Biomes - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chapter 6: Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes Terrestrial biomes are categorized by their major plant growth forms. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following pairs is an example of convergent evolution? a. dogs and cats b. wolves and deer c. birds and bats d. giraffes and trees Answer: c 2. Biomes are a. geographic regions with the same key species. b. geographic regions with species that have not evolved convergently. c. geographic regions with the same range of temperatures. d. geogra...

Adaptation- - correct answersThe adjustment or changes in behavior, physiology, and structure of an organism to become more suited to an environment. Aerobic- - correct answersA process that requires oxygen. Allele -An alternative form of a gene. An example would be genes that encode eye color—some encode blue eyes (one allele), while others encode brown, green, or hazel eye colors (other alleles). - correct answers amino acids - - correct answersA small organic molecule with the stru...

APES: Terrestrial Biomes Tundra: Climate - correct answer A cold, treeless biome with low-growing vegetation. In the winter, the soil is completely frozen with permafrost. The four month summer season is the growing season. The temperature does not exceed 20F and is no colder than -30F. The annual precipitation is 6-10 inches. Tundra: Location - correct answer Most of Greenland, parts of Alaska, Canada, coastal areas of the arctic, and northern Russia. Tundra: Producers - correct answer A...

BIO 1404 Biology II Test II Breakdown KEY (Intro to Ecology, Biomes, and Climate)

BIO 1404 Biology II Test II Breakdown KEY (Intro to Ecology, Biomes, and Climate)

APES Terrestrial Biomes Question and answers correctly solved 2023/2024Tundra: Climate - correct answer A cold, treeless biome with low-growing vegetation. In the winter, the soil is completely frozen with permafrost. The four month summer season is the growing season. The temperature does not exceed 20F and is no colder than -30F. The annual precipitation is 6-10 inches. Tundra: Location - correct answer Most of Greenland, parts of Alaska, Canada, coastal areas of the arctic, and northern Ru...

APES Biomes test with 100- correct answers

predator-prey relationship correct answers the predator is an organism that eats another organism (the prey). Symbiosis correct answers a close and long-term interaction between two species in an ecosystem. Types of symbiosis include mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. Mutualism correct answers symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship commensalism correct answers A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is u...

Biology - Biomes of North America POGIL According to Model 1, which two biomes have the same amount of rainfall? - ANSWER Tundra and Desert Which biome in Model 1 has the most rainfall? - ANSWER Tropical rainforest Which biome has the highest average temperature? - ANSWER Desert Which two biomes have nearly the same average temperature? - ANSWER Tundra and grasslands Refer to Model 1 - Name the three different types of forests shown in Model 1 - ANSWER Coniferous forest/taiga, temper...

Compare and contrast the different types of biomes. correct answers *Tropical Rainforest* - high temperatures (average 26 C ) - high rainfall (over 2500 mm yr -1) - near the equator - high light levels throughout the year - high rates of NPP throughout the year - high diversity of animals and plants *Desert* - dry areas which are usually hot in the day and cold in the night, - there are tropical, temperate and cold deserts. - about 30 degree of north or south of the equator. - W...