chapter 3 intro to ecology review

What is an ecosystem?

Which is not one of the 3 climate zones?

A disadvantage of using lab experiments in ecology is that they do not reflective of the complex interactions in nature

which earth system includes includes the biota, all the living things

What biome is characterized by a very arid climate with very low amounts of precipitation?

Why are mountains not a biome?

What ecosystem acts as a natural filter for the Earth and helps renew the underground water supply?

What areas have the most biodiversity in the world,but only cover less than 7%of the Earth?

What 2 things help determine a biome?

which of these is a disadvantage to field experiments in ecology?

_____________is the act of carefully watching something over time. can be short or long periods of time.

What is an organism?

What slows the release of energy from Earth’s atmosphere?

polar ice caps are not a biome due to containing no soil. Therefore, plants cannot be found.

What is the study of the relationships among organisms and their environment?

What is a community?

_______is the long-term pattern of weather conditions.

which earth system includes air blanketing Earth’s solid and liquid surface

____consists of short-term changes in temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind from day to day, or minute to minute.

which of these is a benefit to field experiments in ecology?

Who coined the term ecology to encourage biologists to consider the way organisms interact?

which earth system includes geologic features above and below Earth’s surface

Which Ecosystem includes water that either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for part of the year?

which of these is a benefit to lab experiments in ecology?

Elgin, Oklahoma falls under what kind of biome?

Abiotic factors are the nonliving factors of an ecosystem.

which earth system includes water, ice, and water vapor

Biotic factors are the nonliving factors of an ecosystem.