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Chapter 52 Reading Quiz
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True/False Ecology is the study of both living and nonliving factors.
2. List three abiotic factors.
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3. Fill in the blanks for the levels of ecological organization:
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population
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community
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habitats.
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→ biosphere True/False Warm air rises, and cool air sinks.
List one type (there are three we talked about!) of disturbance in ecological
True/False When an ecologist studies a organism, they could be studying a bacteria.
7. Which type of biome (freshwater or marine) is strong influenced by temperature and light? (Circle one)
8. Which zone (aphotic or photic) contains enough light for plant photosynthesis? (Circle one)
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desert
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_ need disturbance to keep trees out, very productive for agriculture
c. savanna
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_ good diversity of species, relatively high rain, cold winters
d. coniferous forest
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_ bottom ocean area, fairly rich in life, fed by nutrients drifting down
e. temperature forest
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_ warm temperatures, constant day length, high water
f. grassland, temp. grassland
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three growing seasons, rich in herbivores, not found in No. America
g. tropical forest
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found in descending air masses, low productivity, may be cold/hot
h. tundra
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_ broad-leaved deciduous trees
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_ long, cold winters; short wet summers, long summer day length
i. estuary
j. coral reef
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_ evergreen shrubs, fire-adapted vegetation
k. benthos
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_ scattered thorny trees, grasses and forbs
l. taiga/boreal forest
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_ widely scattered shrubs, cacti, succulents
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grasses adapted to fire and drought
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_ low, shrubby or mat-like vegetation
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_ tall stands of cone-bearing trees
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_ climate: mild, rainy winters; hot summers
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_ permafrost present, poor species diversity
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_ being logged at an alarming rate, coniferous trees dominate
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_ lush growth, vertical