Ecology Exam Review

Gymnosperms are evergreen, needle leaf trees, that bear naked seeds in a cone. They are found in:

Which Biome is considered the "Bread Basket of the World'?

When organisms die, they are recycled back into the ecosystem by which type of organisms?

Trees that loose their leaves and regrow them every year are common in the:

At the bottom of the trophic levels are the:

The most Biodiverse biome is the:

Plants that have adapted to dryer conditions are generally called:

The warm climate of California is home to the Mediterranean Climate also called the:

Lichens are symbiotic relationships with algae providing food to a fungus and the fungus provides the algae protection.

Only __________ can take Nitrogen from the air and put it into a usable form through Nitrogen Fixation.

The 10% rule

Swamps, marshes and bogs, are all common names for this biome:

The only cycle that is not found in the atmosphere is:

Organisms that eat both plant and animal material are called:

The Biomes are large areas around the planet mainly decided by wind patterns and ocean currents.

Rainforests have the most fertile soils.

The burning of fossil fuels is causing global warming and messing up this balance in this cycle:

Biomes are characterized by

Savannas, Prairies, Pompas, Steppes are all names given to the:

The type of adaptation an animal does when it comes out during the night and sleeps all day is called:

The two types of tundra are:

When rain falls from the sky, this step of the water cycle is called:

Permafrost is the ground type found in the:

There are more organisms at the top trophic level because they are larger.

Deserts (or lands that get less than 10 in. of rain a year) cover the majority of this planet.

When two organisms benefit from each other it is called:

Plants that have adapted to water ecosystems like the wetlands are called:

We need NItrogen in our bodies to make

When two organisms live together, this is known as:

When water evaporates from the tree leaves, this is called:

Trees that generally have fire resistant bark/oils covering them are common in the:

A food web is interconnected food chains.

We need Phosphorous in our bodies to make:

The instability caused by filling wetlands with sand is called:

The rainshadow effect is caused by: