Ap Biology - Ecology Unit

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Humans long ago have established thriving communities in me. Rapid population growth led to agriculture and development which is now destroying me. What biome am I?

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Tropical Forest

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I am found in equatorial and subequatorial regions with 2 types of forests. What biome am I and what are my 2 types of forests?

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- Tropical Forest -
Tropical Rain Forests & Tropical Dry Forests

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Animal diversity is higher in me than any other terrestrial biome. What biome am I?

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Tropical Forest

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I am usually found between 30°N and 30°S latitudes or at other latitudes in the interior of continents. What biome am I?

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Desert

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My precipitation is low and highly variable. Generally less than 30cm a year. What biome am I?

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Desert

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My landscape is dominated by low, widely scattered vegetation. Many of my plants exhibit C4 or CAM photosynthesis. What biome am I?

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Desert

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Long-distance transport of water and deep groundwater wells have allowed human to maintain substantial populations in me. Conversion to irrigated agriculture and urbanization have reduced the natural biodiversity of me. What biome am I?

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Desert

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Some types animals that inhabit me include beetles, ants, snakes, migratory & resident birds, and seed-eating rodents. What biome am I?

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Desert

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My main precipitation is rainfall, which is seasonal, and averages from 30-50cm per year. The dry season can last from 8-9 months. What biome am I?

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Savanna

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I am warm year-round, averaging 24-29°C, but with somewhat more seasonal variation than in Tropical Forests. What biome am I?

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Savanna

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Most of my plants are thorny and have small leaves, an apparent adaption to relatively dry conditions. Since fires are common in the dry season, most of my species of plants are fire-adapted and tolerant of seasonal drought. What biome am I?

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Savanna

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Grasses and forbs, which make up most of the ground cover, grow rapidly in response to seasonal rains and are tolerant of grazing by large mammals and herbivores. My chief herbivores are insects, especially termites. What biome am I?

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Savanna

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I can be found in midlatitude coastal regions on several continents. My precipitation is highly seasonal, with rainy winters and long, dry summers. What biome am I?

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Chaparral

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I am dominated by shrubs and small trees, along with many kinds of grasses and herbs. Plant adaptions to drought include tough evergreen leaves of woody plants, which reduce water loss. Adaptions to fire are also prominent. Some seeds only germinate after a hot fire. What biome am I?

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Chaparral

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Here, fall, winter, and spring are cool, with average temperatures in the range of 10-12°C. Average summer temp can reach 30°C, and daytime maximum temp. can reach 40°C. What biome am I?

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Chaparral

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I have a high diversity of small mammals. I also support many species of amphibians, birds, and other reptiles, and insects. What biome am I?

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Chaparral

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I am known as "the Steppes of Russia" and "the plains and prairies of North America". Most of me in North America and in Eurasia have been converted to farmland because of my deep, fertile soils. What biome am I?

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Temperate Grassland

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My winters are dry & cold and my summers are wet & hot! Periodic drought is common. What biome am I?

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Temperate Grassland

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I am primarily dominated by grazers, but I am also known for my burrowing mammals such as the prairie dogs in North America. What biome am I?

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Temperate Grassland

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I am the largest terrestrial biome on earth. I am also known as a "taiga". What biome am I?

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Northern Coniferous Forest

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My winters are usually cold and long; summers may be hot. My primary vegetation includes cone-bearing trees, spruce, fir, and hemlock. The diversity of my plants and shrubs is lower than Temperate Broadleaf Forests. What biome am I?

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Northern Coniferous Forest

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Although I have not been heavily settled by human populations, I am being logged at an alarming rate, and the old-growth stands of my trees may soon disappear. What biome am I?

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Northern Coniferous Forest

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A mature me has distinctive vertical layers to my forests, including a closed canopy, one or two strata of undestroyed trees, a shrub layer, and a herbaceous stratum. What biome am I?

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Temperate Broadleaf Forest

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My dominant plants in the northern hemisphere are deciduous trees, which drop their laves before winter. In Australia, evergreen eucalyptus dominate my forests. What biome am I?

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Temperate Broadleaf Forest

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In the northern hemisphere, many mammals hibernate in winter, while many bird species migrate to warmer climates. The mammals, birds, and insects make use of all vertical layers of my forests. What biome am I?

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Temperate Broadleaf Forest

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My vegetation is mostly herbaceous, consisting of a mixture of mosses, grasses, and forbs, along with some dwarf shrubs and trees and lichens. Permafrost restricts the growth of plant roots. What biome am I?

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Tundra

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My winters are long and cold and my summers are short with low temperatures. What biome am I?

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Tundra

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Which of the following is characteristic of most terrestrial biomes?
a) annual average rainfall is excess of 250 cm
b) a distribution predicted almost entirely by rock and soil patterns
c) clear boundaries between adjacent biomes
d) vegetation demonstrating stratification
e) cold winter months

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d) vegetation demonstrating stratification

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Which lake zone would be absent in a very shallow lake?
a) benthic zone
b) aphotic zone
c) pelagic zone
d) littoral zone
e) limnetic zone

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b) aphotic zone

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Suppose the number of bird species is determined mainly by the number of vertical strata found in the environment. Which of the following biomes would you find the greatest number of bird species?
a) tropical rain forest
b) savanna
c) temperate broadleaf forest
d) temperate grassland

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a) tropical rain forest

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The zone in lakes where there is sufficient light for photosynthesis.

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Photic zone

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The zone in lakes where little light penetrates.

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Aphotic zone

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Open water; not the bottom, or benthic zone.

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Pelagic zone

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The zone At the bottom of all aquatic biomes, the substrate.

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Benthic zone

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Of, relating to, or denoting the zone of the seashore between high- and low-water marks, or the zone near a lake shore with rooted vegetation.

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Littoral zone

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The well-lit, open surface waters in a lake, away from the shore.

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Limnetic zone

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The area that is above water at low tide and under water at high tide (in other words, the area between tide marks). Does not refer to lake zonation.

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Intertidal zone

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Of, relating to, or denoting the shallow part of the sea near a coast and overlying the continental shelf.

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Neritic zone

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The area off shore where the water measures 200 meters (656 feet) deep or deeper. It is the region of open sea beyond the edge of the continental shelf and includes 65% of the ocean’s completely open water.

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Oceanic zone

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At depths of 4,000 to 6,000 metres (13,123 to 19,685 feet), this zone remains in perpetual darkness and never receives daylight. Deepest region of ocean floor.

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Abyssal zone

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Distinguish between "abiotic" and "biotic".

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"Abiotic" things are nonliving; referring to chemical and physical properties of an environment. "Biotic" pertains to livings organisms in an environment.

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What is "Habituation"?

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A simple type of learning that involves a loss of responsiveness that conveys little or no new information. Like getting used to something; HABIT-uation.

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What is a neural representation of the abstract spatial relationships between objects in an animal's surroundings called?

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Cognitive Map

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What's the difference between "kinesis" and "taxis"?

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"Kinesis" is movement based on another stimulus, while "taxis" is voluntary movement. Taxis - Taxi.

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What is it called when organisms that forage behave in such a way as to find, capture and consume food containing the most calories while expending the least amount of time possible in doing so.

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Optimal Foraging