Era
	b. Cenozoic Era
	c. Precambrian Era
	d. Mesozoic Era
	e. None of the above

Question 62

Seedless vascular plants became common, during which period?

Choose one answer.

	a. Paleozoic Era
	b. Cenozoic Era
	c. Precambrian Era
	d. Mesozoic Era
	e. None of the above

Question 63

The only plant-like organisms were protists and fungi, during which period?

Choose one answer.

	a. Paleozoic Era
	b. Cenozoic Era
	c. Precambrian Era
	d. Mesozoic Era
	e. None of the above

Question 64

What is the name most closely associated with binomial nomenclature?

Choose one answer.

	a. Hans Krebs
	b. Carolus Linnaeus
	c. Charles Darwin
	d. Robert Hooke
	e. None of the above

Question 65

Which division below is NOT a gymnosperm?

Choose one answer.

	a. Cycadophyta
	b. Pterophyta
	c. Ginkgophyta
	d. Gnetophyta
	e. Coniferophyta

Question 66

Which division below is NOT a seedless vascular plant?

Choose one answer.

	a. Psilotophyta
	b. Lycophyta
	c. Sphenophyta
	d. Pterophyta
	e. Gnetophyta

Question 67

Which of the following contains seeded plants?

Choose one answer.

	a. Division Gnetophyta
	b. Division Lycophyta
	c. Division Psilotophyta
	d. Division Anthocerotophyta

Question 68

Which of the following divisions is a nonvascular plant?

Choose one answer.

	a. Hepatophyta
	b. Anthocerophyta
	c. Bryophyta
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 69

Which of the following have both a haploid generation and a diploid generation?

Choose one answer.

	a. Mosses
	b. Liverworts
	c. Hornworts
	d. Ferns
	e. All of the above

Question 70

Which of the following is NOT a new challenge faced by the first terrestrial plants?

Choose one answer.

	a. Drying out
	b. Predation by herbivores
	c. Support
	d. Reproduction
	e. Gas exchange

Question 71

Which of the following is vascular?

Choose one answer.

	a. Division Ciliophora
	b. Division Chytridiomycota
	c. Division Psilotophyta
	d. Division Anthocerotophyta

Question 72

Which of the following lists the taxonomy terms in the correct order?

Choose one answer.

	a. Genus, Division, Kingdom, Species, Family, Order, Class
	b. Kingdom, Genus, Species, Family, Order, Class, Division
	c. Species, Genus, Family, Kingdom, Order, Division, Class
	d. Kingdom, Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
	e. Kingdom, Class, Order, Division, Family, Genus, Species

Question 73

Which of the following statements about plant taxonomy is false?

Choose one answer.

	a. A liverwort is a nonvascular bryophyte.
	b. A clubwort is a vascular seedless plant.
	c. A gymnosperm is a vascular seed plant.
	d. A fern is a vascular seed plant.
	e. None of the above

Question 74

Which of the following statements concerning monocots and dicots is false?

Choose one answer.

	a. They translate as “single seed leaf” and “double seed leaf,” respectively.
	b. Monocot stems have their vascular bundles in a ring arrangement; Dicot stems have scattered vascular bundles.
	c. There is no pith region in monocots.
	d. Monocot roots have their vascular bundles arranged in a ring; Dicot roots have their xylem in the center of the root and phloem outside the xylem.
	e. Monocots have their flower parts in threes or multiples of three; Dicots have their flower parts in fours (or multiples) or fives (or multiples).

Question 75

Which of the following statements regarding homospory is false?

Choose one answer.

	a. Homospory is also referred as isospory.
	b. Homosporous plants produce bisexual gametophytes.
	c. Homosporous plants will only mate with other homosporous plants of the same gender.
	d. Ferns are a classic example of homosporous plants.
	e. Homosporous plants develop gametophytes from spores which are all of the same size.

Question 76

Dominant plants include beech, maple, oak, and other deciduous hardwood trees, in which biome?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chaparral
	b. Taiga
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Tundra

Question 77

Examples of which biome include the Russian steppes, the South American pampas, and North American prairies?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chaparral
	b. Taiga
	c. Grassland
	d. Tropical Rain Forest
	e. Temperate Forest

Question 78

In plant communities, which of the following resource is competed for?

Choose one answer.

	a. Sunlight
	b. Water
	c. Nutrients
	d. Space
	e. All of the above

Question 79

In temperate areas where rainfall is between 10 and 30 inches a year, which biome is the climax community, because it is too wet for desert and too dry for forests?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chaparral
	b. Grassland
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Taiga

Question 80

The carbon cycle includes which of the following?

Choose one answer.

	a. Atmosphere
	b. Autotrophic organisms
	c. Heterotrophic organisms
	d. Decomposition
	e. All of the above

Question 81

The population size in an undisturbed ecosystem is limited by which of the following?

Choose one answer.

	a. The food supply
	b. Competition
	c. Predation
	d. Parasitism
	e. All of the above

Question 82

The water cycle includes which of the following?

Choose one answer.

	a. Evaporation
	b. Precipitation
	c. Transpiration
	d. All of the above
	e. A and C only

Question 83

Water is frozen most of the time, producing frozen soil, permafrost, in which biome?

Choose one answer.

	a. Tundra
	b. Taiga
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Grassland

Question 84

What are the two basic categories of plant communities?

Choose one answer.

	a. Cellular and acellular
	b. Vascular and avascular
	c. Terrestrial and aquatic
	d. Terrestrial and atmospheric
	e. Gymnosperms and angiosperms

Question 85

Which biome consists of treeless plains that cover the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia, about 20% of the Earth's land area?

Choose one answer.

	a. Tundra
	b. Taiga
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Grassland

Question 86

Which biome contains littoral, limnetic, profundal, and benthic zones?

Choose one answer.

	a. Marine
	b. Freshwater
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Grassland

Question 87

Which biome contains littoral, pelagic, abyssal, and benthic zones?

Choose one answer.

	a. Marine
	b. Freshwater
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Grassland

Question 88

Which biome covers over 70% of the world’s surface?

Choose one answer.

	a. Grassland
	b. Tropical Rain Forest
	c. Temperate Forest
	d. Marine
	e. Freshwater

Question 89

Which biome has the fewest number of species due to the stringent environmental conditions?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chaparral
	b. Taiga
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Tundra

Question 90

Which biome has the highest cycling rate of nutrients?

Choose one answer.

	a. Tundra
	b. Taiga
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Grassland

Question 91

Which biome is a coniferous forest, extending across most of northern Eurasia and North America?

Choose one answer.

	a. Boreal Forest
	b. Taiga
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Both A and B

Question 92

Which biome is dominated by shrubs with small but thick evergreen leaves that are often coated with a thick, waxy cuticle, and with thick underground stems that survive the dry summers and frequent fires?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chaparral
	b. Taiga
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Tundra

Question 93

Which biome is noted for its great stands of spruce, fir, hemlock, and pine?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chaparral
	b. Taiga
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Grassland

Question 94

Which biome is probably the richest biome, both in diversity and in total biomass?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chaparral
	b. Tundra
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Both A and B

Question 95

Which biome occupies the most extreme environments, with little or no moisture and extremes of temperature, acting as harsh selective agents on organisms that occupy these areas?

Choose one answer.

	a. Tundra
	b. Desert
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Both A and B

Question 96

Which biome occurs in regions near the equator? The climate is always warm (between 20° and 25° C) with plenty of rainfall (at least 190 cm/year).

Choose one answer.

	a. Chaparral
	b. Taiga
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Both A and B

Question 97

Which biome occurs in temperate and tropical areas with reduced rainfall (10-30 inches per year) or prolonged dry seasons?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chaparral
	b. Taiga
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Grassland

Question 98

Which biome receives between 10 and 40 inches of rain per year and has a short growing season. Winters are cold and short, while summers tend to be cool.

Choose one answer.

	a. Chaparral
	b. Taiga
	c. Tropical Rain Forest
	d. Temperate Forest
	e. Grassland

Question 99

Which of the following is NOT a major plant biome on the planet?

Choose one answer.

	a. Tundra
	b. Equatorial
	c. Chaparral
	d. Desert
	e. Savanna

Question 100

Which of the following is NOT a resource cycle?

Choose one answer.

	a. Water
	b. Oxygen
	c. Nitrogen
	d. Calcium
	e. Phosphorus