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CSET Ecology

Subjects : cset, ecology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A symbiotic relationship where both organisms derive some benefit - like the rhino and the bird






2. Tides formed when the Moon - Earth and Sun are in right angles of each other






3. 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






4. Found in Antarctica - tip of South America. Have soil that can hold lichens - mosses - ferns and other small tundra plants






5. Climate pattern where it is cool in the winter - warm during the summer and has four distinct season






6. Layer of the rainforest made up of shorter trees - bushes and ferns






7. The edge of the continent






8. Climate pattern that is near the equator and always sunny and warm






9. When cold air pushes up warm air leading to violent storms






10. A group of similar organisms that can produce viable - fertile offspring






11. An interdependent system of plants - animals - and land determined by rainfall - temperature - and altittude






12. Located in the tropics where it remains warm and wet all year round and 2-9 inches of rain fall every year






13. A belt of coniferous forests that stretches across most of North America - Asia and Europe






14. Cover only 7 percent of the earth's surface but contain more than 50 percent of its biology






15. Climate pattern where it is cooler than the climate that the mountain is situated in






16. 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






17. Climate patterns that have various temperature ranges and are located in the northern hemisphere






18. 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






19. Tide caused when the Moon is on directly overhead on the other side of the Earth






20. 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






21. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater






22. Leafy green top of the rainforest where all kinds of vines and plants grow






23. Climate patterns in which the winters are not so cold and summers are hot; can be found near mediterranean seas






24. Layer of rainforest where bacteria and fungi break up dead leaves






25. Swampy areas of the taiga that are covered with dead plant matter






26. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin






27. When a parasite takes from the host and gives nothing in return






28. Popualation that colonizes a new habitat does not reflect the original gene pool of the original population






29. A group ofi interacting populations






30. A pattern of weather conditions determined by temperature - air pressure - precipitation






31. A layer of soil found in the tundra that stays below freezing






32. Climate pattern located further north in Canada and Russia






33. Fancy way of saying underwater zones






34. 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






35. Trees that make seed - bearing cones like pine and fir trees






36. When neither cold air nor warm air advances and clouds form on both sides of the front






37. Tide caused when the Moon is directly overhead a part of the earth






38. Areas of ocean floor caused by converging tectonic plates and are deeper than those found on dry land






39. Arid regions that are the dryest place on earth






40. Climate pattern found close to the equator and receive more sunlight than other areas






41. Water layer that gets no light at all at 6000 degrees below sea level






42. Forest that is cold - dry and inhabited by fir - pine and have animals like moose - deer - bears - hares - wolves and porcupines






43. Underwater volcanic cones that eventually get large enough to form volcanic islands like Hawaii






44. Grasslands scattered with shrubs and trees found in tropical lattitudes 30 degrees north and south of the equator. Summers last six to eight months and are really wet and winters are hot and dry






45. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters






46. The consumption of one animal by another






47. When warm air replaces cold air leading to steady preciptiation






48. Tides formed when the Moon - Eaerth and Sun are aligned






49. Found on the edge of the North Pole - in parts of Greenland - Alaska - Canada - Europe and Russia. Covered in snow seven to eight months of the year. Animals include caribou - polar bears - arctic weasels - fox - hares and wolf






50. 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