Question 1
Which of the following is
false regarding the tropical rain-forest ecosystem?
◦ The soils are nutrient-poor.
◦ Very little light reaches the forest floor.
◦ Organic matter decomposes very rapidly.
◦ Low-growing vegetation is dense on the forest floor.
Question 2
Which of the following is
false regarding tundra climates?
◦ They are a type of Polar climate.
◦ There is no true summer in this region.
◦ Precipitation is in excess of a very small potential evapotranspiration.
◦ The land is under continuous snow cover from 8 to 10 months.
◦ Spruce, fir and larch trees survive in this climate zone.