Chapter 11 Flashcards
(10 cards)
____________ is the association of plants and animals along with the surrounding nonliving environment and all the interactions in which the organisms take place.
A. Food chain
B. Biome
C. Zoo
D. Ecosystem
E. Jungle
D. Ecosystem
The major biomes of the world have no sharp boundaries but transitional zones known as
A. selva.
B. ecosuccesion.
C. ecos.
D. ecopause.
E. ecotones.
E. ecotones.
Xerophytes are important plants of the ________ region.
A. equatorial rain forest
B. desert
C. polar
D. midlatitude forest
E. steppes only
B. desert
Global patterns of animal geography have been called zoogeographic regions. Most of North America falls within which zoogeographic region?
A. Palearctic
B. Ethiopian
C. Nearctic
D. Neotropical
E. Australian
C. Nearctic
Animals are not as reflective of their environmental surroundings as are plants, mainly because of their ______.
A. reproductive system
B. eating habits
C. appearance
D. mobility
E. cell structure
D. mobility
Animals which live in higher latitudes undergo behavioral adaptations to adapt to seasonal climate changes. An example of this behavior is called
A. motility.
B. tundra.
C. hibernation.
D. evolution.
E. shedding.
C. hibernation.
The tropical biome that has the fewest trees is called a
A. tropical rainforest.
B. tropical tundra.
C. tropical scrubland.
D. tropical deciduous forest.
E. tropical savanna.
E. tropical savanna.
The primary difference between hydrophyte and hygrophyte flora is
A. whether it is submerged.
B. the root systems.
C. the spatial density of the flora.
D. their latitude.
E. their color.
A. whether it is submerged.
The region which joined the nearctic and palearctic zoographical regions is called
A. pangaea.
B. the arctic biome.
C. the Panama canal.
D. the Bering Strait.
E. the Arctic Ocean.
D. the Bering Strait.
The primary cause for the unique flora and fauna that exist on Australia is its
A. latitude.
B. isolation.
C. altitude.
D. temperature.
E. average atmospheric pressure.
B. isolation.
