Exam 1

Question 1

Where does native Hawaiian knowledge come from?

Answer 1

a & b. passed down knowledge and practices, document repositories

Question 2

What do mesofauna prey on?

Answer 2

d. all of the above, bacteria, fungi, and algae

Question 3

What is the function of mesofauna?

Answer 3

c. all of the above, mix organic materials, decompose organic material

Question 4

Which is not a physical property of soil organic matter?

Answer 4

promotes soil density

Question 5

What is the function of microfauna

Answer 5

predators and releasing N

Question 6

Which of the following is a function of microbes in soil?

Answer 6

Pathogen suppresion

Question 7

What are the functions of macrofauna?

Answer 7

c. both, improving soil fertility, structure, porosity and and water movement; mixing, fragmenting, and transporting organic material

Question 8

What is a habitat?

Answer 8

a place where an organism lives its life

Question 9

What percentage of incoming solar radiation is used for photosynthesis?

Answer 9

1-2%

Question 10

What is not a main function of the rhizosphere?

Answer 10

absorb sunlight

Question 11

What are the annual conditions with respect to climate, for a temperate rain forest?

Answer 11

250 cm of rain, 15 C

Question 12

What are the five factors that affect the ecosystem processes?

Answer 12

climate, topography, parent material, biota, time

Question 13

Which of the following is not a soil factor

Answer 13

sun availability

Question 14

millipedes are considered

Answer 14

macrofauna, shredder

Question 15

a symbiotic relationship between soil and microorganisms are

Answer 15

mutually beneficial to both parties

Question 16

which of the following is not a function of soil

Answer 16

modifier of engeneering medium

Question 17

which one of the ecosystem attributes is related to ecological processes?

Answer 17

Function

Question 18

Why is bacteria important to soil?

Answer 18

Both of the above, nutrient cycling and OM decomposition

Question 19

What are andisols composed of

Answer 19

Volcanic materials

Question 20

Which of the following is not a key role of fungi?

Answer 20

Soil loss prevention

Question 21

How does aspect influence local climate?

Answer 21

the amount of solar radiation a slope recieves

Question 22

How many vector data types can be in a feature layer

Answer 22

one

Question 23

What are the three geometric forms of vector data?

Answer 23

points, lines, and polygons

Question 24

Energy emitted by the sun is transferred to earth as

Answer 24

electromagnetic radiation

Question 25

Landsat 8 is an optical satellite sensor, operating since 1972. How long does this satellite take to provide complete covergae of Earth?

Answer 25

16 days

Question 26

What are the 3 olelo noeau?

Answer 26

Nana I ke kumu, Aole pau ka ike I halau hookiha, Ma ka hana ka ike

Question 27

What is soil?

Answer 27

5% OM, 25% air, 25% water, 45% minerals

Question 28

Which of the following is not a type of energy on the electromagnetic spectrum?

Answer 28

Sonar

Question 29

One degree is equal to

Answer 29

60 minutes

Question 30

Latitude is

Answer 30

the angle from the equator

Question 31

Data explaining continuous phenomena uses ____ data

Answer 31

raster

Question 32

Which of the following is not a type of map projection?

Answer 32

spherical

Question 33

ahupuaa are

Answer 33

land division

Question 34

What are the two main classes in GIS datatypes?

Answer 34

Features and surfaces

Question 35

Which is not a type of coordinate system?

Answer 35

Raster

Question 36

What are the 3 colors in digital photo bands?

Answer 36

red, green, blue