ECOLOGY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (EVR 3013) - PRACTICE EXAM I

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Part. I. Multiple Choice (1 point each).

1. Which of the following counties is not in southern Florida?
a. Broward
b. Hendry
c. Lee
d. Putnam
e. St. Lucie
2. What is Florida's state flower?
a. Beach Sunflower
b. Morning Glory
c. Orange Blossom
d. Florida Holly
e. Water hyacinth
3. Helianthus debilis is most common in what community?
a. Beach Strand
b. Hammocks
c. Marshes
d. Prairies
e. Swamps
4. What is Florida's approximate human population?
a. 410,000
b. 1,400,000
c. 4,100,000
d. 14,000,000
e. 41,000,000
5. What term best describes the habit of the butterfly orchid.
a. herb
b. epiphyte
c. shrub
d. parasite
e. emergent aquatic
6. Florida has approximately how many species of native trees?
a. 300
b. 600
c. 900
d. 1,200
e. 1,500
7. Florida's highest natural point is how many feet above sea level?
a. 134
b. 345
c. 453
d. 531
e. 654
8. Seminole is most likely derived from a word in which language?
a. Creek
b. English
c. Hitchiti
d. Muskogee
e. Spanish
9. Which is plant is not native to Florida?
a. Black Mangrove
b. Butterfly Orchid
c. Marlberry
d. Spanish stopper
e. Water hyacinth
10. Which plant genus is native to Florida?
a. Acer
b. Casuarina
c. Eichhornia
d. Albizia
e. Schinus
11. The original Everglades basin began at the headwaters of what river?
a. Caloosahatchee
b. Kissimeee
c. Miami
d. St. Lucie
e. St. Johns
12. Who initiated widescale drainage in southern Florida?
a. Broward
b. Dade
c. Disston
d. Stranahan
e. Tuttle
13. Quercus virginiana is found in what community?
a. Beaches
b. Hammocks
c. Marshes
d. Prairies
e. Swamps
14. The aquatic limit of wetlands occurs at what depth?
a. 1 m
b. 2 m
c. 3 m
d. 4 m
e. 5 m
15. Ponce de León "discovered" Florida in what year?
a 1492
b. 1513
c. 1607
d. 1763
e. 1819
16. What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Florida ?
a. Apalachicola
b. Key West
c. Miami
d. Pensacola
e. St. Augustine
17. Florida's first inhabitants cultivated which crops?
a. corn
b. manioc
c. beans
d. all of these
e. none of these
18. Florida became a U.S. territory in what year?
a 1763
b. 1821
c. 1845
d. 1927
e. 1945
19. Pine flatwoods often occur on what soil order?
a. Alfisol
b. Mollisol
c. Histosol
d. Spodosol
e. Inceptisol
20 Flagler extended the railroad to Miami in what year?
a. 1853
b. 1896
c. 1903
d. 1927
e. 1945
21. Juan Ponce de León was killed by what group of indigenous people?
a. Ais
b. Calusa
c. Jaega
d. Tequesta
e. Timucuans
22. St. Augustine was founded in what year?
a. 1513
b. 1565
c. 1607
d. 1620
e. 1763
23. The British ruled Florida during what period?
a. 1513-1564
b. 1565-1763
c. 1764-1783
d. 1784-1820
e. 1821-1845
27. Florida became a state in what year?
a. 1803
b. 1821
c. 1845
d. 1865
e. 1872
28. Miami was originally known as what?
a. Ft. Dallas
b. Ft. Lauderdale
c. Ft. Meade
d. Ft. Myers
e. Ft. Pierce
29. The Everglades slopes to the south an average of how many inches per mile?
a. 2.5
b. 5
c. 7.5
d. 10
e. 12.5
30. Humans first entered Florida how many years ago?
a. 25,000
b. 13,000
c. 10,000
d. 5,000
e. 2,000

Part II. Matching (1 point each).

1. Acrostichum aureum abcdefgh    a. shoe-button ardisia    b. pickerel weed
ijklmno    c. spike rush    d. leather fern
2. Albizzia lebbeck abcdefgh    e. ink berry    f. gallberry
ijklmno    g. scrub pine    h. rosemary
3. Ardisia elliptica abcdefgh    i. paradise tree    j. sand live oak
ijklmno    k. spatterdock    l. saw palmetto
4. Ceratiola ericoides abcdefgh    m. royal palm    n. salt grass
ijklmno    o. mother-in-law's tongue
5. Pinus clausa abcdefgh    a. shoe-button ardisia    b. pickerel weed
ijklmno    c. spike rush    d. leather fern
6. Eleocharis cellulosa abcdefgh    e. ink berry    f. gallberry
ijklmno    g. scrub pine    h. rosemary
7. Nuphar lutea abcdefgh    i. paradise tree    j. sand live oak
ijklmno    k. spatterdock    l. saw palmetto
8. Simarouba glauca abcdefgh    m. royal palm    n. salt grass
ijklmno    o. mother-in-law's tongue
9. Quercus geminata abcdefgh    a. shoe-button ardisia    b. pickerel weed
ijklmno    c. spike rush    d. leather fern
10. Distichilis spicata abcdefgh    e. ink berry    f. gallberry
ijklmno    g. scrub pine    h. rosemary
11. Pontedaria cordata abcdefgh    i. paradise tree    j. sand live oak
ijklmno    k. spatterdock    l. saw palmetto
12. Serenoa repens abcdefgh    m. royal palm    n. salt grass
ijklmno    o. mother-in-law's tongue
13. Scaevola plumeiri abcdefgh    a. shoe-button ardisia    b. pickerel weed
ijklmno    c. spike rush    d. leather fern
14. Roystonea elata abcdefgh    e. ink berry    f. gallberry
ijklmno    g. scrub pine    h. rosemary
15. Ilex glabra abcdefgh    i. paradise tree    j. sand live oak
ijklmno    k. spatterdock    l. saw palmetto

Part III. Indicate which species are native (n) and which species are exotic (e) (1 point each).

1. Acer rubrum      Native      Exotic
2. Ardisia ellipitca      Native      Exotic
3. Casuraina equisetifolia      Native      Exotic
4. Distichilis spicata      Native      Exotic
5. Eicchornia crassipes      Native      Exotic
6. Fraxinus caroliniana      Native      Exotic
7. Eugenia foetida      Native      Exotic
8. Helianthus debilis      Native      Exotic
9. Ilex cassine      Native      Exotic
10. Crotalaria pumila      Native      Exotic

Part IV. Indicate the habit (growth form) of each of the following (1 point each).

1. Gumbo limbo abcdefg    a. epiphyte
2. Cocoplum abcdefg   b. herb
3. Pigeon plum abcdefg    c. parasite
4. Tickseed abcdefg   d. shrub
5. Air potato abcdefg   e. tree
6. Salt grass abcdefg   f. liana
7. Butterfly orchid abcdefg    g. vine
8. Water hyacinth abcdefg   
9. White stopper abcdefg   
10. St. John's wort abcdefg   

Part V. In which community are the following organisms most likely to occur? (1 point each).

1. Typha domingensis abcdefghij    a. pine flatwoods
2. Acer rubrum abcdefghij    b. pine rocklands
3. Ceratiola ericoides abcdefghij    c. pine scrub
4. Lysiloma latisliqua abcdefghij    d. hammocks
5. Avicennia germinans abcdefghij    e. marshes/wet prairies
6. Albizia lebbeck abcdefghij    f. mangroves
7. Distichilis spicata abcdefghij    g. swamps
8. Ilex glabra abcdefghij    h. saltmarshes
9. Quercus virginiana abcdefghij    i. beach strand
10. Cladium mariscus abcdefghij    j. urban/suburban
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Part VI. Name the counties listed on the adjacent map (1 point each).

VII. Short Answer. Answer one of the following questions in the space below (10 points). Maximum one paragraph.

  1. How has sea level fluctuated during the Pleistocene? How has this affected natural communities in southern Florida?
  2. Describe the climate of Dade County's coastal zone? What major factors influence the climate?
  3. The Seminoles are relatively recent immigrants into southern Florida. Describe the indigenous people in southern Florida prior to European contact.