WorksheetsES Midterm Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is denitrification?
the variety of living things within an ecosystem.
the process by which bacteria return nitrogen to the atmospheric form
top layer of a lake or pond that receives the most sunlight
excessive richness of nutrients in a body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
What is an ecosystem service of esturaries?
provides land for human development of housing
acting as a natural filter before impurities hit the ocean
gives humans fresh water supply
providing a barrier from storm surges
What is the climate of tropical rain forest?
low levels of rainfall with cold temperatures all year round
high levels of rainfall with a wet and a dry season, tropical zone, stable temperature year round
high levels of rainfall with cold temperatures all year round
low levels of rainfall with stable temperature all year round and a wet and dry season
What is the climate of the tundra?
very cold temperatures, very little rainfall leading to very few (if any trees)
high levels of rainfall with a wet and a dry season, tropical zone, stable temperature year round
warm stable temperatures all year round, relatively dry with a wet season of heavy rainfall
Mediterranean, hot dry summers, mild damp winters
What is the climate of the Chapparal?
very cold temperatures, very little rainfall leading to very few (if any trees)
high levels of rainfall with a wet and a dry season, tropical zone, stable temperature year round
warm stable temperatures all year round, relatively dry with a wet season of heavy rainfall
Mediterranean, hot dry summers, mild damp winters
What is the climate of the Taiga/Coniferous forest?
very cold temperatures, very little rainfall leading to very few (if any trees)
high levels of rainfall with a wet and a dry season, tropical zone, stable temperature year round
warm stable temperatures all year round, relatively dry with a wet season of heavy rainfall
long cold winters, but receives enough rainfall to be dominated by pine trees
What is an adaptation for plants that live in an estuary?
spines as leaves to conserve water
shallow roots to collect rare water
being able to get rid of extra salts through their leaves
dropping seeds to reproduce
What is biodiversity?
the variety of living things within an ecosystem.
the process by which bacteria return nitrogen to the atmospheric form
top layer of a lake or pond that receives the most sunlight
excessive richness of nutrients in a body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
What is eutrophication?
the variety of living things within an ecosystem.
the process by which bacteria return nitrogen to the atmospheric form
top layer of a lake or pond that receives the most sunlight
excessive richness of nutrients in a body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
What is the nitrogen cycle?
the biogeochemical cycle of the element Nitrogen through an ecosystem
the process of nitrogen being converted from the Atmospheric Nitrogen to Nitrates (by lightning and special bacteria)
Process by which plants and animals gain nitrogen
process by which bacteria and fungi break down organic matter converting their nitrogen into another form
What is nitrogen fixation?
the biogeochemical cycle of the element Nitrogen through an ecosystem
the process of nitrogen being converted from the Atmospheric Nitrogen to Nitrates (by lightning and special bacteria)
Process by which plants and animals gain nitrogen
process by which bacteria and fungi break down organic matter converting their nitrogen into another form
What is absorption/assimilation?
the biogeochemical cycle of the element Nitrogen through an ecosystem
the process of nitrogen being converted from the Atmospheric Nitrogen to Nitrates (by lightning and special bacteria)
Process by which plants and animals gain nitrogen
process by which bacteria and fungi break down organic matter converting their nitrogen into another form
What is decomposition?
the biogeochemical cycle of the element Nitrogen through an ecosystem
the process of nitrogen being converted from the Atmospheric Nitrogen to Nitrates (by lightning and special bacteria)
Process by which plants and animals gain nitrogen
process by which bacteria and fungi break down organic matter converting their nitrogen into another form
What is the abyssal zone?
area of a pond or lake close to the shore, full of leaf litter, and more plants
top layer of a lake or pond that receives the most sunlight
bottom part of lake that receives very little light, low levels of dissolved oxygen
very bottom of the ocean
What is the profundal zone?
area of a pond or lake close to the shore, full of leaf litter, and more plants
top layer of a lake or pond that receives the most sunlight
bottom part of lake that receives very little light, low levels of dissolved oxygen
very bottom of the ocean
What is the limentic zone?
area of a pond or lake close to the shore, full of leaf litter, and more plants
top layer of a lake or pond that receives the most sunlight
bottom part of lake that receives very little light, low levels of dissolved oxygen
very bottom of the ocean
What is the littoral zone?
area of a pond or lake close to the shore, full of leaf litter, and more plants
top layer of a lake or pond that receives the most sunlight
bottom part of lake that receives very little light, low levels of dissolved oxygen
very bottom of the ocean
What is a swamp-wetland?
a wetland dominated by grasses
a wetland known for spongy acidic brown soil
a wetland dominated by trees
an area of land that is covered with water most of the year
What is a bog-wetland?
a wetland dominated by grasses
a wetland known for spongy acidic brown soil
a wetland dominated by trees
an area of land that is covered with water most of the year
What is a marsh-wetland?
a wetland dominated by grasses
a wetland known for spongy acidic brown soil
a wetland dominated by trees
an area of land that is covered with water most of the year
