Forest ecosystems - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What percent of forests remain in the United States? - Answer-33 Which of the following is NOT a reason why cover crops are valuable? - Answer-Provides shade to the main crop A wetland sits in an area with seasonal flooding from snow melt contains a build-up of dead vegetation in the water and is filled with cypress trees. This area is most likely classified as which of the following types of wetland? - Answer-Swamp Which of the following best describes peat? - Answer-A spongy substance...

ecosystem services provided by soil - ANSWER - provides habitats - allows for the cycling of nutrients through terrestrial ecosystems - provides a substrate for plant growth - filters water as rainwater passes through it on its way to rivers and groundwater How does soil form? - ANSWER weathering is the primary process that forms soil - breaks down rock into smaller particles - these small particles of rock combine with decomposing organic material to form soil - As a result...

_______ describes the study of the interaction between organisms and their nonliving environment. Ecology. Ecology examines interactions in the natural world. Ecologists focus on the interactions of organisms, ___________, communities, ecosystems and biospheres. Populations. A population relates to an interacting group of the same species occupying a particular area at the same time. For example, a group of maple trees in the same forest. Ecologists focus on populations because of their impac...

Sophia - Environmental Science - Final Milestone   1 Which of the examples below describes an effort to address urban sprawl through urban green space? • A new restaurant is constructed on a lot on the edge of town, bypassing several vacant lots within the city. • The city converts an old factory downtown into affordable housing for young people. • The city razes a former dry cleaners downtown, cleans up the chemicals in the soil and builds a sculpture garden. • A smal...

ENWC 201 Exam 2 Questions Correct Answers 2024 New Update Before man 11,500 B.P. - Answer -giant animals, megafuana, land bridge between Alaska and Russia Pre-European Era - Answer -the clovis (hunter gatherers), overkill of megafuana, native americans (agriculture), columbus in 1492 Era of Abundance - Answer -Europeans show up to North America, abundance of wildlife & natural resoucres Era of Overexploitation - Answer -network of railroads and telegraphs, animals were becoming scar...

Bio 152 Ecology Exam Questions With Correct Answers 2024 Natural History observing and describing organisms and their environment Applied Ecology adding human element to prior knowledge about ecosystems Dispersal the movement of organisms from one place to another Behavior the way an organism reacts to changes in its internal condition or external environment. Biotic Factors all the living organisms that inhabit an environment Abiotic Factors non-living components of environment. Lake S...

Started on Saturday, 2 March 2024, 12:19 AM State Finished Completed on Saturday, 2 March 2024, 12:26 AM Time taken 6 mins 54 secs Marks 8.00/10.00 Grade 80.00 out of 100.00 Question 1 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The ______ biome is the major biome in South Africa. a. Tundra b. Grassland c. Deciduous forest d. Tropical rainforest Question 2 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The savanna biome ______. a. constitutes extensive areas in eastern Africa, South America, and Australi...

Climate - ️️Determines the type of biome in a given area although individual ecosystems may vary due to many local abiotic and biotic factors Biomes - ️️A collection of ecosystems sharing similar climatic conditions Biosphere - ️️That part of the Earth inhabited by organisms. It extends from the upper part of the atmosphere down to the deepest parts of the oceans which support life. Aquatic biome - ️️Freshwater and marine: Freshwater: swamp forests, lakes and ponds, stre...

Acidophiles - grow at extreme acid pH Adiabetic cooling - the cooling effect of reduced pressure on air as it rises higher in the atmosphere and expand adiabetic warming - Drying allopatric speciation - The formation of new species in populations that are geographically isolated from one another Angle of sunlight is the hottest at... - 90 degrees As the size of. A cell increases the surface to volume ratio... - Decreases Assertions of natural selection - Variation is heritable, there is ...

SOES1006 Self Assessment Exam Questions And Answers 100% Correct Give a brief definition of a rocky reef hard substrate habitats usually found along continental shelves in temperate or sub-tropical regions typically structurally complex What is the difference between a kelp bed and a kelp forest Both are highly productive macroalgae habitats attached to rocky reefs kelp forests consist of canopy forming kelp that reach the sea surface Kelp beds are formed of shorter kelp that do not re...