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CSET Ecology
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1. Layer of rainforest where bacteria and fungi break up dead leaves
mild - temperate climates
forest floor
speciation
symbionts
2. 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
arctic tundra
benthic habitat
population
biome
3. Tides formed when the Moon - Earth and Sun are in right angles of each other
antarctic tundra
pelagic habitat
neap tides
canopy
4. Tide caused when the Moon is directly overhead a part of the earth
high tide
species
warm front
equatorial
5. When warm air replaces cold air leading to steady preciptiation
warm front
mid - ocean ridges
canopy
commensalism
6. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater
forest floor
humid continental climates
continental shelf
population bottleneck
7. 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
polar desert
savanna
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
biome
8. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters
speciation
mountainous
Hardy - Weinberg principle
humid continental climates
9. When cold air pushes up warm air leading to violent storms
cold front
polar desert
bathyal zone
alpine tundra
10. Climate pattern where it is hot and dry in the summer - col in the winter - four distinct seasons and wet in autumn
Hardy - Weinberg principle
Mediterranean
rainforests
polar desert
11. Water layer that gets no light at all at 6000 degrees below sea level
subarctic continental climates
abyssal zone
ecosystem
arctic tundra
12. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin
taiga
symbionts
continental slope
arid/dry
13. Forest that is cold - dry and inhabited by fir - pine and have animals like moose - deer - bears - hares - wolves and porcupines
low tide
northern coniferous forest
parasitism
tropical
14. One organism benefits from association and the other organism is not affected - like the sharpsucker on the underside of a shark
savanna
genetic drift
continental slope
commensalism
15. A group of similar organisms that can produce viable - fertile offspring
ecosystem
species
neap tides
climax community
16. Underwater volcanic cones that eventually get large enough to form volcanic islands like Hawaii
ecosystem
Hardy - Weinberg principle
seamounts
cold front
17. The consumption of one animal by another
temperate
predation
temperate deciduous forest
parasitism
18. Found in Antarctica - tip of South America. Have soil that can hold lichens - mosses - ferns and other small tundra plants
low tide
antarctic tundra
arid/dry
benthic habitat
19. Arid regions that are the dryest place on earth
savanna
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
desert
neap tides
20. 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
Hardy - Weinberg principle
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
neap tides
savanna
21. When a parasite takes from the host and gives nothing in return
parasitism
continental climates
stationary front
canopy
22. 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
continental slope
Hardy - Weinberg principle
bogs
symbionts
23. The ocean floor and includes coral reefs to continental shelves - underwater mountain ranges - and deep ocean trenches
benthic habitat
mild - temperate climates
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
commensalism
24. 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
climax community
trenches
benthic habitat
25. Trees that make seed - bearing cones like pine and fir trees
coniferous trees
predation
polar climates
understory
26. 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
hot deserts
Hardy - Weinberg principle
forest floor
low tide
27. A symbiotic relationship where both organisms derive some benefit - like the rhino and the bird
taiga
tropical
mutualism
commensalism
28. The edge of the continent
community
population
continental slope
commensalism
29. Fancy way of saying underwater zones
genetic drift
northern coniferous forest
pelagic habitat
continental climates
30. Climate patterns that receive less than 25 cm of rain per year including deserts
Mediterranean
arid/dry
polar climates
euphotic zone
31. Climate patterns that have various temperature ranges and are located in the northern hemisphere
bathyal zone
continental climates
spring tides
cold front
32. A layer of soil found in the tundra that stays below freezing
mountainous
permafrost
temperate
canopy
33. Water layer that gets little or no light
bathyal zone
arid/dry
trenches
mutualism
34. When neither cold air nor warm air advances and clouds form on both sides of the front
taiga
rainforests
stationary front
ecosystem
35. Classiciation order of species
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species
population
forest floor
Mediterranean
36. Climate pattern found close to the equator and receive more sunlight than other areas
neap tides
tropical
continental climates
pelagic habitat
37. Climate patterns in which the winters are not so cold and summers are hot; can be found near mediterranean seas
ecosystem
mountainous
mild - temperate climates
symbionts
38. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures
climax community
Mediterranean
arctic tundra
polar climates
39. Climate pattern located further north in Canada and Russia
subarctic continental climates
predation
mid - ocean ridges
climax community
40. Layer of the rainforest made up of shorter trees - bushes and ferns
high tide
understory
population
temperate
41. Climate pattern where it is cool in the winter - warm during the summer and has four distinct season
parasitism
temperate
mild - temperate climates
benthic habitat
42. A community and its abiotic environment
savanna
ecosystem
mild - temperate climates
founder effect
43. Cover only 7 percent of the earth's surface but contain more than 50 percent of its biology
rainforests
euphotic zone
continental shelf
hot deserts
44. A group ofi interacting populations
community
tropical
population
polar climates
45. Climate pattern that is near the equator and always sunny and warm
tropical rainforests
continental shelf
tropical
equatorial
46. Creation of a new species when the gene pool for a group of organisms is isolated
community
speciation
predation
arid/dry
47. Found on mountain tops above the tree line with heavy snowfalls and high winds
tropical rainforests
alpine tundra
stationary front
community
48. Tides formed when the Moon - Eaerth and Sun are aligned
spring tides
humid continental climates
taiga
low tide
49. A belt of coniferous forests that stretches across most of North America - Asia and Europe
climax community
taiga
polar desert
tropical
50. Leafy green top of the rainforest where all kinds of vines and plants grow
taiga
population
bathyal zone
canopy