Exam 18: The Biosphere and Human Effects

Solar radiation that falls on high latitudes ____.

Nutrient poor soils and dominant evergreen angiosperm trees dominate which biome?

The dry region on the ____ side of mountains is referred to as a rain shadow.

Increased levels of cesium radioisotopes released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant were observed in ____.

The primary producers associated with hydrothermal vents are ____.

What salt-tolerant woody plants have prop roots that help the plant stay upright in soft sediments?

Global air circulation patterns are produced by ____ differences in the amount of solar radiation reaching Earth.

Which biome is generally found between the polar ice cap and boreal forests?

Which North American biome has mostly disappeared because of extensive farming of wheat and corn?

What is an undersea mountain called?

Protecting biodiversity can be problematic even for developed countries because ____.

Seawater and freshwater mix in which coastal region?

Plastic pollution has had serious ecological consequences in ____. 

In its use in conservation efforts, lichens are classified as an example of a(n)____.

Permafrost is ____.