Environmental Science Unit 8 Test Review

What provides the raw material for adaptation to local conditions?

What percentage of Earth's surface is covered in water?

Which biome would have the highest net primary production?

Climatographs are useful tools in describing a biome's climate. They typically show patterns in annual

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

Which of the following terms describes an organism that is found in one place and nowhere else in the world?

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

Which of the following describes the aphotic zone in an aquatic ecosystem?

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

In aquatic ecosystems, net primary productivity is related to

The tiger (Panthera tigris), jaguar (Panthera onca), and lion (Panthera leo) are all members of the same

Which of the following forbids the U.S. government and its citizens from harming endangered species and their habitats?

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

Day-to-day conditions in Earth's atmosphere, such as "sunny and humid," describe

Which of the following increases species diversity?

Which of the following is NOT part of overall biodiversity?

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

Globally, the leading cause of biodiversity loss is

The illegal capture or killing of an organism, often for money, is called

The easiest component of biodiversity to measure is

The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not of the entire species globally, is called

What is the correct hierarchy of taxonomic groups, from largest to smallest?

(CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity are examples of

Mountains separate tigers from other mountains. The mountains are an example of a(n)

Some biologists focus on areas where the greatest number of unique species can be protected. These areas are called

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

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

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

Tigers living in warm climates have thinner coats of fur than tigers living in cool climates. This is a result of

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