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CSET Ecology
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1. Climate pattern located further north in Canada and Russia
arid/dry
subarctic continental climates
mid - ocean ridges
founder effect
2. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater
forest floor
mild - temperate climates
continental shelf
polar climates
3. Creation of a new species when the gene pool for a group of organisms is isolated
speciation
climax community
temperate
mid - ocean ridges
4. When cold air pushes up warm air leading to violent storms
species
rainforests
spring tides
cold front
5. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin
taiga
founder effect
symbionts
trenches
6. A group of similar organisms that can produce viable - fertile offspring
genetic drift
forest floor
biome
species
7. When a parasite takes from the host and gives nothing in return
abyssal zone
coniferous trees
polar climates
parasitism
8. Areas of ocean floor caused by converging tectonic plates and are deeper than those found on dry land
antarctic tundra
temperate deciduous forest
bogs
trenches
9. A combination of populations that do not chanage the environment any further and leave the community stable over time unless the climax community is disturbed
temperate
arid/dry
mid - ocean ridges
climax community
10. A belt of coniferous forests that stretches across most of North America - Asia and Europe
ecosystem
mild - temperate climates
taiga
commensalism
11. The ocean floor and includes coral reefs to continental shelves - underwater mountain ranges - and deep ocean trenches
speciation
benthic habitat
continental slope
equatorial
12. Water layer that gets little or no light
polar desert
bathyal zone
pelagic habitat
canopy
13. Underwater volcanic cones that eventually get large enough to form volcanic islands like Hawaii
founder effect
stationary front
mutualism
seamounts
14. Climate patterns that have various temperature ranges and are located in the northern hemisphere
continental climates
taiga
mid - ocean ridges
equatorial
15. The consumption of one animal by another
symbionts
tropical
predation
canopy
16. The movement of gas molecules in the air
founder effect
air pressure
high tide
pelagic habitat
17. A group ofi interacting populations
community
continental shelf
continental slope
neap tides
18. Climate pattern that is near the equator and always sunny and warm
bathyal zone
seamounts
continental climates
equatorial
19. Classiciation order of species
continental shelf
mild - temperate climates
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
spring tides
20. Hot regions located 30 degrees lattitude north and south of the equator and are hot because of a mixture of hot air press ure and capturing of sun rays which causes more evaporation. Animals in these landscapes sleep below ground or in the shade
understory
hot deserts
population bottleneck
warm front
21. Caused by high pressure systems and cold ocean currents. Animals living in this climate have thick fur and a lot of fat to get them through the cold temperatures
polar desert
low tide
continental climates
population
22. Climate patterns in which the winters are not so cold and summers are hot; can be found near mediterranean seas
desert
mild - temperate climates
taiga
polar climates
23. Located in the tropics where it remains warm and wet all year round and 2-9 inches of rain fall every year
tropical rainforests
speciation
mid - ocean ridges
predation
24. Swampy areas of the taiga that are covered with dead plant matter
bogs
ecosystem
polar climates
speciation
25. Found in Antarctica - tip of South America. Have soil that can hold lichens - mosses - ferns and other small tundra plants
biome
rainforests
bathyal zone
antarctic tundra
26. Tides formed when the Moon - Earth and Sun are in right angles of each other
neap tides
humid continental climates
equatorial
hot deserts
27. Experience when a natural disaster occurs and wipes out a portion of a population - the gene pool of the survivors is not the same as the original population
population bottleneck
species
ecosystem
rainforests
28. A pattern of weather conditions determined by temperature - air pressure - precipitation
polar desert
bogs
trenches
climate
29. Small changesin a population's gene pool by random events
coniferous trees
genetic drift
northern coniferous forest
canopy
30. Climate patterns that receive less than 25 cm of rain per year including deserts
arid/dry
mid - ocean ridges
hot deserts
rainforests
31. Forest that has cold winters - warm sumers and moderate rainfall. Trees like maple - beech - oaks and willows and animals include fox - deer - woodchuck and squirrel
pelagic habitat
warm front
continental slope
temperate deciduous forest
32. A symbiotic relationship where both organisms derive some benefit - like the rhino and the bird
arid/dry
genetic drift
mutualism
canopy
33. Climate pattern where it is cool in the winter - warm during the summer and has four distinct season
spring tides
temperate
taiga
humid continental climates
34. When warm air replaces cold air leading to steady preciptiation
neap tides
founder effect
warm front
alpine tundra
35. Concept that allele frequencies remain constant from generation to generation as long as 1. random mating has occurred so that there is no dominant gene - 2. iommigration and emigration does not take palce - 3. no mutations - 4. large population pres
alpine tundra
Hardy - Weinberg principle
humid continental climates
canopy
36. Leafy green top of the rainforest where all kinds of vines and plants grow
savanna
tropical
canopy
continental slope
37. Fancy way of saying underwater zones
pelagic habitat
climax community
ecosystem
forest floor
38. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures
predation
understory
population bottleneck
polar climates
39. When neither cold air nor warm air advances and clouds form on both sides of the front
forest floor
continental climates
continental slope
stationary front
40. Found on mountain tops above the tree line with heavy snowfalls and high winds
forest floor
alpine tundra
bathyal zone
neap tides
41. Popualation that colonizes a new habitat does not reflect the original gene pool of the original population
founder effect
bogs
community
equatorial
42. Cover only 7 percent of the earth's surface but contain more than 50 percent of its biology
mid - ocean ridges
genetic drift
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
rainforests
43. The edge of the continent
parasitism
forest floor
commensalism
continental slope
44. A layer of soil found in the tundra that stays below freezing
mountainous
permafrost
population
arid/dry
45. Climate pattern where it is hot and dry in the summer - col in the winter - four distinct seasons and wet in autumn
polar desert
mild - temperate climates
parasitism
Mediterranean
46. Layer of rainforest where bacteria and fungi break up dead leaves
forest floor
population bottleneck
air pressure
stationary front
47. Tides formed when the Moon - Eaerth and Sun are aligned
species
bogs
spring tides
euphotic zone
48. Tide caused when the Moon is on directly overhead on the other side of the Earth
Hardy - Weinberg principle
low tide
understory
spring tides
49. Arid regions that are the dryest place on earth
rainforests
desert
mutualism
mild - temperate climates
50. Underwater mountain changes that form when plates move apart
continental slope
mountainous
trenches
mid - ocean ridges