Biology Homework 9 – Flashcards
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Which of the following levels of ecological organization is arranged in the correct sequence from most to least inclusive?
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Ecosystem, community, population, Organism
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Which level of ecological study focuses the most on abiotic factors?
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Ecosystem ecology
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Which is not a main scale of ecological study?
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sub-cellular
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Biologists study how nutrients and energy move among organisms and through water, soil, and air. Which level of ecological study is this?
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Ecosystem ecology
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Biomes are major groupings of plant and animal communities that are defined by _____.
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dominant vegetation type
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The main reason polar regions are cooler than the equator is that _____.
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sunlight strikes the poles at a lower angle.
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Which action influences the abiotic components of an organism's environment?
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Water Pollution
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Which aspects of a region's climate have the most impact on plants and animals?
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Temperature and moisture
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True or false? Weather is defined as the prevailing long-term atmospheric conditions in a particular region.
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False, this is referring to climate
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Which of the following statements about Hadley cells is true?
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As warm air rises, air at the top of the atmosphere is pushed poleward and cools
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Which location on Earth receives the most solar radiation per unit area?
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Equator
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What are rain shadows?
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Dry Regions on the leeward side of mountain ranges
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Which desert is caused by a Hadley cell?
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The Sahara Desert in Africa
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Why does the Australian Outback receive so little rainfall?
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A Hadley cell drops warm, dry air in this region
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What are the two major factors determining the distribution of terrestrial biomes?
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Temperature and Rainfall
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Which of these biomes is characterized by little rainfall?
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Desert
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Which of these is the largest terrestrial biome on Earth?
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Tropical Rain Forest
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Which biome is characterized by an extensive canopy that allows little light to penetrate to the ground and by the presence of epiphytes?
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Tropical Rain Forest
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Which biome is characterized by the presence of permafrost?
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Tundra
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What is the predominant type of vegetation in a tropical wet forest?
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Evergreens
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Different types of research have all concluded that global climate change is _____.
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extreme weather
