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