1. Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems
Chapter 6
Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems

2. Question
Name one biotic factor used to classify biomes.

3. Answer
Plant life
Animal life

4. Question
Name one abiotic factor used to classify biomes.

5. Answer
Climate
Temperature
Precipitation

6. Question
What type of climate (temperature and precipitation) would a biome with a high net primary production have?

7. Answer
Warm climate, lots of precipitation (wet)

8. Question
Biomes are a group of ____________ that share similar biotic and abiotic factors.

9. Answer
Ecosystems

10. Question
What describes average conditions, temperature and precipitation, over long periods in a given area?

11. Answer
Climate

12. Question
Climatographs are useful tools in describing a biome’s climate. They typically show patterns in annual __________ and ____________.

13. Answer
Temperature and precipitation

14. Question
What is the extended period of deep, sleeplike inactivity that an animal enters for winter?

15. Answer
Hibernation

16. Question
What type of trees experience seasonal loss leaves as an adaptation to their climate?

17. Answer
Deciduous

18. Question
What is the frozen underground soil called that is found in the tundra?

19. Answer
permafrost

20. Question
The farther you travel from the equator, the colder temperatures get. This is why areas located at similar _________ tend to be classified as the same biome.

21. Answer
latitudes

22. Question
What is the day-to-day conditions in Earth’s atmosphere like “sunny and humid” or “cold and snowy” called?

23. Answer
Weather

24. Question
________ ___________ results in the survival and reproduction of organisms best suited to their current environment.

25. Answer
Natural Selection

26. Question
For a given biome, which would be greater, gross primary production or net primary production?

27. Answer
Gross primary production

28. Question
Net primary production is the organic matter or biomass, that remains after ________ _____________.

29. Answer
Cellular respiration

30. Question
Which biome receives more rain than any other biome?

31. Answer
Tropical rain forest

32. Question
What are plants that grow on other plants rather than in the soil called?

33. Answer
Epiphytes

34. Question
What is a deep, sleeplike, period of dormancy some animals enter in response to dry conditions?

35. Answer
Estivation

36. Question
Why is migration so common in the savanna?

37. Answer
Animals need to move around in search of available water

38. Question
In which biome do plants typically have large flat leaves in order to maximize the available amount of sunlight?

39. Answer
Tropical rain forest

40. Question
Which is the driest biome on Earth?

41. Answer
The desert

42. Question
The largest extent of this biome occurs in the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States.

43. Answer
Temperate rain forest

44. Question
What are trees that produce seed bearing cones called?

45. Answer
Coniferous

46. Question
In which biome would you most likely find burrowing animals due to the lack of cover from predators?

47. Answer
Temperate Grassland/Praire

48. Question
In which biome would you moss likely find the forest floor covered in moss?

49. Answer
Temperate rain forest

50. Question
The majority of which biome has been converted for agriculture purposes because of its fertile soil?

51. Answer
Temperate Grassland

52. Question
List up to 4 important functions of wetlands. (1 point each)

53. Answer
Prevent flooding, purify water, recharge aquifers, provide habitats for many species

54. Question
What term refers to the amount of salts dissolved in water?

55. Answer
Salinity

56. Question
In aquatic ecosystems, photosynthesis by aquatic plants and phytoplankton is mainly limited by the availability of what?

57. Answer
Light

58. Question
In which vertical zone of an aquatic ecosystem is there no sunlight available photosynthesis can not occur?

59. Answer
Aphotic

60. Question
In a standing freshwater aquatic ecosystem, which horizontal zone is the shallow, near shore portion?

61. Answer
Littoral Zone

62. Question
Name up to 4 standing freshwater ecosystems. (1 point each)

63. Answer
Ponds
Lakes
Inland seas
Wetlands

64. Question
Areas nearest a river’s course that are flooded periodically are said to be within the river’s _________ __________.

65. Answer
Flood Plain

66. Question
What are bodies of water that occur where rivers flow into an ocean or inland sea called?

67. Answer
Estuaries

68. Question
Which horizontal zone of the ocean extends out from the low tide mark to the edge of the continental shelf?

69. Answer
Neritic Zone

70. Question
What are areas of land that are flooded with water at least part of the year called?

71. Answer
Wetlands

72. Question
Organisms that have adaptations that enable them to avoid being carried away by swift currents are more likely to live near the source or mouth of a river?

73. Answer
Source

74. Question
Water in an estuary is said to be _______ because it is a mixture of freshwater and saltwater.

75. Answer
Brackish

76. Question
In which horizontal zone of the ocean must organisms be adapted to tremendous extremes in temperature, salinity, moisture, and sun exposure.

77. Answer
Intertidal Zone

78. Question
List up to 4 types of wetlands. (1 point each)

79. Answer
Marshes, bogs, fens, swamps

80. Question
Which horizontal zone of a freshwater ecosystem is located farthest from the shore and has NO rooted plants?

81. Answer
Limnetic Zone

82. Question
A hiker scaling what type of land formation in Ecuador could begin in tropical rain forest and end amid glaciers in alpine tundra?

83. Answer
Mountain

84. Question
Why do plants in the tundra tend to be short? (3 acceptable answers)

85. Answer
Harsh winds
Nutrient-poor soil
Freezing temperatures

86. Question
In which biome would you most likely see shrubs, small trees, and succulent thickets?

87. Answer
Chaparral

88. Question 1
Environmentally responsible travel to protected areas for the purpose of appreciating nature, promoting conservation, and providing benefits to local peoples is known as ____________.

89. Answer
ecotourism

90. Question 2
What is the difference in DNA among individuals within species and populations called?

91. Answer
Genetic diversity

92. Question 3
A stable ecosystem is both _________ and _____________.

93. Answer
Resistant and resilient

94. Question 4
What is the variety of life across all levels of ecological organization called?

95. Answer
biodiversity

96. Question 5
Biodiversity if important to the field of _________ because many treatments, including some for cancer and heart disease, come from plant compounds.

97. Answer
medicine

98. Question 6
Economically valuable services and products that biodiverse ecosystems provide are called…

99. Answer
Ecosystem services

100. Question 7
List one ecosystem service.

101. Answer
Purification of air and water, control of pests and disease, decomposition of waste, provides food, fuel and fiber

102. Question 8
The number and variety of ecosystems within a given area is called…

103. Answer
Ecosystem diversity

104. Question 9
Which group of animals has the greatest known species diversity?

105. Answer
insects

106. Question 10
At what location on the globe would you expect to find Earth’s greatest biodiversity?

107. Answer
At the equator

108. Question 11
A large area of farmland would have high or low ecosystem diversity?

109. Answer
low

110. Answers Ecotourism Genetic Diversity Resistant and resilient
Biodiversity
Medicine
Ecosystem services
Purification of air and water, control of pests and disease, decomposition of waste, provides food, fuel and fiber
Ecosystem diversity
Insects
Equator
Low