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WorksheetsEcology Review February 26, 2019
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a biome?
A limited geographical area with a variety of climates
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate & certain types of plants & animals.
A small region characterized by a specific type of weather & certain types of plants & animals.
A large geographical area with a variety of climates
_____refers to the weather conditions like temperature, precipitation, humidity & winds that occur in an area over a long period of time
biome
climate
latitude
altitude
Latitude is
the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
the height above sea level in feet or meters
the distance in any direction as the crow flies
the distance in degrees north or south of the equator
The height of an object above sea level in feel or meters
attitude
altitude
longitude
latitude
Permafrost is
A layer of ice and snow in the Taiga
A layer of permanently frozen deep soil layer in the Tundra
A setting in the freezer to keep things cold
A layer in the Tundra that becomes spongy & moist during the summer
What is eutrophication?
A lack of nutrients that cause organisms to die
An excess of nutrients that cause plants and algae growth to explode
precipitation that can carry pollutants like fertilizers from land to water
Vegetation that traps carbon that would otherwise be released as carbon dioxide.
An area where fresh water mixes with salt water from the ocean is called
fens
bogs
headwaters
estuary
limestone ridges built by tiny animals called coral polyps and the algae that live inside them
coral islands
coral marshes
coral reefs
coral bleaching
How much energy is available to be transferred from one organism to another in a food chain?
90%
75%
50%
10%
Each step through which energy is transferred in a food chain is known as a
trophic level
Energy pyramid
food web
food pyramid
What is an adaptation?
how individuals that are better suited to their environment survive & reproduce with more success
a change in the genetic characteristics of populations from one generation to the next
an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival & reproduction in a certain environment
A different version of similar species
A community is
a group of similar species living together in the same area
a group of the same exact species living together in the same area
a group of many species living together in the same area
a group of the same species living in different areas
