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CSET Ecology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Creation of a new species when the gene pool for a group of organisms is isolated
continental climates
permafrost
speciation
desert
2. Tides formed when the Moon - Eaerth and Sun are aligned
symbionts
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
spring tides
mutualism
3. A belt of coniferous forests that stretches across most of North America - Asia and Europe
humid continental climates
bogs
taiga
continental climates
4. Cover only 7 percent of the earth's surface but contain more than 50 percent of its biology
rainforests
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
high tide
stationary front
5. Tide caused when the Moon is directly overhead a part of the earth
Mediterranean
arid/dry
high tide
tropical rainforests
6. Popualation that colonizes a new habitat does not reflect the original gene pool of the original population
speciation
savanna
continental climates
founder effect
7. Climate pattern found close to the equator and receive more sunlight than other areas
genetic drift
desert
tropical
coniferous trees
8. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater
commensalism
ecosystem
continental shelf
pelagic habitat
9. The edge of the continent
hot deserts
antarctic tundra
continental slope
tropical rainforests
10. The movement of gas molecules in the air
abyssal zone
air pressure
rainforests
climax community
11. Climate patterns that have various temperature ranges and are located in the northern hemisphere
hot deserts
continental climates
mutualism
Mediterranean
12. A layer of soil found in the tundra that stays below freezing
permafrost
mid - ocean ridges
spring tides
abyssal zone
13. The ocean floor and includes coral reefs to continental shelves - underwater mountain ranges - and deep ocean trenches
mild - temperate climates
coniferous trees
benthic habitat
abyssal zone
14. Found on mountain tops above the tree line with heavy snowfalls and high winds
desert
seamounts
alpine tundra
climate
15. Water layer that gets no light at all at 6000 degrees below sea level
coniferous trees
abyssal zone
temperate deciduous forest
forest floor
16. Tides formed when the Moon - Earth and Sun are in right angles of each other
bogs
mutualism
neap tides
community
17. A group of members of the same species found in the given environment at a given time
continental climates
forest floor
northern coniferous forest
population
18. Climate pattern where it is cool in the winter - warm during the summer and has four distinct season
equatorial
air pressure
temperate
benthic habitat
19. Arid regions that are the dryest place on earth
population bottleneck
desert
alpine tundra
warm front
20. Areas of ocean floor caused by converging tectonic plates and are deeper than those found on dry land
parasitism
temperate
seamounts
trenches
21. Climate pattern where it is cooler than the climate that the mountain is situated in
community
continental slope
mountainous
pelagic habitat
22. Layer of rainforest where bacteria and fungi break up dead leaves
commensalism
forest floor
mutualism
tropical rainforests
23. 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
hot deserts
mid - ocean ridges
warm front
tropical rainforests
24. Climate pattern where it is hot and dry in the summer - col in the winter - four distinct seasons and wet in autumn
Mediterranean
climax community
alpine tundra
trenches
25. A group of similar organisms that can produce viable - fertile offspring
parasitism
taiga
species
community
26. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters
humid continental climates
species
predation
tropical
27. A symbiotic relationship where both organisms derive some benefit - like the rhino and the bird
mutualism
spring tides
pelagic habitat
canopy
28. 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
climax community
temperate
genetic drift
polar climates
29. 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
rainforests
speciation
temperate deciduous forest
population bottleneck
30. A community and its abiotic environment
temperate deciduous forest
population
Hardy - Weinberg principle
ecosystem
31. A pattern of weather conditions determined by temperature - air pressure - precipitation
trenches
climate
temperate
northern coniferous forest
32. Underwater volcanic cones that eventually get large enough to form volcanic islands like Hawaii
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
seamounts
continental climates
temperate deciduous forest
33. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures
continental climates
continental slope
humid continental climates
polar climates
34. When neither cold air nor warm air advances and clouds form on both sides of the front
mid - ocean ridges
northern coniferous forest
alpine tundra
stationary front
35. When a parasite takes from the host and gives nothing in return
climate
low tide
parasitism
hot deserts
36. A group ofi interacting populations
community
population
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
stationary front
37. 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
humid continental climates
bathyal zone
canopy
arctic tundra
38. When cold air pushes up warm air leading to violent storms
stationary front
air pressure
humid continental climates
cold front
39. Layer of the rainforest made up of shorter trees - bushes and ferns
predation
Hardy - Weinberg principle
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
understory
40. An interdependent system of plants - animals - and land determined by rainfall - temperature - and altittude
coniferous trees
biome
continental slope
community
41. 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
mild - temperate climates
understory
warm front
savanna
42. Located in the tropics where it remains warm and wet all year round and 2-9 inches of rain fall every year
arctic tundra
stationary front
tropical rainforests
parasitism
43. 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
genetic drift
temperate deciduous forest
temperate
low tide
44. Tide caused when the Moon is on directly overhead on the other side of the Earth
climax community
low tide
benthic habitat
Hardy - Weinberg principle
45. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin
founder effect
stationary front
abyssal zone
symbionts
46. Fancy way of saying underwater zones
pelagic habitat
parasitism
genetic drift
air pressure
47. Forest that is cold - dry and inhabited by fir - pine and have animals like moose - deer - bears - hares - wolves and porcupines
northern coniferous forest
parasitism
population bottleneck
polar desert
48. Small changesin a population's gene pool by random events
speciation
symbionts
neap tides
genetic drift
49. Climate pattern located further north in Canada and Russia
benthic habitat
cold front
polar climates
subarctic continental climates
50. When warm air replaces cold air leading to steady preciptiation
tropical rainforests
warm front
hot deserts
trenches