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CSET Ecology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When neither cold air nor warm air advances and clouds form on both sides of the front
arid/dry
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
stationary front
continental shelf
2. Water layer that gets little or no light
high tide
bathyal zone
low tide
trenches
3. Layer of the rainforest made up of shorter trees - bushes and ferns
antarctic tundra
understory
taiga
high tide
4. When warm air replaces cold air leading to steady preciptiation
mountainous
rainforests
warm front
polar climates
5. An interdependent system of plants - animals - and land determined by rainfall - temperature - and altittude
pelagic habitat
biome
polar climates
polar desert
6. Tide caused when the Moon is directly overhead a part of the earth
savanna
mid - ocean ridges
population bottleneck
high tide
7. A group ofi interacting populations
humid continental climates
equatorial
high tide
community
8. 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
humid continental climates
polar desert
founder effect
Hardy - Weinberg principle
9. Arid regions that are the dryest place on earth
warm front
desert
bathyal zone
Hardy - Weinberg principle
10. Climate patterns that have various temperature ranges and are located in the northern hemisphere
tropical rainforests
arid/dry
equatorial
continental climates
11. A pattern of weather conditions determined by temperature - air pressure - precipitation
neap tides
speciation
continental slope
climate
12. Fancy way of saying underwater zones
bathyal zone
temperate
understory
pelagic habitat
13. Classiciation order of species
savanna
subarctic continental climates
population bottleneck
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
14. A group of members of the same species found in the given environment at a given time
antarctic tundra
Hardy - Weinberg principle
population
climax community
15. Leafy green top of the rainforest where all kinds of vines and plants grow
canopy
temperate
pelagic habitat
mutualism
16. Areas of ocean floor caused by converging tectonic plates and are deeper than those found on dry land
stationary front
trenches
mid - ocean ridges
genetic drift
17. A symbiotic relationship where both organisms derive some benefit - like the rhino and the bird
humid continental climates
mutualism
seamounts
continental shelf
18. The movement of gas molecules in the air
arctic tundra
polar climates
air pressure
subarctic continental climates
19. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures
trenches
speciation
polar climates
continental climates
20. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater
pelagic habitat
neap tides
continental shelf
founder effect
21. When a parasite takes from the host and gives nothing in return
parasitism
canopy
species
continental slope
22. Trees that make seed - bearing cones like pine and fir trees
coniferous trees
stationary front
seamounts
abyssal zone
23. Located in the tropics where it remains warm and wet all year round and 2-9 inches of rain fall every year
predation
tropical rainforests
permafrost
euphotic zone
24. Climate patterns that receive less than 25 cm of rain per year including deserts
population
arid/dry
Mediterranean
climate
25. The ocean floor and includes coral reefs to continental shelves - underwater mountain ranges - and deep ocean trenches
permafrost
symbionts
benthic habitat
ecosystem
26. Climate pattern located further north in Canada and Russia
low tide
Hardy - Weinberg principle
alpine tundra
subarctic continental climates
27. Popualation that colonizes a new habitat does not reflect the original gene pool of the original population
founder effect
polar climates
mountainous
arid/dry
28. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin
symbionts
temperate
seamounts
benthic habitat
29. 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
biome
polar desert
arctic tundra
spring tides
30. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters
warm front
humid continental climates
benthic habitat
bathyal zone
31. The edge of the continent
high tide
Mediterranean
spring tides
continental slope
32. A community and its abiotic environment
alpine tundra
mid - ocean ridges
ecosystem
mountainous
33. Climate pattern where it is cooler than the climate that the mountain is situated in
coniferous trees
mild - temperate climates
temperate deciduous forest
mountainous
34. 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
continental slope
hot deserts
alpine tundra
continental climates
35. 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
continental climates
population bottleneck
founder effect
desert
36. Creation of a new species when the gene pool for a group of organisms is isolated
benthic habitat
neap tides
speciation
biome
37. 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
species
desert
arctic tundra
savanna
38. Found on mountain tops above the tree line with heavy snowfalls and high winds
northern coniferous forest
ecosystem
abyssal zone
alpine tundra
39. Water layer that gets no light at all at 6000 degrees below sea level
ecosystem
abyssal zone
warm front
high tide
40. Tides formed when the Moon - Eaerth and Sun are aligned
stationary front
spring tides
polar climates
mountainous
41. A layer of soil found in the tundra that stays below freezing
tropical
founder effect
climate
permafrost
42. A belt of coniferous forests that stretches across most of North America - Asia and Europe
parasitism
continental shelf
taiga
humid continental climates
43. Tide caused when the Moon is on directly overhead on the other side of the Earth
benthic habitat
low tide
northern coniferous forest
abyssal zone
44. Found in Antarctica - tip of South America. Have soil that can hold lichens - mosses - ferns and other small tundra plants
antarctic tundra
climate
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
mid - ocean ridges
45. When cold air pushes up warm air leading to violent storms
predation
cold front
mountainous
canopy
46. One organism benefits from association and the other organism is not affected - like the sharpsucker on the underside of a shark
hot deserts
continental climates
commensalism
bathyal zone
47. Climate pattern that is near the equator and always sunny and warm
genetic drift
symbionts
speciation
equatorial
48. 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
tropical rainforests
predation
canopy
49. The consumption of one animal by another
permafrost
predation
cold front
northern coniferous forest
50. Layer of rainforest where bacteria and fungi break up dead leaves
ecosystem
polar climates
forest floor
air pressure