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CSET Ecology

Subjects : cset, ecology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Popualation that colonizes a new habitat does not reflect the original gene pool of the original population






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






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






5. The movement of gas molecules in the air






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






7. Located in the tropics where it remains warm and wet all year round and 2-9 inches of rain fall every year






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Climate pattern with consistently cold temperatures






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






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






19. Water layer that gets little or no light






20. Arid regions that are the dryest place on earth






21. 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






22. Underwater mountain changes that form when plates move apart






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






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






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






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






27. Climate pattern where it is cool in the winter - warm during the summer and has four distinct season






28. A pattern of weather conditions determined by temperature - air pressure - precipitation






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






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






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






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






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






34. Climate patterns that have warm summers and cold winters






35. 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






36. Cover only 7 percent of the earth's surface but contain more than 50 percent of its biology






37. Animals that live togehter in intimate personal associatoin






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






39. A community and its abiotic environment






40. Classiciation order of species






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






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






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






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






45. The surface water that gets enough sunlight to support plants and animals called plankton






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






47. The edge of a continent that edges out underwater






48. The edge of the continent






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






50. Fancy way of saying underwater zones