Ch. 3 Biology Review

Which zone has proven to be the most difficult for marine biologists to explore?

Name the zone letter B is pointing to

Despite having plenty of sun and rain, the tropical rain forest has very poor _____.

where will you most likely find the greatest diversity in the zone of tolerance?

What feature is responsible for the variation of climate in different parts of the world?

What type of succession is shown in this picture?

Dropping leaves in the fall is a characteristic of what type of tree?

What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem?

Areas of land such as marshes, swamps, and bogs that are saturated with water

Anything that regulates the size of a population of another species is known as?

the condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time.

Name the zone letter A is pointing to

Which defines a biome as a desert?

Food, water, sunlight, air, soil are resources that are often __________.

Which defines a biological community?

Where is Earth’s freshwater mostly found?

this picture shows what type of succession

Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

slope of the landscape determines the direction and speed of the water.

Only about 2.5 percent of the water on Earth is freshwater.

Name the zone letter C is pointing to

This marine zone is further subdivided into two separate zones.

Abiotic factors are parts of the environment that are...

Which statement would you NOT use to describe succession?

In which biome can you find permafrost?

starts with bare rock followed by lichen

Which biome contains the most fertilized soil?

Which process occurs after a forest fire?

Mostly consumers live in marine abyssal zones because temperature is a limiting factor.

In this marine zone, organisms must adapt to daily changes.

Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?

circulates nutrients and oxygen between water depths in lakes

Mountains do not fit the definition of biomes because?

where freshwater from a stream or river meets saltwater from the ocean.

What type of species would be most likely found in the bottom of the lake?

In what ocean zone do organisms depend on food materials that sink from the surface