Ch.3 The Biosphere Test

Front

Which of these subjects is MOST LIKELY to be studied in ecology?

Back

the interaction between populations of wolves and deer

Front

What distinguishes the biotic factors from the abiotic factors?

Back

living or nonliving

Front

Which data are MOST useful for analyzing the climate of the region?

Back

average temperatures for July, measured over 30 years

Front

How do greenhouse gases increase air temperatures near Earth's surface?

Back

They trap heat that is radiated from the surface.

Front

What is the relationship between global winds and global ocean currents?

Back

The pattern of global winds is one of the factors that drives global ocean currents.

Front

What do all regions of the temperate grasslands biome have in common?

Back

the same seasonal patterns of temperature and precipitation

Front

As a team of explorers travels southward from the North Pole into Canada, they encounter a dense forest of pines and other coniferous evergreens. They leave the forest before the winter, which is long and cold. Which biome has the team visited?

Back

boreal forest (taiga)

Front

Jorge is exploring the ocean. On which of these journeys is he MOST LIKELY to pass from the photic zone into the aphotic zone?

Back

a submarine dive from the surface into deep ocean water

Front

What term BEST describes an ecosystem with grasses on spongy soil, covered in water in spring, and dries up by late summer?

Back

wetland

Front

Effect of draining an estuary for development on local ecosystem?

Back

Loss of spawning and nursery grounds for many fishes and shellfish