Climate and BiomesUnit 3 Review

Which level of the atmosphere is Which level of the atmosphere is the densest?the densest?

A. Troposphere A. Troposphere

B. Stratosphere B. Stratosphere

C. Mesosphere C. Mesosphere

D. Thermosphere D. Thermosphere

E. ExosphereE. Exosphere

You are interested in studying how You are interested in studying how organisms react to a gradient of a variety of organisms react to a gradient of a variety of abiotic conditions and how they coexist in abiotic conditions and how they coexist in this gradient. The best location in which to this gradient. The best location in which to conduct such a study isconduct such a study is

A. a grassland. A. a grassland.

B. an intertidal zone. B. an intertidal zone.

C. a river. C. a river.

D. tropical forest. D. tropical forest.

E. an eutrophic lake.E. an eutrophic lake.

In which of the following terrestrial biome In which of the following terrestrial biome pairs are both dependent upon periodic pairs are both dependent upon periodic burning?burning?

A. tundra and coniferous forest A. tundra and coniferous forest

B. chaparral and savanna B. chaparral and savanna

C. desert and savanna C. desert and savanna

D. tropical forest and temperate broadleaf D. tropical forest and temperate broadleaf forest forest

E. grassland and tundraE. grassland and tundra

Which zone is home to some Which zone is home to some decomposers, but no producers?decomposers, but no producers?

A. A A. A

B. B B. B

C. C C. C

C. C C. C

D. D D. D

What happens to air as it rises?What happens to air as it rises?

A. The pressure decreases and it expands A. The pressure decreases and it expands in volume in volume

B. The pressure increases and it expands B. The pressure increases and it expands in volume in volume

C. The pressure decreases and it decreases C. The pressure decreases and it decreases in volume in volume

D. The pressure increases and it decreases D. The pressure increases and it decreases in volume in volume

E. The pressure and volume remain E. The pressure and volume remain constantconstant

Thriving coral reefs requireThriving coral reefs require

A. cloudy water. A. cloudy water. B. cool water. B. cool water. C. dissolved oxygen and C. dissolved oxygen and

nutrients. nutrients. D. salinity that fluctuates with D. salinity that fluctuates with

the tides. the tides. E. cold water.E. cold water.

What latitude receives the most What latitude receives the most direct sunlight throughout the direct sunlight throughout the year?year?

A. 90A. 90oo N N

B. 30B. 30oo-60-60oo N N

C. 0C. 0o o

D. 30D. 30oo-60-60oo S S

E. 90E. 90ooSS

Where is upwelling most likely to Where is upwelling most likely to occur?occur?

A. Along the west coasts of continents A. Along the west coasts of continents B. Along the east coasts of continents B. Along the east coasts of continents

C. In the center of most ocean basins C. In the center of most ocean basins

D. At the equator D. At the equator

E. In the polar oceansE. In the polar oceans

Which position Which position

would would

correspond correspond

with Summer in with Summer in

the Southern Hemisphere?the Southern Hemisphere?

A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EA. A B. B C. C D. D E. E

You observe a mountain that has lush You observe a mountain that has lush vegetation on one side and a dry desert on the vegetation on one side and a dry desert on the other side. What would be the most likely other side. What would be the most likely explanation for your observations?explanation for your observations?

A. Acid rain is affecting the dryer, desert side A. Acid rain is affecting the dryer, desert side B. The dryer side does not have as much B. The dryer side does not have as much nutrients in the soil nutrients in the soil C. The heavily vegetated side receives more C. The heavily vegetated side receives more sunlight sunlight D. The rain shadow effect D. The rain shadow effect E. The heavily vegetated side is a protected E. The heavily vegetated side is a protected preservepreserve

What biome has warm temperatures, What biome has warm temperatures, high precipitation, and little seasonal high precipitation, and little seasonal variation due to its location near the variation due to its location near the equator?equator?

A. Boreal forest A. Boreal forest

B. Subtropical desert B. Subtropical desert

C. Temperate grassland/cold desert C. Temperate grassland/cold desert

D. Woodland/shrubland D. Woodland/shrubland

E. Tropical rainforestE. Tropical rainforest

Which biome has some low-growing Which biome has some low-growing vegetation, but cannot support trees vegetation, but cannot support trees because of a permanently frozen layer because of a permanently frozen layer of soil?of soil?

A. Tropical seasonal forest/savanna A. Tropical seasonal forest/savanna

B. Tundra B. Tundra

C. Temperate grassland/cold desert C. Temperate grassland/cold desert

D. Boreal forest D. Boreal forest

E. Temperate seasonal forestE. Temperate seasonal forest

Climate is the general pattern of Climate is the general pattern of weather over a period ofweather over a period of

A. hours. A. hours.

B. days. B. days.

C. weeks. C. weeks.

D. months. D. months.

E. years.E. years.

In which zone would you find In which zone would you find phytoplankton, but not rooted phytoplankton, but not rooted plants?plants?

A. A A. A

B. B B. B

C. C C. C

D. D D. D

E. EE. E

The rain shadow effect refers toThe rain shadow effect refers to

A. more light on the windward side of A. more light on the windward side of mountain ranges. mountain ranges.

B. more light on the leeward side of B. more light on the leeward side of mountain ranges. mountain ranges.

C. drier conditions on the windward side of C. drier conditions on the windward side of mountain ranges. mountain ranges.

D. drier conditions on the leeward side of D. drier conditions on the leeward side of mountain ranges. mountain ranges.

The two The two mostmost important factors important factors determining the climate of an area determining the climate of an area areare

A. temperature and ocean currents. A. temperature and ocean currents.

B. precipitation and light. B. precipitation and light.

C. temperature and precipitation. C. temperature and precipitation.

D. light and temperature. D. light and temperature.

E. ocean currents and light.E. ocean currents and light.

The biome The biome mostmost likely to be found likely to be found on the top of a very tall tropical on the top of a very tall tropical mountain is themountain is the

A. desert. A. desert.

B. tundra. B. tundra.

C. grassland. C. grassland.

D. temperate deciduous forest. D. temperate deciduous forest.

E. savanna.E. savanna.

Trees of wet tropical rain forests Trees of wet tropical rain forests tend to betend to be

A. succulent plants. A. succulent plants.

B. broad-leaf evergreen plants. B. broad-leaf evergreen plants.

C. broadleaf deciduous plants. C. broadleaf deciduous plants.

D. coniferous evergreen plants. D. coniferous evergreen plants.

E. coniferous deciduous plants.E. coniferous deciduous plants.

In which of the zones in the diagram In which of the zones in the diagram above would you be most likely to find above would you be most likely to find bacteria engaged in chemosynthesis?bacteria engaged in chemosynthesis?

A. A A. A

B. B B. B

C. C C. C

D. D D. D

E. EE. E

An explorer seeking the driest place An explorer seeking the driest place on earth should begin looking in aon earth should begin looking in a

A. tundra. A. tundra.

B. savanna. B. savanna.

C. temperate desert. C. temperate desert.

D. tropical dry forest. D. tropical dry forest.

E. temperate forest.E. temperate forest.

The fragility of the desert The fragility of the desert ecosystem is indicated byecosystem is indicated by

A. the rapid growth rate of plants. A. the rapid growth rate of plants.

B. high species diversity. B. high species diversity.

C. presence of succulent plants. C. presence of succulent plants.

D. long regeneration time from D. long regeneration time from vegetation destruction. vegetation destruction.

E. having shallow roots.E. having shallow roots.

If you were a If you were a National GeographicNational Geographic reporter assigned to cover large herds reporter assigned to cover large herds of grazing, hoofed animals, where of grazing, hoofed animals, where would you most likely journey?would you most likely journey?

A. arctic tundra A. arctic tundra

B. tropical forest B. tropical forest

C. deciduous forest C. deciduous forest

D. savanna D. savanna

E. taigaE. taiga

What is the importance of the ozone What is the importance of the ozone layer?layer?

A. It plays an important role in the A. It plays an important role in the greenhouse effect greenhouse effect B. It reflects solar gamma radiation that B. It reflects solar gamma radiation that would otherwise reach the Earthwould otherwise reach the Earth’’s surface s surface C. It acts as an insulator for the earth and C. It acts as an insulator for the earth and helps to maintain a livable temperature helps to maintain a livable temperature D. It absorbs incoming UV rays D. It absorbs incoming UV rays E. It reflects incoming heat back into E. It reflects incoming heat back into space.space.

Plants of the arctic tundra are adapted toPlants of the arctic tundra are adapted to

A. moderate temperatures, lack of sunlight, and A. moderate temperatures, lack of sunlight, and constant high winds. constant high winds.

B. freezing temperatures, lack of water, and B. freezing temperatures, lack of water, and variable winds. variable winds.

C. freezing temperatures, lack of sunlight, and C. freezing temperatures, lack of sunlight, and constant high winds. constant high winds.

D. freezing temperatures, lack of water, and D. freezing temperatures, lack of water, and bright sunlight. bright sunlight.

E. freezing temperatures, lack of water, and lack E. freezing temperatures, lack of water, and lack of sunlight.of sunlight.

Which zone in the diagram Which zone in the diagram above is the photic zone?above is the photic zone?

A. A A. A

B. B B. B

C. C C. C

D. D D. D

E. EE. E

Cone-bearing trees are Cone-bearing trees are characteristic of thecharacteristic of the

A. taiga. A. taiga. B. tropical rain forest. B. tropical rain forest. C. temperate deciduous forest. C. temperate deciduous forest. D. savanna. D. savanna. E. desert.E. desert.

What type of weather would you expect What type of weather would you expect to find at the intertropical convergence to find at the intertropical convergence zone (equator)?zone (equator)?

A. Dry and warm weather A. Dry and warm weather

B. Dry and cool weather B. Dry and cool weather

C. Warm and rainy weather C. Warm and rainy weather

D. Cool and rainy weather D. Cool and rainy weather

E. Warm in the summer and cool in the E. Warm in the summer and cool in the winterwinter

In your explorations as a marine In your explorations as a marine biologist, you find a new species of biologist, you find a new species of algae floating on the surface of a algae floating on the surface of a coastal zone. You would most likely coastal zone. You would most likely classify this species asclassify this species as

A. phytoplankton. D. nekton. A. phytoplankton. D. nekton.

B. zooplankton. B. zooplankton. E. decomposer. E. decomposer.

C. benthos. C. benthos.

An aquatic environmentAn aquatic environment

A. concentrates toxic metabolic A. concentrates toxic metabolic wastes. wastes.

B. increases fluctuations in B. increases fluctuations in temperature. temperature.

C. increases chances of overheating. C. increases chances of overheating.

D. dissolves nutrients and makes D. dissolves nutrients and makes them readily available. them readily available.

Which of the zones in the diagram Which of the zones in the diagram above changes the most from high above changes the most from high tide to low tide?tide to low tide?

A. A A. A

B. B B. B

C. C C. C

D. D D. D

E. EE. E

In terms of biodiversity, the In terms of biodiversity, the tropical rain forest is to land tropical rain forest is to land environments as ____ is to water environments as ____ is to water environments.environments.

A. the abyssal zone A. the abyssal zone B. the bathyal zone B. the bathyal zone C. the euphotic zone C. the euphotic zone D. the coral reef D. the coral reef E. the benthic zoneE. the benthic zone