Eco II Review

How does the average annual surface temperature compare from latitude to latitude?

• As latitude increases, the average annual surface temperature decreases.
• As latitude increases, the average annual surface temperature increases.
• As latitude increases, the average annual surface temperature remains the same. 
• Well, it's not this one. 

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Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations
• they receive more solar energy
• they are nearer to ocean currents
• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

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What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

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What is the difference between climate and weather?

•  Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
•  Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
• Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
•  There is not a difference between climate and weather.

The range of all  conditions in which a species lives and how it gets what it needs to survive and reproduce.

• population
• ecosystem
• niche
• biology

Every species has its own range of ________, the ability to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances.

• tolerance
• niche
• population
• ecosystem

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When put together, one organism outcompetes the other for resources.  This is an example of:

• competitive exclusion principle
• speciation
• biological niche
• evolution

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The _________ states that no two species can occupy exactly the same niche in exactly the same habitat at exactly the same time.

• theory of evolution
• law of conservation of energy
• competitive exclusion principle
• harmonious ecology principle

An interaction in which one animal feeds on producers (such as plants) is called _______.

• parasitism
• predation
• omnivory
• herbivory

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Changes in the population of a _________________ can cause dramatic changes in the structure of a community.

• group
• prey
• predators
• keystone species

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