Environmental Science: Biomes

Question 1

In which ocean zones do crabs, mussels, anemone, barnacles, and sea stars live?

Accepted Answer

intertidal

Question 2

Trees such as cedars and spruces, which do not lose their leaves at any time of year, are . . .

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coniferous

Question 3

the large brown algae, that grows from the ocean floor of continental shelves?

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kelp

Question 4

the area farther from the shore In lakes and ponds

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limnetic zone

Question 5

In which of the ocean’s zones would you expect to find the ecosystem seen in the diagram?

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the nertic zone

Question 6

The uppermost layer of an aquatic ecosystem, where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis

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photic zone

Question 7

The mud and muck at the very bottom of any body of water is called the aphotic zone.

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False

Question 8

means a tree that lose their leaves and stop photosynthesis during part of the year.

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deciduous

Question 9

Rivers and streams are types of standing freshwater ecosystems.

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false

Question 10

Climatographs describe a biome’s climate. They typically show patterns in annual

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precipitaion and temperature

Question 11

Marshes, swamps, and bogs are examples of

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freshwater wetlands

Question 12

Which of the following describes the frozen underground soil that is found in the tundra?

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permafrost

Question 13

Ecologists use similarities between ecosystems to classify them into broad categories called

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biomes

Question 14

Which statement about the littoral zone in a lake or pond is true?

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it has deep water

Question 15

To help them survive in the tundra, caribou have various adaptations, such as

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wide hooves for travel on mud and snow

Question 16

Which term describes the net amount of organic matter that an ecosystem or biome produces?

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net primary production

Question 17

Nearly all nutrients present in tropical rain forests are contained in the

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trees, vines, and other plants

Question 18

ecosystems between the uppermost reach of the high tide & the lowest limit of the low tide

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intertidal

Question 19

High in the mountains, near a river’s source, water tends to be cold and oxygen-rich.

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True

Question 20

Criteria such as salinity, depth, & whether the water is flowing, are used by scientists to

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classify aquatic ecosystems

Question 21

Photosynthesis by aquatic plantsn is mostly limited by the amount of oxygen available.

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true

Question 22

Which of the following aquatic ecosystems is NOT a type of wetland?

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stream

Question 23

What is the difference between swamps and freshwater marshes?

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swamps have woody shrubs, marshes have grasses

Question 24

The rate plants convert solar energy into sugars is called . . .

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gross primary production

Question 25

What is the extended period of deep, sleeplike inactivity that an animal enters for the winter?

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hibernation

Question 26

Why do short trees & plants in the understory in tropical rain forests have large flat leaves?

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to allow maximum surface for light absorption

Question 27

The vertical movement of cold, nutrient-rich water from the ocean depths to its surface is. . .

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upwelling

Question 28

Warm and wet biomes have the lowest net primary production

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false

Question 29

Water with a salinity that is greater than fresh water but less than saltwater is classified as

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brackish

Question 30

The neritic zone contains over 90 percent of the ocean’s water.

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false

Question 31

Weather describes the average temperature and precipitation over long periods in a given area.

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false

Question 32

the vertical flow of cold, nutrient-rich water toward the surface.

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upwelling

Question 33

Life underwater is greatly affected by light availability, which is directly related to

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water depth

Question 34

Bogs are brackish ecosystems that occur where rivers flow into the ocean

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False

Question 35

Where rivers flow into the ocean, mixing fresh water with saltwater .

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estuaries

Question 36

According to the blurb which will experience the LEAST amount of temperature variation?

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a tropical ocean

Question 37

Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem tends to have the highest temperatures?

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photic zone

Question 38

Which organisms experience seasonal loss of leaves as an adaptation to their climate?

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deciduous trees

Question 39

Weather describes the average conditions of an area over long periods of time.

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false

Question 40

A material, like water, that requires a large amount of energy to raise its temperature has a

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high heat capacity

Question 41

Which biome would have the lowest net primary production?

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desert

Environmental Science: Biomes

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Environmental Science: Biomes

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