Exam 56: Ecology and the Geography of Life

MATCHING Match the biome with its description. a.chaparral f.temperate grassland b.desert g.temperate rain forest c.savanna h.tropical rain forest d.taiga i.tundra e.temperate deciduous forest -annual precipitation is 200-450 cm

MATCHING Match the biome with its description. a.chaparral f.temperate grassland b.desert g.temperate rain forest c.savanna h.tropical rain forest d.taiga i.tundra e.temperate deciduous forest -very dry, with extremes of heat and cold

MATCHING Match the biome with its description. a.chaparral f.temperate grassland b.desert g.temperate rain forest c.savanna h.tropical rain forest d.taiga i.tundra e.temperate deciduous forest -the boreal forest

The tropical rain forest biome is characterized by:

Soils of the tundra are very __________ due to __________.

The American kangaroo rat is characteristic of the desert biome. ____________________

Glacier ice occupied about __________% of Earth's land during the last Ice Age, then began retreating about 17,000 years ago.Today, glacier ice occupies about __________% of the land surface.

The __________ biome has the greatest species richness of the terrestrial biomes.

Which of the following is not characteristic of desert plants?

Headwater streams depend primarily on __________ as an energy input.

In tropical and temperate regions, __________ becomes more significant than temperature.

Identify and briefly describe three biogeographical realms as described by Wallace.

MATCHING Match the biome with its description. a.chaparral f.temperate grassland b.desert g.temperate rain forest c.savanna h.tropical rain forest d.taiga i.tundra e.temperate deciduous forest -shortgrass prairie

MATCHING Match the biome with its description. a.chaparral f.temperate grassland b.desert g.temperate rain forest c.savanna h.tropical rain forest d.taiga i.tundra e.temperate deciduous forest -bison previously were the main type of grazing animal

Near the poles, what is generally the overriding climate factor?

MATCHING Match the biome with its description. a.chaparral f.temperate grassland b.desert g.temperate rain forest c.savanna h.tropical rain forest d.taiga i.tundra e.temperate deciduous forest -tallgrass prairie

Describe the climate, soil, and representative organisms for two of the following terrestrial biomes: savanna, temperate rain forest, chaparral, or taiga.

All of the following apply to the deepest zone of a large lake except:

MATCHING Match the biome with its description. a.chaparral f.temperate grassland b.desert g.temperate rain forest c.savanna h.tropical rain forest d.taiga i.tundra e.temperate deciduous forest -vegetation is mostly conifers, such as spruce, fir and larch

MATCHING Match the biome with its description. a.chaparral f.temperate grassland b.desert g.temperate rain forest c.savanna h.tropical rain forest d.taiga i.tundra e.temperate deciduous forest -contains the world's largest assemblage of hooved mammals