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