Chapter 15 Lesson/Study Guide Combo

The Gaia Hypothesis says...

The _______ zone is in total darkness.

Which biome has a long wet/rainy season and a lot of evergreen conifers?

The climate zone located between the polar zone and the tropical zone is the...

Climate refers to ____________ patterns of weather conditions.

The ________ zone is the place between high and low tide.

Biota is...

Tigers live in the tiaga.

Climate is the prevailing _________ of a region.

What characteristics do all deserts have?

A sea anemone opens up during high tide and closes during low tide. This is an example of an ....

The climate zone located at the poles is called...

Lakes turn over during what seasons? (2 correct answers)

The zone at a pond's edge where snails and waterlilies live is called the _____ zone.

What are not considered biomes? (2 correct answers)

Coral are mutualistic relationships between animals and _______.

Kelp forests exist in _____, nutrient-rich waters surrounded plankton.

The ________ zone has chemotrophs due to a lack of light.

The geosphere is the part of Earth where...

Microclimate is the climate of a...

According to the diagram below, where is the majority of Earth's oxygen produced?

Another name for the tiaga is..

Biomes are defined by climate and ______ communities that live there.

The biosphere is the part of Earth where...

What biome has hot summers, cold winters, evenly spaced precipitation throughout the year, and broadleaf forests?

What biome is most of Easter Colorado?

Coral reefs exist in nutrient rich, ______ climate zones.

Which biome has sub-zero temperatures all year round and permafrost?

Which biome has long, cold winters and short, warm, humid summers where mammals have heavy coats to withstand winters?

Seasons are caused by...

Chaparral is known as...

An example of all Earth systems interracting is...

The ________ zone is the place where animals must adjust to changing salinity, moisture, and pH.

Estuaries are ______ environments where rivers flow into the ocean.

Estuaries are partially enclosed bodies of _______.

Which biome is dry and warm during the summer and where most precipitation falls as snow during winter?

The biosphere includes...

An example of the Gaia Hypothesis is "as CO₂ levels increase, ..."

The scientist who contributed to the Gaia hypothesis is...

The atmosphere is the part of Earth where...

The most biomass exists in the ______ zone.

Water-lilies at the edge of a lake form a...

Cattails growing in a swamp at the edge of a freshwater pond is an example of...

Phytoplankton produce ______ of the Earth's oxygen.

There is more precipitation in what zone?

The open water or pelagic zone of a lake is called the ______ zone.

A lake is part of the...

Estuaries protect species from...

A watershed is a region of ______ that drains into a body of water.

What are some positives about lake turnover? (2 correct answers)

Which biome has warm temperatures all year round and lush, thick forests?

The ________ zone is the deepest ocean zone.

An organisms' adaptation to surviving in the bathyal zone is...

Freshwater ecosystems including _____ and standing water.

The climate zone located between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn is the...

The hydrosphere is the part of Earth where...

The bottom of a lake where many bacteria live is called the _____ zone.

The ________ zone is between the intertidal and bathyal zones.

But coral reefs are considered... ?

Which biome has a lot of hoofed animals (ungulates), an adaptation to the prevailing tall grasses and scattered trees?

The ________ zone is between the neritic and abyssal.

Water-holding frogs survive by reproducing and growing into adulthood within a matter of weeks. This is called a(n)...

Which biome is dry and warm during the summer, where most precipitation falls as snow during the winter?

Plankton, coral reefs, and kelp forests survive in the _______ zone.

What is the biggest threat to mangroves?

Earth's climate zones are primarily due to...