Chapter 4 - Ecosystems and Communities

Which of the following is NOT a freshwater wetland?

An area with very little precipitation and extremes between
day and night temperatures is

Ponds and lakes are

A bee taking pollen from a flower to make honey is an example of

When two organism attempt to use the same ecological resource at the same time, what happens?

The series of predictable change that occurs in a community over times is called

The biome characterized by cold winters and short mild summers is what?

Type of freshwater wetland that has slowly flowing water is

Which zone covers several other zones in the ocean?

Which of the following climate zone is only found in 1 place on the Earth?

A forest that is characterized by its wet and dry season is most likely a

A lynx eating a hare is an example of what?

The type of succession that occurs when there is no soil is known as

A chemosynthetic organism is most likely going to be found in the

The single-celled algae that grow in lakes and ponds are zooplankton.

Temperatures on Earth remain within a suitable range for life as we know it
because of the

The natural insulating blanket the Earth has is what?

Where could you visit a decideous forest in the U.S. that is surrounded by sea water on 3 sides

 An existing community is gradually replaced by another community is an ecological succession.

The average, year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region is

All of the following factors contribute to Earth's Climate EXCEPT

Dory from finding nemo is mostly found

The most stable community in an ecosystem before a distrubance is called what?

Which of the following is NOT  greenhouse gas?

What biome is found in the central U.S.?

Which of the following is not a characteristic that is used to classify aquatic ecosystems

The greenhouse effect is

Tropical rain forest is characterized by a wet and a dry season.

The poles are cold mostly because of...

Which of the following is the most genetically diverse?