All deserts are always hot in temperatures?
True or False
False
Which forest has the most biodiversity?
The Tropical Rainforest
Grasslands are more dominated by shrubs and grass rather than trees?
True or False
True
Mangrove Forests are freshwater ?
True or False
False
Whats the main difference between freshwater and saltwater?
salinity
Which of the following is NOT a desert?
Semi-Arid
Coastal
Chaparral
Subtropical
Chaparral
Which kind of fires are controlled by humans as a way to help regrow the forest?
Prescribed Fires
Which type of grassland has temperature based seasons?
Savanna
Prairie
Chapparal
Prairie- temperate seasonal (cold winters, hot summers)
What is the main cause of eutrophication?
Fertilizers
_______ is the flow of detritus ( dead organisms and waste) from above going onto the sea floor.
Marine Snow
Most plants must have ______ stems to help restrain water loss
succulent
What forest only have coniferous trees?
Taiga or Boreal forest
____ grazing is the best way to manage the field so soil erosion doesn't occur allowing plants to regrow
Rotational Grazing
Where is high dissolved oxygen and low nutrients usually located?
Headwaters
What is the intertidal zone?
The zone where water submerges over land with high and low tides
_____ are species that help the ecosystem stay stabilize and if they didn't exist, the ecosystem could possibly vanish.
Keystone Species
What is a downfall of a tree having needle shaped leaves?
They absorb less sunlight
What is a benefit for polyculture farming?
- Biodiversity is higher
In what area does photosynthesis occur?
Limnetic Zone
Photic Zone
Littoral Zone
APhotic Zone
Photic Zone
What is the main cause of ocean acidification?
Low ph levels
Which of the following is NOT a cause of desertification
Poor farming techniques
Overgrazing
Deforestation
Conserving water
Conserving water
Which type of tree harvesting is the most likely to effect one specific specie?
Selective cutting
Strip cutting
Clear Cutting
Selective cutting because when cutting a specific tree your harming the main organisms that resides in or on it.
What is the growing season like for prairie's?
warm & wet with rich soil
How are delta's formed at the mouth of a river?
Sediment formation
Where is most of the oceans life located?
Coastal Zone
Abyssal Plain
Photic Zone
Intertidal Zone
Coastal Zone right above the continental shelf is where 90% of the ocean's life is located.