Ch. 3 The Biosphere

In this biome, plants contain flammable oils and have frequent fires.

warm dry summers cool moist winters poor soil, periodic fires, animal browsers

Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?

Earth's rotation causes winds to blow from _____ in the temperate zones

______________ is described by patterns and averages of temperature,

Any living part of the environment

Which is NOT a nonhuman cause of climate change?

Which is NOT a factor that shapes ocean currents?

Extends from the low-tide mark to the outer edge of the continental shelf

Which is NOT a factor that shapes regional climates?

Which is a function of wetlands?

Submerged at high tide exposed to sunlight and air at low tide

________ consists of short-term changes in temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind

Any nonliving part of the environment

Water covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year

warm summers,cold winters,moderate precip,fertile soils,occasional fires,grazing resistant

warm, seasonal rain, frequent fires, compact soils, waxy leaves, leaf loss, migration, dormancy

Summers hot and winters cold

Home to the most species of plants and animals

low precipitation variable temperatures poor soils small plant leaves nocturnal animals

A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

What effect does El Nino have on South America?

Animals that live here have adaptations for climbing,jumping, or flight

Strong winds, low precipitation, short soggy summers, permafrost, dark winters

Warm, wet year round, poor soil, large leaves, buttress roots, animals active year round

long cold winters, mild summers, moderate precipitation, acidic poor soils, conifers, fat

All of the organisms that live in a place and their physical environment

A group of different populations that live together

Warm and hot all year

The defining feature of deserts is:

The sun is directly overhead at noon and day length varies little

Air that is warmed___________________

Mild temperatures, abundant precipitation, tall trees, rocky acidic soils

Group of organisms that breed and produce offspring

Which is NOT a factor that shapes regional climates?

Solid earth which consists of rocks, continents, and ocean floor

Winters are bitterly cold and summers barely get warm

All life on Earth and parts of Earth in which life exists

Why is it drier in Boise than Portland Oregon? The moisture is dropped on the west side of the

Ocean bottom, includes rocks and sediments

Mountain ranges and polar ice caps are easily defined by typical animal and plant communities

Sunlight passes through the atmosphere, hits the surface, radiates off as heat and is trapped

No light reachers here, no photosynthesis occurs.

All the water on the Earth's surface, atmosphere, and underground

The global climate system is powered by _______________

The study of the interactions between organisms and between organisms and their surroundings

cold winters, warm summers, year round precipitation, fertile soils, deciduous

warm year round, wet/dry seasons, rich soil, deciduous, waxy leaves, estivation

A layer of all the gases that surround Earth

A wetland that forms where a river meets the sea

The most phostosynthesis in the world occurs in

Needle-like leaves

Which biome besides deserts have the least amount of water?

Which is a factor in aquatic ecosystems?

Freshwater and saltwater animals can travel back and forth between ecosystems

______ occurs where prevailing winds push surface water away from a continent.

Which is NOT a nonhuman cause of climate change?

Light reaches here,the majority of photosynthesis occurs here