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CSET Ecology

Subjects : cset, ecology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures






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






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






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






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






6. Classiciation order of species






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






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






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






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






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






12. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters






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






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






15. 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






16. Water layer that gets little or no light






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. A community and its abiotic environment






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






29. A group ofi interacting populations






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






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






32. The edge of the continent






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






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






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






36. The consumption of one animal by another






37. Underwater mountain changes that form when plates move apart






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






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






40. Climate pattern located further north in Canada and Russia






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






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






43. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater






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






45. 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






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






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






48. The movement of gas molecules in the air






49. Arid regions that are the dryest place on earth






50. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin