Science Ecology Test Cram

Front 1

What is an ecosystem?

Back 1

Made up of all the living and nonliving things in one place.

Front 2

What are abiotic factors?

Back 2

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Front 3

What are some examples of abiotic factors?

Back 3

Water, temperature, atmosphere, light, soil

Front 4

What are some abiotic factors on Earth?

Back 4

Water, light, temperature, atmosphere, and soil.

Front 5

What helps determine which organisms live in an abiotic factor?

Back 5

The types and amounts of abiotic factors that are available.

Front 6

What is in Earth's atmosphere?

Back 6

78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, .04% carbon dioxide

Front 7

What affects which organisms live in an ecosystem?

Back 7

The nutrient content, texture, moisture content, and depth of soil.

Front 8

What are biotic factors?

Back 8

The living and once-living things in an ecosystem.

Front 9

What are some examples of biotic factors?

Back 9

A fallen tree, an ant, a dead rabbit, a deer, a plant.

Front 10

What is a population?

Back 10

Made up of all the members of one species that live in an area at one time and can reproduce.

Front 11

What is a community? Give in an example

Back 11

All the populations that live together in an ecosystem at the same time. All the squirrels and raccoons living in your backyard.

Front 12

What is a biome?

Back 12

A geographic area that contains ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic features.

Front 13

What is a biosphere?

Back 13

Part of the earth that supports life such as the land, surface water, and atmosphere.

Front 14

What is an example of a natural environmental change?

Back 14

Hurricane, erosion, volcano, and earthquake.

Front 15

What is an example of a human environmental change?

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Pollution, building houses.

Front 16

Explain the 1st step of the Rain Shadow Effect

Back 16

Air mass picks up water by evaporation. The air mass is moist, humid, and fairly warm. Blowing on shore

Front 17

Explain the 2nd step of the Rain Shadow Effect

Back 17

Moist, fairly warm air gets pushed up then air cools and condenses and forms clouds and precipitation.

Front 18

Explain the 3rd step of the Rain Shadow Effect

Back 18

Clouds release precipitation as rain, snow, sleet, and hail

Front 19

Explain the last step of the Rain Shadow Effect

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Dry, cool air descends and warms up and promotes evaporation

Front 20

Which side is the Rain shadow side?

Back 20

The east side

Front 21

Which side has the most vegetation and most diversity and Why?

Back 21

The West side because it has more moisture.

Front 22

Which biome is the coldest?

Back 22

The Tundra

Front 23

Which 3 biomes receive the least annual precipitation?

Back 23

The Tundra, chaparral, desert

Front 24

Which biome has permafrost?

Back 24

tundra

Front 25

Which biomes producers include grasses, lichens, moss, and sedges?

Back 25

Tundra

Front 26

Which biome include caribou and snowy owls?

Back 26

Tundra

Front 27

Which is the largest biome?

Back 27

Taiga

Front 28

Which biome has acidic soil?

Back 28

Taiga

Front 29

Which biome has coniferous forest?

Back 29

Taiga

Front 30

Which biome has pine needles and wax layer that reduce water loss making it green year round?

Back 30

Taiga

Front 31

Which biome has soil rich in nutrients (humus)?

Back 31

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Front 32

Which biome has 4 seasons?

Back 32

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Front 33

Which biome has squirrel, rabbits, deer, fox, raccoon, and bears?

Back 33

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Front 34

Which biome has a signal for winter is coming? The drop of temperature and less sun?

Back 34

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Front 35

Which biome has rich topsoil; that is good for farming and grazing?

Back 35

Temperate Grassland

Front 36

Which biome is also called the prairie, plains, pampas, steppe?

Back 36

Temperate Grassland

Front 37

Which biome has lush, perennial grasses, and few scattered trees?

Back 37

Temperate Grassland

Front 38

Which biome has deer, prairie dogs, wolves and coyotes?

Back 38

Temperate Grassland

Front 39

Which biome has rocky, thin topsoil, low in nutrients?

Back 39

Chaparral

Front 40

Which biome is called plains in"western movies"?

Back 40

Chaparral

Front 41

Which biome has scattered clumps of conifers?

Back 41

Chaparral

Front 42

Which biome has deer, jackrabbits, squirrels, lions, cougars, bobcats and coyotes?

Back 42

Chaparral

Front 43

Which biome is the driest?

Back 43

desert

Front 44

Which biome is hot during the day and cold during the night?

Back 44

desert

Front 45

Which biome has vegetation that stores water with waxy cuticles?

Back 45

desert

Front 46

Which biome has lizards, camels, roadrunners, and snakes?

Back 46

desert

Front 47

Which biome has a 6 month rainy season?

Back 47

Tropical Savanna

Front 48

Which biome has tall grasses and acacia trees?

Back 48

Tropical Savanna

Front 49

Which biome has zebras, giraffe, elephant, lions, and hyenas?

Back 49

Tropical Savanna

Front 50

Which biome has the most annual rainfall?

Back 50

Tropical Rain Forest

Front 51

Which biome is located near the equator and called jungles?

Back 51

Tropical Rain Forest

Front 52

Which biome has canopy layers of vegetations?

Back 52

Tropical Rain Forest

Front 53

Which biome has parrots, monkeys, anaconda, jaguars?

Back 53

Tropical Rain Forest

Front 54

Which biome has the greatest variety of organisms?

Back 54

Tropical Rain Forest

Front 55

Where does primary succession begin?

Back 55

In a place without any soil.

Front 56

Where does secondary succession begin?

Back 56

In a place that once had soil. Occurs faster.