Exam 11: Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

"Pampa" and "veldt" are Southern Hemisphere varieties of the ________ biome.

Wallace and Sclater are the two scientists most closely associated with the concept of zoogeographic regions.

Thorns are leaf replacements which limit transpiration.

Savannas usually include some trees dotting the landscape. This type of savanna is known as ________ savanna.

________ is (are) characteristic(s) of desert animals.

Except in the rainy tropics, virtually all needle-leaf trees are ________.

Deciduous plants are distinguished by the presence of soft stems.

Adret and ubac are opposites.

More than 90 percent of animal species are without backbones. These species are known as ________.

________ is the country with the largest expanse of tropical rainforest.

A vegetation type dominated by coniferous needle-leaf evergreen trees is the ________ biome.

In Brazil, the most pressing problem in its tropical rainforest region seems to be

Most cone-bearing trees fall within the broad group of angiosperms.

The classic example of the effects of the environment on a species is shown by the ________ on a fox.

Most of North America, including the U.S.A. and Canada, lies within the ________ zoogeographic realm.

The opposite of an adret slope is a ________ slope.

Which of the following characteristics is closely associated with mammals and birds but not other groups of animals?

The transfer of moisture from plant leaves to atmosphere is ________.

Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

A slope struck by a low Sun angle has relatively low evaporation and thus supports a relatively luxuriant vegetation growth and is known as a(n) ________ slope.