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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. The edge of the continent






2. Classiciation order of species






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






4. Climate pattern located further north in Canada and Russia






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






6. Arid regions that are the dryest place on earth






7. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Water layer that gets little or no light






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters






22. Underwater mountain changes that form when plates move apart






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The movement of gas molecules in the air






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






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






39. The consumption of one animal by another






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






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






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






43. 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






44. A community and its abiotic environment






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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