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CSET Ecology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Small changesin a population's gene pool by random events
genetic drift
mid - ocean ridges
Hardy - Weinberg principle
arctic tundra
2. Underwater mountain changes that form when plates move apart
mid - ocean ridges
climax community
high tide
northern coniferous forest
3. Climate pattern that is near the equator and always sunny and warm
equatorial
continental slope
hot deserts
polar desert
4. 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
savanna
speciation
continental climates
temperate deciduous forest
5. A group of similar organisms that can produce viable - fertile offspring
mild - temperate climates
species
alpine tundra
continental climates
6. The surface water that gets enough sunlight to support plants and animals called plankton
mountainous
coniferous trees
euphotic zone
pelagic habitat
7. Arid regions that are the dryest place on earth
antarctic tundra
desert
continental climates
euphotic zone
8. The consumption of one animal by another
predation
mild - temperate climates
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
canopy
9. Water layer that gets no light at all at 6000 degrees below sea level
abyssal zone
genetic drift
Hardy - Weinberg principle
high tide
10. Tides formed when the Moon - Earth and Sun are in right angles of each other
coniferous trees
rainforests
Mediterranean
neap tides
11. Underwater volcanic cones that eventually get large enough to form volcanic islands like Hawaii
seamounts
polar climates
euphotic zone
benthic habitat
12. When cold air pushes up warm air leading to violent storms
founder effect
pelagic habitat
permafrost
cold front
13. A community and its abiotic environment
coniferous trees
neap tides
spring tides
ecosystem
14. The ocean floor and includes coral reefs to continental shelves - underwater mountain ranges - and deep ocean trenches
speciation
alpine tundra
humid continental climates
benthic habitat
15. Creation of a new species when the gene pool for a group of organisms is isolated
speciation
mutualism
high tide
mild - temperate climates
16. A belt of coniferous forests that stretches across most of North America - Asia and Europe
spring tides
taiga
predation
cold front
17. 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
speciation
commensalism
hot deserts
species
18. Climate patterns in which the winters are not so cold and summers are hot; can be found near mediterranean seas
tropical rainforests
ecosystem
mild - temperate climates
canopy
19. One organism benefits from association and the other organism is not affected - like the sharpsucker on the underside of a shark
climate
commensalism
Mediterranean
low tide
20. A group ofi interacting populations
community
rainforests
population
temperate
21. 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
warm front
climax community
ecosystem
predation
22. 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
population bottleneck
trenches
temperate deciduous forest
neap tides
23. 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
permafrost
benthic habitat
speciation
population bottleneck
24. Located in the tropics where it remains warm and wet all year round and 2-9 inches of rain fall every year
desert
continental climates
tropical rainforests
founder effect
25. A layer of soil found in the tundra that stays below freezing
stationary front
abyssal zone
permafrost
symbionts
26. When warm air replaces cold air leading to steady preciptiation
rainforests
mild - temperate climates
forest floor
warm front
27. Climate pattern where it is hot and dry in the summer - col in the winter - four distinct seasons and wet in autumn
rainforests
Mediterranean
understory
continental climates
28. Cover only 7 percent of the earth's surface but contain more than 50 percent of its biology
seamounts
rainforests
cold front
high tide
29. When a parasite takes from the host and gives nothing in return
savanna
equatorial
biome
parasitism
30. Water layer that gets little or no light
air pressure
bathyal zone
warm front
cold front
31. Found on mountain tops above the tree line with heavy snowfalls and high winds
cold front
equatorial
air pressure
alpine tundra
32. Tide caused when the Moon is on directly overhead on the other side of the Earth
arctic tundra
temperate deciduous forest
low tide
bathyal zone
33. Climate pattern where it is cool in the winter - warm during the summer and has four distinct season
temperate
warm front
continental shelf
predation
34. Climate pattern found close to the equator and receive more sunlight than other areas
tropical
Hardy - Weinberg principle
mountainous
low tide
35. Classiciation order of species
alpine tundra
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
parasitism
population
36. Climate pattern where it is cooler than the climate that the mountain is situated in
northern coniferous forest
bathyal zone
mountainous
rainforests
37. Leafy green top of the rainforest where all kinds of vines and plants grow
hot deserts
canopy
antarctic tundra
air pressure
38. The movement of gas molecules in the air
arctic tundra
abyssal zone
air pressure
euphotic zone
39. Areas of ocean floor caused by converging tectonic plates and are deeper than those found on dry land
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
trenches
mountainous
cold front
40. A symbiotic relationship where both organisms derive some benefit - like the rhino and the bird
biome
mutualism
continental shelf
northern coniferous forest
41. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater
temperate
speciation
continental shelf
predation
42. When neither cold air nor warm air advances and clouds form on both sides of the front
stationary front
symbionts
mid - ocean ridges
seamounts
43. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters
population bottleneck
taiga
humid continental climates
antarctic tundra
44. A group of members of the same species found in the given environment at a given time
polar desert
continental climates
forest floor
population
45. Trees that make seed - bearing cones like pine and fir trees
subarctic continental climates
coniferous trees
climate
Hardy - Weinberg principle
46. Tides formed when the Moon - Eaerth and Sun are aligned
spring tides
speciation
temperate
continental shelf
47. Found in Antarctica - tip of South America. Have soil that can hold lichens - mosses - ferns and other small tundra plants
warm front
savanna
symbionts
antarctic tundra
48. The edge of the continent
continental slope
parasitism
subarctic continental climates
arctic tundra
49. 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
ecosystem
savanna
arctic tundra
mutualism
50. An interdependent system of plants - animals - and land determined by rainfall - temperature - and altittude
spring tides
forest floor
mild - temperate climates
biome