Multiple-Choice Questions Chapter 2: Marine Ecology 1. Which environment has historically been the most stable? w. desert x. coral reef y. tundra z. tropical rain forest 2. Most sea life is found in which area? w. On or above continental shelves x. In trenches y. Along mid-ocean ridges z. Near deep-sea hydrothermal vents 3. Coastal upwelling results in ________. w. carbon dioxide-rich water surfacing x. warm water surfacing y. mixing of salt and freshwater z. lower high tides 4. The yellow-green
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study of spatial distribution of species both past and present. 1939- FREDERIC CLEMENTS AND VICTOR SHELFORD introduced an approach that will combine plant and animal distribution in one classification system. They called these biotic components as BIOMES. It is important because it was able to illustrate the dependence of animals on plants. Why are there consistent
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Science Study Notes An electrically uncharged object is neutral. Conduction is not a method of charging an object. If electric charged stay in one spot‚ they are said to be static. In charging by induction‚ when a negatively charged rod is brought near a metal leaf electroscope the electrons in the electroscope move away from the rod. A statement that is not part of the Law of Electric Charges is that neutral objects are attracted to uncharged objects. The purpose of a GFCI is to protect people from
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Chart 5 ____________________________________ Charts 1 Charts 2 Charts 3 Charts 4 Charts 5 6) Another designation for Mediterranean climate is __________. a) dry subtropical b) marine west coast c) upland savanna d) boreal forest e) tundra 7) Deserts are arid; steppes are __________. a) subtropical b) semiarid c) temperature d) humid e) tropical 8) The area most closely associated with D climates is __________. a) Central America b) Australia c) Canada d) Southern Africa e) the
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Camren Allen Concept Check 1.1: 1.) A biosphere has an ecosystem that consists of all living things in an area. An ecosystem consists of communities which hold organisms that live in a specific area. A community consists of populations of all the individual organisms in a specific area. A population consists of living things called organisms. Organisms break down into organs and organ systems which are more complex parts of organisms. Organs and Organ Systems are created by tissues which is
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population c. Height and weight increase per unit time d. Birth rate minus death rate per unit time e. Amount of time required for the population to double 7. Identify the two factors that an ecologist could use to predict the type of terrestrial biome in any part of the world. a. Latitude and longitude b. Size and age structure of the human population c. Distance from the equator and nearest ocean d. Temperature and precipitation e. Area of fresh
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Climate is a measure of the average pattern of variation in temperature‚ humidity‚ atmospheric pressure‚ wind‚ precipitation‚ atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods of time. Climate is different from weather‚ in that weather only describes the short-term conditions of these variables in a given region. A region’s climate is generated by the climate system‚ which has five components: atmosphere‚ hydrosphere‚ cryosphere‚ land surface‚ and biosphere
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and rapidly excretes cellulose C) teeth adapted to grinding tough forage D) a warmly insulating winter coat Points Earned: | 0.5/0.5 | | Correct Answer(s): | B | 4. If you travel from west to east through Ecuador‚ you will pass through tundra‚ taiga‚ temperate forest‚ and tropical forest. Which of the following climatic factors remains constant on such a trip? A) soil type B) average rainfall C) day length D) maximum temperature Points Earned: | 0.5/0.5 | | Correct Answer(s):
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The loss of polar ice over the coming decades will lead to irreversible climate change and alter the face of the planet. The earth as we know it is a unique planet composed of global masses of air‚ land and sea. Each body interacts with each other in unique physical and biochemical ways and minute changes in one mass can lead to irreversible changes to another. Climatology is that scientific endeavour that monitors climate systems to explain loss of polar ice. The variables impacting climate and
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articles The value of the world’s ecosystem services and natural capital Robert Costanza*†‚ Ralph d’Arge‡‚ Rudolf de Groot§‚ Stephen Farberk‚ Monica Grasso†‚ Bruce Hannon¶‚ Karin Limburg#✩‚ Shahid Naeem**‚ Robert V. O’Neill††‚ Jose Paruelo‡‡‚ Robert G. Raskin§§‚ Paul Suttonkk & Marjan van den Belt¶¶ * Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies‚ Zoology Department‚ and † Insitute for Ecological Economics‚ University of Maryland‚ Box 38‚ Solomons‚ Maryland 20688‚ USA ‡ Economics Department
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