Biology Chapter 3 Review

Food chains in many aquatic systems are based on ______________________.

A _____________________is a group of organisms which can reproduce with one another.

A __________________is an ecosystem in which water covers the soil for part of the year.

Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are effected by both human and non-human activities.

Tall trees in a rainforest create a dense, leafy covering called a/an____________________.

________________receive less than 25 centimeters of rain annually.

The sunlit region near the surface of the ocean, where plants can grow, is called the ___________zone.

Climate and weather are produced by a _____________________composed of winds and ocean currents.

Includes all life on Earth and the environments they live in

A _______________________is a group of individuals that belong to the same species, and live in the same area.

A __________________is characterized by permafrost, a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.

_________________is defined by patterns and averages of temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind over many years.

The balance of Earth’s heat is controlled by these three gases in the atmosphere: water vapor (H2O), CO2, and _________.

Organisms in the _____________zone are submerged in seawater at high tide, and exposed to air and sunlight at low tide.

...the scientific study of interactions among organisms, their communities, and interactions with their environments.

The four major global systems include the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.

The bottom layer of the rain forest (toward the ground) is called the _______________________.

All the organisms, plus their environment in a given area is a called ______________________.

Different populations living together in a defined area is called a _____________________.

A phenomenon that happens when gases allow light to enter, but trap heat is called the __________effect.

__________consists of short-term changes in temperature, precipitation, wind, etc from day to day or minute to minute.

A/An __________________is formed where the river meets the ocean.

when the air around the Earth experiences deflection, caused by Earth's rotation

Tropical rain forests get about _______ of rain annually.

Humans have altered _______________percent of most livable biomes.

The main source that shapes climate is ______________________energy.

It’s known as the study of nature’s “houses.”

Ecologists typically classify the homes of organisms into 10 different climate communities called ______________.

The _______________________consists of all Earth’s fresh and salt water.

A/an __________________factor is any living part of the environment in which an organism may interact.

Earth’s temperature is determined by the amount of heat staying in the atmosphere, & the amount that returns to space.

The three main climate zones are tropical, __________________, and polar.

The ________ocean, which is more than 90% of the ocean, begins at the edge of the continental shelf and extends outward.

Only 3 percent of Earth’s water is fresh water.

The ________________________includes all the gases that surround the Earth.

The unequal distribution of heat creates the Earth’s _________________and ocean currents.

________________regions border the tundra and are cold year round.

A/an __________factor is any non-living part of the environment in which an organism may interact.

The geosphere includes all the Earth’s ___________________.

__________ecosystems are described by salinity, depth, temperature, flow rate, and concentration of dissolved nutrients.

_________________have more species than all the other biomes combined.

The study of ecology in nature can be compared to the study of the ____________in humans.