The sun's rays strike the Earth's surface most directly near...
What is the equator.
200
A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular area at the same time.
What is a population.
200
An Ecosystem.
What is a community of living things plus the nonliving features of the environment that support them.
200
Grassland with scattered trees found in places such as Africa, Australia, and South America
What is a savanna
200
What is the water equivalent of a tropical rainforest?
What is a Coral Reef.
200
Which biome would you expect to find the most Birch tress.
What is a temperate forest.
300
The Broadest level of ecology study.
What is the biosphere.
300
What is an abiotic factor and an example.
What is a nonliving physical or chemical condition in an environment. Ex: Weather, Temperature, Twig on ground, ect...
300
The two types of biomes that begin with temperate
What is temperate... grassland and deciduous forest
300
In a lake/ocean, where would you most likely find phytoplankton?
What is in the Photic Zone.
300
This water sone is names because light is available for photosynthesis.
What is the Photic Zone.
400
An organism's specific environment, with abiotic and biotic factors.
What is a Habitat.
400
It moves warm water from the tropics toward the polar zones, while others move cold water from polar zones back towards the tropics.
What is a current
400
The coldest biome.
What is a tundra.
400
How is the ocean divided into zones? (based off what)
What is based off depth and distance from shore.
400
What are the 5 key abiotic factors?
What is... Sunlight, Water, Temperature, Soil and Wind.
500
What is the difference between a microclimate and climate? What causes them to be different?
What is a microclimate is the climate in a specific area that varies from the surrounding area, because the animal or biotic factor that adapts to the climate. Ex: kangaroo rat avoids hot climate in desert by building a moist burrow.
500
The temperature zone that we live in.
What is the temperate zones.
500
Name all 8 biomes...
What is tropical rain forest, savanna, desert, chaparral, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forest, coniferous forest, and tundra
500
Where do giant tube worms live in the ocean?
What is hydrothermal vents.
500
Investigating how the amount of precipitation affects the growth of spices of grass is studying the affects of what factor?