Chapter 1 and 3.1 Exam

Front

Which subject is MOST likely studied in ecology?

Back

the interaction between populations of wolves and deer

Front

Distinguish biotic factors from abiotic factors.

Back

living or nonliving

Front

Which data are MOST useful for analyzing the climate of the region?

Back

average temperatures for July, measured over 30 years

Front

How do greenhouse gases act to increase air temperatures near Earth's surface?

Back

They trap heat that is radiated from the surface

Front

What is the relationship between global winds and global ocean currents?

Back

The pattern of global winds is one of the factors that drives global ocean currents.

Front

What do all regions of the temperate grasslands biome have in common?

Back

The same seasonal patterns of temperature and precipitation.

Front

A biome's climate can be described by a graph of its average monthly temperature and average monthly precipitation. Which of the following best describes the climate information shown in the graph?

Back

seasonal variation in precipitation; hot temperature all year long

Front

As a team of explorers travels southward from the North Pole into Canada, they encounter a dense forest of pines and other coniferous evergreens. They leave the forest before the winter, which is long and cold. Which biome has the team visited?

Back

boreal forest (taiga)

Front

Jorge is exploring the ocean. On which of these journeys is he MOST likely to pass from the photic zone into the aphotic zone?

Back

a submarine dive from the surface into deep ocean water

Front

What term BEST describes a local ecosystem with grasses on spongy soil, covered in water in spring, and dries up by late summer?

Back

estuary