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CSET Ecology

Subjects : cset, ecology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Climate pattern located further north in Canada and Russia






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






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






4. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures






5. 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






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






7. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin






8. Classiciation order of species






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






10. Underwater mountain changes that form when plates move apart






11. Water layer that gets no light at all at 6000 degrees below sea level






12. Climate patterns that receive less than 25 cm of rain per year including deserts






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






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






15. 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






16. A group ofi interacting populations






17. The edge of the continent






18. 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






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






20. A pattern of weather conditions determined by temperature - air pressure - precipitation






21. 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






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






23. A belt of coniferous forests that stretches across most of North America - Asia and Europe






24. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters






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






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






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






28. When a parasite takes from the host and gives nothing in return






29. A group of members of the same species found in the given environment at a given time






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






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






32. Leafy green top of the rainforest where all kinds of vines and plants grow






33. The movement of gas molecules in the air






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






35. Arid regions that are the dryest place on earth






36. Popualation that colonizes a new habitat does not reflect the original gene pool of the original population






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






38. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. The consumption of one animal by another






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






47. 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






48. A community and its abiotic environment






49. Forest that is cold - dry and inhabited by fir - pine and have animals like moose - deer - bears - hares - wolves and porcupines






50. Water layer that gets little or no light