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CSET Ecology
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1. When neither cold air nor warm air advances and clouds form on both sides of the front
pelagic habitat
community
stationary front
antarctic tundra
2. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures
benthic habitat
polar climates
biome
continental slope
3. Areas of ocean floor caused by converging tectonic plates and are deeper than those found on dry land
northern coniferous forest
population bottleneck
temperate
trenches
4. A pattern of weather conditions determined by temperature - air pressure - precipitation
benthic habitat
climate
savanna
abyssal zone
5. Arid regions that are the dryest place on earth
desert
subarctic continental climates
climate
bathyal zone
6. An interdependent system of plants - animals - and land determined by rainfall - temperature - and altittude
tropical rainforests
biome
alpine tundra
taiga
7. The consumption of one animal by another
Mediterranean
abyssal zone
high tide
predation
8. Tide caused when the Moon is directly overhead a part of the earth
savanna
mid - ocean ridges
high tide
continental slope
9. Creation of a new species when the gene pool for a group of organisms is isolated
antarctic tundra
tropical rainforests
speciation
forest floor
10. The surface water that gets enough sunlight to support plants and animals called plankton
mid - ocean ridges
continental shelf
euphotic zone
coniferous trees
11. Climate pattern where it is hot and dry in the summer - col in the winter - four distinct seasons and wet in autumn
bogs
Mediterranean
seamounts
speciation
12. Water layer that gets no light at all at 6000 degrees below sea level
temperate deciduous forest
parasitism
population bottleneck
abyssal zone
13. Layer of rainforest where bacteria and fungi break up dead leaves
taiga
bogs
coniferous trees
forest floor
14. A belt of coniferous forests that stretches across most of North America - Asia and Europe
continental shelf
taiga
cold front
temperate
15. The ocean floor and includes coral reefs to continental shelves - underwater mountain ranges - and deep ocean trenches
air pressure
polar desert
benthic habitat
northern coniferous forest
16. Found in Antarctica - tip of South America. Have soil that can hold lichens - mosses - ferns and other small tundra plants
antarctic tundra
symbionts
arctic tundra
abyssal zone
17. Climate pattern that is near the equator and always sunny and warm
warm front
symbionts
arid/dry
equatorial
18. A group of similar organisms that can produce viable - fertile offspring
predation
species
understory
alpine tundra
19. 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
antarctic tundra
high tide
arid/dry
population bottleneck
20. 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
antarctic tundra
savanna
polar desert
equatorial
21. 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
trenches
hot deserts
bathyal zone
savanna
22. 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
predation
equatorial
Mediterranean
climax community
23. Popualation that colonizes a new habitat does not reflect the original gene pool of the original population
equatorial
genetic drift
founder effect
low tide
24. Climate pattern found close to the equator and receive more sunlight than other areas
equatorial
hot deserts
cold front
tropical
25. Underwater mountain changes that form when plates move apart
abyssal zone
mid - ocean ridges
pelagic habitat
genetic drift
26. Tides formed when the Moon - Eaerth and Sun are aligned
Mediterranean
commensalism
spring tides
euphotic zone
27. Swampy areas of the taiga that are covered with dead plant matter
low tide
spring tides
climax community
bogs
28. Climate pattern where it is cooler than the climate that the mountain is situated in
mountainous
population bottleneck
canopy
species
29. Climate pattern located further north in Canada and Russia
subarctic continental climates
low tide
desert
predation
30. A symbiotic relationship where both organisms derive some benefit - like the rhino and the bird
permafrost
genetic drift
taiga
mutualism
31. A layer of soil found in the tundra that stays below freezing
permafrost
speciation
savanna
bathyal zone
32. Classiciation order of species
forest floor
euphotic zone
arid/dry
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
33. 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
ecosystem
temperate
temperate deciduous forest
air pressure
34. A group ofi interacting populations
euphotic zone
community
continental shelf
savanna
35. One organism benefits from association and the other organism is not affected - like the sharpsucker on the underside of a shark
Mediterranean
understory
commensalism
taiga
36. The edge of the continent
continental slope
temperate
continental climates
arctic tundra
37. Fancy way of saying underwater zones
spring tides
pelagic habitat
genetic drift
species
38. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters
genetic drift
desert
humid continental climates
continental shelf
39. A group of members of the same species found in the given environment at a given time
biome
population
bogs
neap tides
40. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater
hot deserts
continental shelf
bogs
community
41. Located in the tropics where it remains warm and wet all year round and 2-9 inches of rain fall every year
commensalism
population bottleneck
continental climates
tropical rainforests
42. Forest that is cold - dry and inhabited by fir - pine and have animals like moose - deer - bears - hares - wolves and porcupines
ecosystem
northern coniferous forest
genetic drift
equatorial
43. Small changesin a population's gene pool by random events
genetic drift
neap tides
permafrost
antarctic tundra
44. 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
cold front
taiga
trenches
45. When a parasite takes from the host and gives nothing in return
mid - ocean ridges
tropical
hot deserts
parasitism
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
savanna
parasitism
symbionts
air pressure
47. Tide caused when the Moon is on directly overhead on the other side of the Earth
low tide
temperate
bogs
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
48. 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
taiga
arctic tundra
stationary front
tropical
49. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin
mountainous
permafrost
stationary front
symbionts
50. Climate patterns that have various temperature ranges and are located in the northern hemisphere
speciation
mild - temperate climates
species
continental climates