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






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






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






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






5. Climate pattern where it is hot and dry in the summer - col in the winter - four distinct seasons and wet in autumn






6. 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






7. The ocean floor and includes coral reefs to continental shelves - underwater mountain ranges - and deep ocean trenches






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






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






10. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater






11. A symbiotic relationship where both organisms derive some benefit - like the rhino and the bird






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. One organism benefits from association and the other organism is not affected - like the sharpsucker on the underside of a shark






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






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






20. Fancy way of saying underwater zones






21. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin






22. A group ofi interacting populations






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






24. Underwater mountain changes that form when plates move apart






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






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






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






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






29. Found on mountain tops above the tree line with heavy snowfalls and high winds






30. 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






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






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






33. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters






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






35. The consumption of one animal by another






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






37. Small changesin a population's gene pool by random events






38. The surface water that gets enough sunlight to support plants and animals called plankton






39. 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






40. Water layer that gets little or no light






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






42. The edge of the continent






43. The movement of gas molecules in the air






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






45. Creation of a new species when the gene pool for a group of organisms is isolated






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






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






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






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






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