Ecology (biomes)

Question 0

Living factors like animals and plants

Answer 0

Biotic factors

Question 1

Non living chemical & physical factors like temperature, light, water, and nutrients.

Answer 1

Abiotic factors

Question 2

This biome is underwater life.

Answer 2

Marine

Question 3

Biome
Distribution: equatorial
Precipitation: very wet
Temperature: always warm
Characteristics: many plants & animals, thin soil

Answer 3

Tropical rainforest

Question 4

Biome
Distribution: equatorial
Precipitation: seasonal, dry season/ wet season
Temperature: always warm
Characteristics: fire adapted, drought tolerant plants; herbivores; fertile soil

Answer 4

Savanah

Question 5

Biome
Distribution: 30 degrees north and south band
Precipitation: almost never
Temperature: variable daily & seasonally, hot & cold
Characteristics: sparse vegetation & animals, cacti, succulents, drought tolerant, reptiles, insects, rodents, birds.

Answer 5

Desert

Question 6

Biome
Distribution: mid latitudes, mid-continents
Precipitation: seasonal dry and wet seasons
Temperature: cold winter/ hot summer
Characteristics: prairie grasses, fire adapted, drought tolerant plants, herbivores, deep fertile soil

Answer 6

Temperate grassland

Question 7

Biome
Distribution: mid-latitude, northern hemisphere
Precipitation: adequate, summer rains, winter snow
Temperature: moderate warm summer cool winter
Characteristics: many mammals, insects, birds, trees; fertile soil

Answer 7

Temperate deciduous forest

Question 8

Biome
Distribution: high latitude, northern hemisphere
Precipitation: adequate to dry
Temperature: cool all year round
Characteristics: conifers, diverse mammals, birds, insects, etc

Answer 8

Coniferous forest

Question 9

Biome
Distribution: arctic, high latitude, northern hemisphere
Precipitation: dry
Temperature: cold year round
Characteristics: permafrost, lichens, & mosses, migrating animals & resident herbivores

Answer 9

Arctic tundra

Question 10

Biome
Distribution: high elavationat all latitudes
Precipitation: dry
Temperature: cold all year round
Characteristics: permafrost, lichens, mosses, grasses, migrating animals & resident herbivores

Answer 10

Alpine tundra

Question 11

Wrote the book “silent night” concerning DDT pesticides’ effect on bald eagles and other organisms.

Answer 11

Rachel Carson

Question 12

Says that everything has an effect on the environment. One little change cannot go unnoticed in the environment.

Answer 12

Barry commoner

Question 13

Acid rain occurs when there is a ph level of less than ______?

Answer 13

6-7

Question 14

Says that (skip for now)

Answer 14

Biomagnification