Soil and Agriculture — Unit test Answers

The salinity in salt marshes can vary throughout the day because _______.

Which of the following factors is least influential in affecting the biodiversity of wetlands?

The urban migration trend has stopped worldwide.

The principal characteristic that differentiates temperate and tropical rainforests is __________.

The principle difference between where salt marshes and mangrove forests grow is _______.

Which of the following could be found on either public or private land?

What record did the Nereus break in May 2009?

Which of the following oceans lies between North America, South America, Europe and Africa?

Which of the following forest management practices keeps the forest in a state of mid to late succession?

Cities that have available space in surrounding areas, such as Los Angeles, are likely to experience upward growth rather than urban sprawl.

Where is the carbon taken in by plants during photosynthesis stored?

Rainforest deforestation is contributing to _______.

Which of the following best describes what led to London’s “killer fog” in 1952?

What characteristic is important for plants found in saltwater wetlands?

Which of the following is not true concerning cover crops?

Methane hydrates are _______.

Which of the following methods of agriculture is the most reliant upon technology and automation?

Location plays a role in wetland type, but is not the sole determining factor.

Mangrove forests were traditionally viewed as _______.

Which of the following is not a possible environmental consequence of urban sprawl?