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CSET Ecology

Subjects : cset, ecology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 where it is cool in the winter - warm during the summer and has four distinct season






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






3. Underwater mountain changes that form when plates move apart






4. A community and its abiotic environment






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






6. The consumption of one animal by another






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin






15. 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






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






17. Classiciation order of species






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Cover only 7 percent of the earth's surface but contain more than 50 percent of its biology






25. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters






33. The edge of the continent






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






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






36. The movement of gas molecules in the air






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures






43. Fancy way of saying underwater zones






44. A group ofi interacting populations






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






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






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






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






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






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