Exam 11: Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Dromedaries have double eyelids which protect them from blowing sand.

The boundary between middle latitude forest and middle latitude grassland is most closely related to the concept of the ________.

Which is NOT among the natural means for dispersal of seeds?

The treeline at 40° S is at the same altitude as the treeline at 40° N.

The Tropical Savanna grasslands are associated with the Aw climatic zone.

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

Organisms capable of self-generated movement are termed ________.

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

Birds are believed to have evolved from ________.

Concerning natural vegetation, which of the following is NOT true?

Adret and ubac are opposites.

The gymnosperms were more widespread in the past than recently and are now represented by the pines.

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

A synonym for the boreal forest biome is ________.

This biome is widespread in drier portions of the A climatic realm. It is dominated by low-growing scraggly trees and tall bushes.

"Ethiopian" is the zoogeographic region of southern Africa.

The opening of Rondonia to settlers caused deforestation and other ill effects in the country of ________.

The floristic association which is much less extensive than the others on the list is ________.

Europe and northern Asia fall in the Palearctic zoogeographic region.

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