Biology Ch. 4

Question 1

3 abiotic factors that produce Earth climate zones: solar energy in biosphere, ____, & transport of heat by wind & ocean

Accepted Answer

Latitude

Question 2

Permafrost characterizes the biome called

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tundra

Question 3

A _________ is a group of regional climate communities described in terms of abiotic and biotic factors

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biome

Question 4

Plants are generally few & far between in the desert because low levels of precipitation can support only a few plants

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

A small valley where the average temperature is usually higher than that of the surrounding countryside has its own:

Accepted Answer

microclimate

Question 6

Three types of freshwater wetlands: rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, __________________ wetlands.

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freshwater

Question 7

A relationship where one organism is helped and another organism is neither helped nor hurt is called ___________.

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commensalism

Question 8

An increase in the greenhouse effect causes an increase in:

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greenhouses

Question 9

_______ __________ are temperate zone estuaries where salt-tolerant grasses and seagrasses grow.

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salt marshes

Question 10

______________ ___________ are tropical zone estuaries where salt-tolerant trees grow.

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mangrove swamps

Question 11

In a tropical rain forest, the ___________ is a dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall trees

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canopy

Question 12

Two major causes of ecological succession are ____________ and human-caused disturbances

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natural

Question 13

Average conditions over long periods are called ________________

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climate

Question 14

Secondary succession usually proceeds faster than primary succession

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True

Question 15

Plankton is a combination of ________plankton and ____plankton

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zoo and phyto

Question 16

______________ is the day-to-day condition of Earth’s atmosphere.

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weather

Question 17

Members of one species have the same niche, and are in direct __________________ for resources

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competition

Question 18

A __ includes habitat, how organism lives, biotic & abiotic factors, how it reproduces, what it eats, & how it gets food

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niche

Question 19

The first organisms to repopulate an area affected by a volcanic eruption are keystone species

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

__________ ___________ ___________ says that no two species can occupy exactly the same niche at exactly the same time

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Competitive Exclusion Principle

Question 21

Fires, hurricanes, and other natural disturbances can result in

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succession

Question 22

The relationship between a tick and its host is an example of:

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parasitism

Question 23

In both predation and parasitism, one organism feeds on another organism.

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True

Question 24

An organism’s _____________ is where it lives

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habitat

Question 25

Organisms that live near or on the ocean floor are called:

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benthos

Question 26

Primary succession occurs after lava covers an area after a volcanic eruption

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True

Question 27

A predator kills its host, and a parasite kills its host

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False

Biology Ch. 4

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Biology Ch. 4

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