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