Test 1 Multiple Choice Flashcards
This Physiographic Region is characterized by lots of water, flat terrain, discontinuous permafrost, and relatively young rock:
a. Hudson Bay Lowland
b. Tundra
c. Canadian Shield
d. Boreal Forest
e. none of these choices are correct
a. Hudson Bay Lowland
Which of these statements is NOT true:
Select one:
a. Red Squirrels can live in the Tundra ecological region because they can store food in raised beach ridges Red Squirrels need continuous forest
b. Caribou have been called: “Lichen Burners” because lichens are their main food.
c. The coldest windchill in North America occurs in the Hudson Bay Tundra ecological region
d. Ontario has Walruses, Polar Bears, and Ringed Seals
e. Ontario’s subarctic tundra is the most southern in the world
a. Red Squirrels can live in the Tundra ecological region because they can store food in raised beach ridges
Which of these animals is NOT associated with Black or White Spruce:
a. Black-backed Woodpecker
b. Canada Jay
c. Spruce Grouse
d. Palm Warbler
e. White-winged Crossbill
d. Palm Warbler
A halophytic plant is one that:
Select one:
a. has hairy undersides
b. has mycorrhizal associations
c. eats insects
d. tolerates salt
e. wears a halo over its crown
d. tolerates salt
Which of these statements concerning Ontario rocks is NOT true:
Select one:
a. Igneous rocks are usually “soft” (they readily erode and break down) and are rich in minerals such as calcium
b. When granite is metamorphosed it becomes gneiss
c. The Canadian Shield rocks are among the oldest in the world (they are 1 - 3 billion years old)
d. Limestone and other sedimentary rocks underlie lowlands
e. Hydrochloric acid poured on limestone results in effervescence because carbon dioxide is produced in the reaction
a. Igneous rocks are usually “soft” (they readily erode and break down) and are rich in minerals such as calcium
Which of these statements is NOT true concerning Hudson Bay Lowland Rivers:
Select one:
a. Black and White Spruce grow along the edges of rivers and are habitat for Boreal Forest plants and animals
b. There are usually two layers of plants along the shore: shrubs and trees
c. The waters rise in spring and deposit materials that create elevated banks.
d. most rivers drain freshwater into the Atlantic Watershed
e. Behind the fringe of trees bordering the rivers lies the muskeg.
b. most rivers drain freshwater into the Atlantic Watershed
Which of these statements concerning the Hudson Bay Lowland Ecological Region is NOT true:
Select one:
a. Lesser Yellowlegs and Northern Shrikes are Indicator Species for the muskeg habitat in summer
b. Much of the Hudson Bay Lowland is dry because of isostatic rebound I would call your answer a “boundiful” one!
c. rivers create important habitats by depositing material along their shores
d. Calciphilic plants such as Sparrow’s-egg Lady’s-slipper can be found along the shores of the rivers flowing through the Hudson Bay Lowland ecological region
e. Sphagnum Moss is one of the most dominant and powerful plants in the Hudson Bay Lowland ecological region
b. Much of the Hudson Bay Lowland is dry because of isostatic rebound
Which of the following is NOT a feature of birds nesting in the Tundra ecoregion:
Select one:
a. about a dozen species of subarctic shorebirds (sandpipers and plovers) nest in the Tundra ecoregion
b. many species remain in the Tundra year-round because they have adaptations for cold temperatures
c. the majority of the species nest on the ground
d. a few species of gleaning songbirds nest in willow thickets
e. many species sing from high in the sky
b. many species remain in the Tundra year-round because they have adaptations for cold temperatures
This is responsible for the large amount of clay that is present today in the Hudson Bay Lowland:
Select one:
a. the Height of Land
b. the Tyrrell Sea
c. Hudson Bay
d. isostatic rebound
e. James Bay
b. the Tyrrell Sea
This group of plants is dominant in the Hudson Bay Lowland ecological region.
Select one:
a. Heaths
b. Saxifrages
c. Halophytes
d. dwarf plants
e. all of the above are dominant groups in the Hudson Bay Lowland ecoregion
a. Heaths
If you saw a Spruce Grouse, Butterwort, Sticky Asphodel, and an Orange-crowned Warbler, you would be near a river like the Attawapiskat.
Select one:
True
False
True
One of the greatest obstacles that plants growing in the Tundra must overcome is:
Select one:
a. extremely high levels of ultraviolet light
b. extremely acidic soil
c. periodic flooding
d. permafrost
e. all of the above
d. permafrost
Which of these statements concerning the Hudson Bay Lowland and Tundra Ecoregions is NOT TRUE:
Select one:
a. Lichens are dominant organisms growing the Tundra ecoregion.
b. The main food of Woodland Caribou in summer is Goose Grass
c. Permafrost is found throughout the Hudson Bay Tundra
d. Dwarfism is a characteristic of plants growing in the Tundra
e. Willow Ptarmigan are one of the most northern grouse in the world and have fully feathered feet for warmth
b. The main food of Woodland Caribou in summer is Goose Grass
The water in Hudson Bay does not freeze in winter because it is salt water.
Select one:
True
False
True
This endangered species of sandpiper fattens up in the mudflats of James Bay before it migrates south:
Select one:
a. Lesser Yellowlegs
b. Hudsonian Godwit
c. Semipalmated Plover
d. Red Knot
e. all of the above are endangered species of shorebirds that fatten up in James Bay prior to migrating south
d. Red Knot
