6/4/2017 Test:Chapter46:MajorEcosystemsoftheBiosphere|Quizlet

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5 Written questions

1. Warming of water in the Eastern Pacific equatorial region such that the Humboldt Current is displaced, with possible
negative results such as reduction in marine life.

2. Permanently frozen ground, usually occurring in the tundra, a biome of Arctic regions.

3. Forest found south of the taiga; characterized by deciduous trees such as oak, beech, and maple, moderate climate,
relatively high rainfall, stratified plant growth, and plentiful ground life.

4. The accumulation of pollutants as they move up the food web.

5. Arid terrestrial biome characterized by shrubs and tending to occur along coasts that have dry summers and receive most
of their rainfall in the winter.

5 Matching questions

A. Region along a coastline where the tide recedes and

1. Epiphyte
returns.

2. zooplankton
B. Part of plankton containing protozoans and other types of

3. Desert microscopic animals.

C. Climate in India and southern Asia caused by wet ocean

4. intertidal zone
winds that blow onshore for almost half the year.

5. Monsoon
D. Plant that takes its nourishment from the air because its
placement in other plants gives it an aerial position.

E. Ecological biome characterized by a limited amount of

rainfall; deserts have hot days and cool nights.

5 Multiple choice questions

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1. Body of fresh water, often classified by nutrient status, such as oligotrophic (nutrient-poor) or eutrophic (nutrient-rich).

A. Lake

B. Marsh

C. Biome

D. Taiga

2. Soft wetland, that is treeless.

A. Biome

B. Monsoon

C. Marsh

D. Taiga

3. Hot springs in the seafloor along ocean ridges where heated sea water and sulfate react to produce hydrogen sulfide; here,
chemosynthetic bacteria support a community of varied organisms.

A. Permafrost

B. hydrothermal vent

C. Shrubland

D. Eutrophication

4. Coral formations in shallow tropical waters that support an abundance of diversity.

A. Climate

B. Marsh

C. Chaparral

D. coral reef

5. Terrestrial biome that is a coniferous forest extending in a broad belt across northern Eurasia and North America.

A. Savanna

B. Bog

C. Lake

D. Taiga

5 True/False questions

1. Coniferous forest of a mountain.montane coniferous forest

True

False

2. Wet, spongy land that is saturated and sometimes partially or intermittently covered with water.Swamp

True

False

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3. One of the biosphere's major communities, characterized in particular by certain climatic conditions and particular types of
plants.Bog

True

False

4. Portion of the ocean located where a river enters and fresh water mixes with salt water.Wetland

True

False

5. Part of plankton containing organisms that photosynthesize, releasing oxygen to the atmosphere and serving as food
producers in aquatic ecosystems.Phytoplankton

True

False

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