Exam 21: The Biosphere

All cities at a given latitude have the same average temperature.

Which of the following would best be considered an aspect of climate?

Which of these biomes typically displays the most fertile soils?

The activities of ____________________ greatly affect the location and integrity of both aquatic and terrestrial biomes.

The biosphere can be divided into major terrestrial and aquatic life zones called ____________________.

Which of the following factors does not represent a significant contribution to desert formation?

When a predator is removed or displaced from its ecosystem, only its preferred prey is affected.

Zebra mussels were introduced into the Great Lakes by

Tropical regions receive approximately the same amount of solar radiation as the polar regions.

Occupying more than 75 percent of Earth's surface, ____________________ biomes are clearly the dominant habitat for life on this planet.

Which of these biomes shows the greatest species diversity?

The ____________________ consists of all life and its surroundings.

Species introduced into a new environment by humans always become invasive species.

One of the primary forces that cause atmospheric circulation is convection, which occurs when

A ____________________ is a wetland dominated by trees and shrubs.

All of the following except _____ are examples of the major terrestrial biomes.

A measure of the energy that producers are able to store as biomass is ____________________.

Introduced species that become serious pests are often called ____________________ species.

Which of the following factors has the least effect on aquatic biomes?

An easterly wind blows from the east toward the west.