Exam 43: The Biosphere

​Match each term to the most appropriate description. Terms may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -​prevailing winds in the United States; blow from west to east

The organisms that occupy the first trophic level near hydrothermal vents are ____.

Intertidal tropical wetlands often have forests of ____.

Freshwater lakes will turn over in ____.

​Four of the five answers listed below are characteristic of temperate grasslands. Select the exception.

Four of the five answers listed below are related by a similar area of the ocean. Select the exception.

Match the biome with its correct location. -found along the western coast of continents, between 30^o and 40^o degrees north or south latitude

Describe some key features that make tropical rain forests the most productive biome.

Some chaparral plants have ____ seeds that only sprout after being exposed to fire.

A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally, producing dry and wet seasons, is referred to as a(n) ____.

Similarities between organisms in biomes that are widely separated on the planet are an indication of ____.

What is the cause of coastal breezes?

In the continental interior of Asia, north-blowing wind delivers heavy rain during the hot summer months, and south-blowing wind causes seasonal drought during the cool winter months. What weather pattern does this illustrate?

The boreal forest could best be described as what type of forest?

What occurs when the Northern Hemisphere is most tilted away from the sun and has its shortest day?

Which soil type is usually high in salt content but low in organic matter?

Which biome is characterized by plants whose leaves drop off in the wintertime?

What is characteristic of the chaparral biome?

Match the biome with its correct location. -limited to the Northern hemisphere

Match the biome with its correct location. -lie between the tropical forests and hot deserts of Africa, India, and Australia