Bio - Chapter 3 Study Guide

The climate zone closest to the equator is

A wetland is an area that is covered with salt water very near the surface during some part of the year

A useful model of global systems shows each system, the processes within each & the ways thoe systems/processes interact

List all the long-term, natural causes of climate change

An ecosystem is a community together with its physical environment

Taiga is a synonym for the

Which factor does NOT describe aquatic ecosystems?

The biome that supports more species than all other biomes is the

What would be a description of a geosphere

Which variable do scientists use to divide the open ocean into two zones?

The concentrations of gases in the atmosphere that trap heat produce

The most photosynthesis occurs in the photic zone of the open ocean

Wins form because of the unequal heating of the Earth's surface

What factors affect the path of an ocean current (Hint: More than One Answer)

What are the three general approaches that are used to study ecology? (Hint there are 3 right answers)

The study of the complex system of interactions that sustain life on the planet is

Which is the ocean zone in which photosynthesis CANNOT occur?

Which biome is characterized by permafrost?

Average temperatures, precipitation, and wind patterns in an area define its

An eqtuary is an aquatic environment where fresh water meets salt water

A population is a group of individuals that belong to different species and live in the same area

The four main earth systems are

How is climate different from weather?

Nonliving factors of an environment are

A community is a group composed of the different populations that live together in a defined area

What is the MAIN FACTOR that accounts for the unequal distribution of heat between the equatir and the poles

Wind encountering a mountan range rises up the side of the mountain, cools, and loses moisture as precipitation