SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
CSET Ecology
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
cset
,
ecology
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 a continent that edges out underwater
stationary front
air pressure
pelagic habitat
continental shelf
2. Tide caused when the Moon is on directly overhead on the other side of the Earth
continental shelf
tropical rainforests
low tide
savanna
3. The movement of gas molecules in the air
alpine tundra
warm front
coniferous trees
air pressure
4. Layer of rainforest where bacteria and fungi break up dead leaves
species
mutualism
forest floor
Hardy - Weinberg principle
5. Water layer that gets no light at all at 6000 degrees below sea level
abyssal zone
equatorial
mountainous
humid continental climates
6. Climate pattern located further north in Canada and Russia
antarctic tundra
cold front
Mediterranean
subarctic continental climates
7. 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
commensalism
air pressure
benthic habitat
climax community
8. Swampy areas of the taiga that are covered with dead plant matter
high tide
species
alpine tundra
bogs
9. A group of similar organisms that can produce viable - fertile offspring
savanna
founder effect
species
antarctic tundra
10. Found on mountain tops above the tree line with heavy snowfalls and high winds
polar desert
equatorial
alpine tundra
predation
11. Climate patterns in which the winters are not so cold and summers are hot; can be found near mediterranean seas
mild - temperate climates
arid/dry
species
warm front
12. Tide caused when the Moon is directly overhead a part of the earth
high tide
mid - ocean ridges
tropical rainforests
community
13. 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
founder effect
warm front
hot deserts
polar desert
14. 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
population bottleneck
polar desert
benthic habitat
savanna
15. Climate pattern where it is cooler than the climate that the mountain is situated in
mountainous
continental shelf
low tide
spring tides
16. When neither cold air nor warm air advances and clouds form on both sides of the front
stationary front
arid/dry
neap tides
desert
17. A belt of coniferous forests that stretches across most of North America - Asia and Europe
mountainous
taiga
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
species
18. Tides formed when the Moon - Earth and Sun are in right angles of each other
neap tides
continental climates
Mediterranean
canopy
19. A group ofi interacting populations
hot deserts
community
benthic habitat
bathyal zone
20. Layer of the rainforest made up of shorter trees - bushes and ferns
arid/dry
humid continental climates
understory
permafrost
21. Located in the tropics where it remains warm and wet all year round and 2-9 inches of rain fall every year
tropical rainforests
community
cold front
seamounts
22. A layer of soil found in the tundra that stays below freezing
continental slope
permafrost
community
euphotic zone
23. Climate patterns that receive less than 25 cm of rain per year including deserts
arid/dry
neap tides
understory
mountainous
24. Cover only 7 percent of the earth's surface but contain more than 50 percent of its biology
equatorial
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
continental shelf
rainforests
25. When cold air pushes up warm air leading to violent storms
bathyal zone
humid continental climates
cold front
northern coniferous forest
26. Classiciation order of species
mutualism
stationary front
founder effect
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
27. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures
temperate
low tide
mild - temperate climates
polar climates
28. 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
seamounts
air pressure
desert
savanna
29. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin
subarctic continental climates
equatorial
mutualism
symbionts
30. Leafy green top of the rainforest where all kinds of vines and plants grow
stationary front
bathyal zone
canopy
temperate deciduous forest
31. The ocean floor and includes coral reefs to continental shelves - underwater mountain ranges - and deep ocean trenches
founder effect
Hardy - Weinberg principle
continental climates
benthic habitat
32. When warm air replaces cold air leading to steady preciptiation
predation
warm front
parasitism
alpine tundra
33. Fancy way of saying underwater zones
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
pelagic habitat
continental slope
ecosystem
34. Climate pattern found close to the equator and receive more sunlight than other areas
climax community
spring tides
coniferous trees
tropical
35. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters
polar desert
humid continental climates
taiga
northern coniferous forest
36. One organism benefits from association and the other organism is not affected - like the sharpsucker on the underside of a shark
arctic tundra
commensalism
warm front
population
37. Creation of a new species when the gene pool for a group of organisms is isolated
speciation
population bottleneck
neap tides
coniferous trees
38. When a parasite takes from the host and gives nothing in return
temperate
genetic drift
parasitism
species
39. Areas of ocean floor caused by converging tectonic plates and are deeper than those found on dry land
temperate
trenches
abyssal zone
Hardy - Weinberg principle
40. 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
population bottleneck
population
commensalism
predation
41. 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
climate
temperate deciduous forest
canopy
desert
42. Tides formed when the Moon - Eaerth and Sun are aligned
taiga
spring tides
tropical rainforests
founder effect
43. Climate pattern where it is hot and dry in the summer - col in the winter - four distinct seasons and wet in autumn
continental climates
understory
seamounts
Mediterranean
44. A symbiotic relationship where both organisms derive some benefit - like the rhino and the bird
benthic habitat
humid continental climates
mutualism
northern coniferous forest
45. Climate patterns that have various temperature ranges and are located in the northern hemisphere
continental climates
population bottleneck
equatorial
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
46. Climate pattern where it is cool in the winter - warm during the summer and has four distinct season
forest floor
predation
temperate
polar desert
47. 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
Hardy - Weinberg principle
permafrost
continental shelf
air pressure
48. An interdependent system of plants - animals - and land determined by rainfall - temperature - and altittude
rainforests
biome
antarctic tundra
species
49. A pattern of weather conditions determined by temperature - air pressure - precipitation
population
spring tides
climate
benthic habitat
50. The edge of the continent
spring tides
arid/dry
continental slope
mid - ocean ridges