Which one of the following statements is not true of freshwater wetlands

The water in freshwater wetlands is always brackish

An example of a place with a microclimate is

a forested park in a desert city

extends to a depth of about 200 meters

Several species of song birds can live in the same spruce tree only because they

occupy different niches within the tree

The chemistry of aquatic ecosystems is determined by the

amount of salt, nutrients, and oxygen dissolved in the water

What is one difference between primary (1°) and secondary (2°) succession?

2° begins on soil, and 1° begins on newly exposed surfaces

The Earth's climate is, in part, created by the interaction of

landmasses, the atmosphere, and the ocean

Organisms within an ecosystem are

biotic factors in that ecosystem

A biome is identified by its particular set of biotic factors and its

average precipitation and temperature

A mountain (mt.) can affect climate by

causing precipitation to fall mostly on one side of the mt.

Which of the following statements is not true about the oceanic zone

The oceanic zone extends 200 nautical miles from the shore

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1
Which animal is found in the biome with cold-mod. winter, warm summer, fertile soil, and plants
moose
polar bear
white-tailed deer
iguana
2
Which one of the following statements is not true of freshwater wetlands
The water in freshwater wetlands is always brackish
H2O may be present near the soil surface part of the year
Freshwater wetlands include bogs, marshes, and swamps
Wetlands are important breeding grounds for migratory birds
3
An interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism is called
competition
predation
symbiosis
mutualism
4
The climate zone that receives the most direct sunlight throughout the year is called
The South Polar Zone
The Northern Temperate Zone
The Southern Temperate Zone
The Tropical Zone
5
The average year-by-year conditions of temp. and precip. in a particular region is the region's
weather
latitude
climate
ecosystem
6
An example of a place with a microclimate is
a forested park in a desert city
a mountain range capped with ice
an orchid growing in a rain forest
coniferous trees in a temperate forest
7
The photic zone
extends to a depth of about 200 meters
extends to the bottom of the open ocean
is deep, cold, and permanently dark
is where chemosynthetic bacteria are the producers
8
Several species of song birds can live in the same spruce tree only because they
occupy different niches within the tree
eat different foods within the tree
can find different temperatures within the tree
have different habitats within the tree
9
The chemistry of aquatic ecosystems is determined by the
biotic and abiotic factors in the water
amount of salt, nutrients, and oxygen dissolved in the water
amount of rainfall the water receives
number of other organisms present in the water
10
What is one difference between primary (1°) and secondary (2°) succession?
2° succ. begins with lichens, and 1° succ. begins with trees
2° begins on soil, and 1° begins on newly exposed surfaces
1° succession is slow, and 2° succession is rapid
1° succ. modifies the environment, and 2° succ. does not
11
The Earth's climate is, in part, created by the interaction of
landmasses, the atmosphere, and the ocean
temperatures, ecosystems, and wind
weather, heat transport, and the environment
solar radiation, surface temperatures, and biomes
12
The loss of heat to space is slowed by
the biosphere
radiation entering the atmosphere
atmospheric gases
solar energy
13
Climate conditions that differ significantly from the climate of the surrounding area are
ecosystems
natural features
biomes
microclimates
14
Which biome is characterized by very low temperatures, little precipitation, and permafrost
desert
tropical dry forest
temperate forest
tundra
15
Primary succession can begin after
a forest fire
a lava flow
farmland is abandoned
a severe storm
16
Which is not an adaptation that organisms have for living in flowing water
jumping ability
suckers
streamlined bodies
hooks
17
Which two biomes have the least amount of precipitation
tropical rain forest and temperate forest
tundra and desert
boreal forest and temperate woodland and shrubland
tropical savanna and tropical dry forest
18
The tendency for warm air to rise and cool air to sink results in
global wind patterns
ocean upwelling
unequal heat distribution
regional precipitation
19
Different species can share the same habitat, but competition among them is reduced if they
move away
occupy different niches
reproduce at different times
eat less
20
The symbiotic relationship between a flower and the insect that feeds on its nectar is
an example of predation
an example of mutualism
an example of parasitism
an example of commensalism
21
Organisms within an ecosystem are
meiotic factors in that ecosystem
abiotic factors in that ecosystem
bioptic factors in that ecosystem
biotic factors in that ecosystem
22
A biome is identified by its particular set of biotic factors and its
distance from the equator
specific geographical location
average precipitation and temperature
characteristic ecological community
23
Temperatures on Earth remain within a suitable range for life as we know it because of the
greenhouse effect
radiation of sunlight back into the atmosphere
loss of heat to space
unequal heating of Earth's surface
24
A mountain (mt.) can affect climate by
absorbing more solar energy at peak than the base of the mt.
interfering with air currents and affecting Earth's rotation
pushing a cool air mass back out over the ocean
causing precipitation to fall mostly on one side of the mt.
25
Earth has three main climate zones because of the differences in latitude and
prevailing winds
angle of heating
ocean currents
amount of solar energy received
26
The unequal heating of Earth's surface
drives wind and ocean currents
All of the answers
has important effects on Earth's climate regions
causes winds that transport heat throughout the biosphere
27
Ponds and lakes are
flowing-water ecosystems
estuaries
wetlands
standing-water ecosystems
28
The series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time is called
climate change
ecological succession
population growth
climax community
29
Which of the following statements is not true about the oceanic zone
The oceanic zone extends 200 nautical miles from the shore
Most of the photosynthesis on Earth occurs in the open ocean
The open ocean has very low levels of nutrients
Life in the deep ocean is exposed to low temps and darkness
30
Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT
temperature
soil type
plant life
rainfall

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