Ecology Written Exam Correctly Answered 2024.

Ecology Written Exam Correctly Answered 2024. Biome - ANSWER A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities. Savanna - ANSWER A tropical / subtropical grassland biome with scattered individual trees, large herbivores, and three distinct seasons based primarily on rainfall, maintained by occasional fires and drought. Desert - ANSWER A region of little vegetation, either cold or hot, that receives ten inches or less of precipitation each year, long periods without rain, deserts have extreme temperatures. Tundra - ANSWER Biome that surrounds the north and south poles; treeless landscape with short, cool summers, and long, very cold winters with short periods of winter sunlight, beneath the topsoil is a layer of permafrost. Temperate Deciduous Forest - ANSWER Characterized by warm summers, cool winters, has all four seasons, year-round precipitation and fertile soil. Conifer - ANSWER Cone-bearing trees (ie: pine, or fir tree) of middle and high latitudes that are mostly evergreen and that have needle-shaped or scale like leaves. Conifers are able to withstand the long, cold winter season. Coniferous Forest - ANSWER Forest populated by cone-bearing evergreen trees; mostly found in the colder northern latitudes. Flora - ANSWER All the plant life in a particular region, or period. Fauna - ANSWER All of the animal life in a particular region, or period.