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CSET Ecology

Subjects : cset, ecology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. The movement of gas molecules in the air






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






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






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






6. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters






7. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin






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






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






10. Underwater mountain changes that form when plates move apart






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A community and its abiotic environment






25. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures






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






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






28. Water layer that gets little or no light






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






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






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






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






33. Climate pattern located further north in Canada and Russia






34. 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






35. Climate pattern where it is hot and dry in the summer - col in the winter - four distinct seasons and wet in autumn






36. Classiciation order of species






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






38. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Fancy way of saying underwater zones






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






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






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