Exam 11: Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

It is well understood as to why treeline altitudes vary between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Usually, plants are not considered "motile."

________ is the arrangement in which two dissimilar organisms live together.

Dromedaries are able to store water in their humps.

The major biome characterized by relative absence of trees is the ________.

By far, the zoogeographic region with the most distinct flora and fauna is

Fleshy stems for the storage of moisture is a trait of plants called succulents.

The most remarkable series of adjustments to the desert environment has been made by the ________.

________ involves two dissimilar organisms living together with no injury to either. An example is burrowing owls sharing the underground homes of prairie dogs.

Changing climate has had this effect on bird populations:

Which of the following is a common animal adaptation to prolonged dry weather?

The ability to use solar energy in food production is ________.

Some of the spore-bearing plants are termed ________.

Trees of the genus Eucalyptus dominate the vegetation of ________.

Compare/contrast the concept of the biome with that of the zoogeographic region.

________ is a biome adapted to summer fires and rapid vegetative recovery.

Shrubland has a wide distribution but is most common in ________ locales.

The implication of the term climax vegetation is that, compared to all other possibilities for that particular environmental situation, the dominant plants of that vegetative association have demonstrated that they can compete most successfully.

The biological classification puts amphibians under the heading of ________.

________ is (are) one of the features distinguishing mammals from all other animal groups.