Human houses based on ecological design principals
QUESTION 1
1. An ecological engineer is:
Someone who designs human houses based on ecological design principals.
Someone who designs human houses based on ecological design principals.
An organism that builds structures like nests or damns.
An organism that creates habitat for other organisms.
5 points
QUESTION 2
1. Forest can be functionally categorized based on the their contribution to the following processes:
a) Water cycling.
b) Nutrient cycling.
c) Microclimate regulation.
a, b, and c
Only a and b.
5 points
QUESTION 3
1. The science of systematics studies:
The ability of plants to produce their own energy.
How humans interact with the planet.
How different groups of organisms are evolutionarily related.
How animals can be placed in different categories based on form.
5 points
QUESTION 4
1. What is the synapomorphy (shared derived characteristic) that unites all members of the Carnivora and distinguishes them from other mammals?
Ability to roar.
Carnassial teeth.
Retractable claws.
Hair.
5 points
QUESTION 5
1. What characterizes the Archeabacteria?
They all use chlorophyll to generate energy from the sun.
Their cells contain organelles and a nucleus.
They have RNA that differs from all other organisms.
They have a nucleus, but no cell membranes.
5 points
QUESTION 6
1. Which groups of major global ecosystems occur under environmental conditions (moisture and temperature) that are most similar?
Rainforest, boreal forest, open woodland.
Tundra, savanna, temperate forest.
Savanna, shrubland, grassland.
Mangrove forest, rainforest, boreal forest.