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