Ecology (ch 3)

The difference between weather and climate is that climate is:

• The average, year-to-year conditions

• The day-to-day conditions

• Described in terms of months at a time

• B and C are both correct

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• It is a phenomenon where the sun’s rays are absorbed by clouds.

• It is a phenomenon that occurs when heat escapes into space.

• It is when heat is trapped by gases, then sent back to earth’s surface.

• It describes the atmosphere’s composition.

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In this photo, what is an abiotic factor?

• Deer

• Grass

• rain

What Biome is covered in permafrost (frozen subsoils)?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Savanna

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Ecology is the study of how ________ _________ interact with each other and their environment.

• Living Things

• Non living things

• plants and animals

• abiotic things

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A _________ is a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time.

• organism

• community

• population

• ecosystem

A _________ is made up of populations of different species that live together in the same area.

• community

• ecosystem

• biome

• biosphere

An ___________ includes biotic and abiotic parts of the environment.

• community

• ecosystem

• biome

• biosphere

A ________ is a large region with a specific type of climate.

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• biome

• community

What is a biotic factor?

• all living organisms that inhabit an environment

• Nonliving components of an environment

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