Climate
What are the 4 abiotic factors that determine climate?
Temperature, Wind, Humidity, and Precipitation
Which freshwater zone is shallow, and have a variety of plant life?
A. Limnetic
B. Benthic
C. Littoral
D. Profundal
Littoral, due to having plenty of sunlight
A. Intertidal
B. Oceanic
C. Profundal
D. Pelagic
Oceanic
This biome has 4 seasons and located in the temperate zone.
A. Tundra
B. Chaparral
C. Deciduous Forest
D. Desert
C. Deciduous Forest
How have humans impacted the Carbon Cycle?
Deforestation
and Burning fossil fuels
Conditions in South Bend, Indiana are extremely hot in the summer, cold in the winter, with plenty of rainfall year-round.
This description would be an example of ________. Provide evidence.
A) Weather
B) Climate
Climate
"year-round" indicates a long-term condition.
Climate is a long-term condition
What is the difference between freshwater and marine ecosystems?
Freshwater has low dissolved salts in water whereas marine ecosystems have high levels of dissolved salts in water.
Which zone is the most aphotic in an marine ecosystem?
Abyssal zone
Which biome has fire-resistant shrubs and prone to periodic fires due to dry soil?
A. Desert
B. Chaparral
C. Tundra
D. Taiga
B. Chaparral
What are two processes of the water cycle that convert a liquid to a gas?
A. Transpiration and condensation
B. Transpiration and evaporation
C. Transpiration and precipitation
B. Transpiration and evaporation
How does latitude affects an area's climate?
A. The forms and features of the land
B. Sun rays strike the earth at different angles
C. The temperature decreases for every 100 meters above sea level
Sun rays strike the earth at different angles and at different times
When saltwater mixes with freshwater, the water becomes _____.
Brackish
An estuary eventually leads to what area of a watershed?
A. Tributary
B. Ridgeline
C. Ocean
D. Wetland
Ocean
Which biome is warm year-round and similar to grasslands?
A. Tundra
B. Grasslands
C. Savanna
D. Taiga
C. Savanna
What process in the nitrogen cycle involves bacteria residing in plant roots?
A. Nitrification
B. Nitrogen fixation
C. Ammonification
D. Denitrification
Nitrogen fixation
Saudi Arabia is located around 24 degrees North latitude North. Which climate zone would Saudi Arabia be located?
A. Polar Zone North
B. Temperate Zone North
C. Temperate Zone South
D. Tropical Zone
Temperate North, Temperate North is located between 23.5 and 66.5 degrees N latitude.
Name two ways humans are impacting wetlands.
Building on top of wetlands
Dumping trash in wetlands
Which zone is directly above the benthic zone in the marine ecosystem?
Continental shelf
Which biome is known for having two seasons, cold winters and warm summers?
A. Grasslands
B. Tundra
C. Chaparral
D. Desert
Grasslands
Which two processes of the nitrogen cycle convert nitrogen into a form organisms can use?
A. Denitrification and nitrogen fixation
B. Nitrogen fixation and Nitrifying bacteria
C. Nitrogen fixation and Ammonification
B. Nitrogen fixation and Nitrifying bacteria
When the average temperature goes down 1 degree Celsius for every 100 meters traveled above sea level, this represents which feature?
A. Latitude
B. Topography
C. Wind Current
D. Altitude
Altitude
Which marine zone is the most biodiverse and located above the continental shelf?
A. Neritic Zone
B. Benthic Zone
C. Oceanic Zone
Neritic Zone
Which area are organisms required to tolerate extreme levels of salt, temperature, and sunlight?
A. Pelagic Zone
B. Intertidal Zone
C. Neritic Zone
D. Abyssal Zone
Intertidal Zone
How would a climograph look for the Desert biome?
High temperatures
Low precipitation
Name 3 ways that humans are influencing the phosphorus cycle
Mining phosphorus for fertilizers
Transporting phosphorus from farms
Adding excess phosphorus in aquatic ecosystems