Chapter 05: The Biome Concept

Question 0

growth form (n.)

Answer 0

physical structure of plants

Question 1

convergence (n.)

Answer 1

the process by which unrelated organisms evolve similar traits in response to similar environmental conditions

Question 2

How many biomes are there?

Answer 2

Nine (I - IX)

Question 3

What is biome I?

Answer 3

Tropical rain forest

Question 4

What is biome II?

Answer 4

Tropical seasonal forest/savanna

Question 5

What is biome III?

Answer 5

Subtropical desert

Question 6

What is biome IV?

Answer 6

Woodland/shrubland

Question 7

What is biome V?

Answer 7

Temperate rain forest

Question 8

What is biome VI?

Answer 8

Temperate seasonal forest

Question 9

What is biome VII?

Answer 9

Temperate grassland/desert

Question 10

What is biome VIII?

Answer 10

Boreal forest

Question 11

What is biome IX?

Answer 11

Tundra

Question 12

What is the climate zone for a tropical rain forest?

Answer 12

Equatorial: always moist, lacking temperature seasonality

Question 13

What is the climate zone for a tropical seasonal forest/savanna?

Answer 13

Tropical: summer rainy season, “winter” dry season

Question 14

What is the climate zone of a subtropical desert?

Answer 14

Subtropical (hot deserts): highly seasonal, arid climate

Question 15

What is the climate zone of a woodland/shrubland?

Answer 15

Mediterranean: winter rainy season, summer drought

Question 16

What is the climate zone of a temperate rain forest?

Answer 16

Warm temperature: occasional frost, often with summer rainfall maximum

Question 17

What is the climate zone of a temperate grassland/desert?

Answer 17

Continental (cold deserts): arid, with warm or hot summers and cold winters

Question 18

What is the climate zone of a boreal forest?

Answer 18

Boreal: cold temperature, with cool summers and long winters

Question 19

What is the climate zone of a tundra?

Answer 19

Polar: very short cool summers, long very cold winters

Question 20

lentic system (n.)

Answer 20

non-flowing water, such as lake or pond

Question 21

littoral zone (lentic) (n.)

Answer 21

shallow zone around the edge

Question 22

limnetic (or pelagic) zone (n.)

Answer 22

open water beyond the littoral zone

Question 23

benthic zone (lentic) (n.)

Answer 23

area containing sediments at the bottom of lakes/ponds

Question 24

estuaries (n.)

Answer 24

areas of fresh and salt water mixing, found at the mouth of rivers

Question 25

littoral zone (marine) (n.)

Answer 25

zone between the lowest and highest tidal water levels; also called intertidal zone

Question 26

neritic zone (n.)

Answer 26

area between low tidal mark and edge of continental shelf

Question 27

oceanic zone (n.)

Answer 27

area beyond neritic zone; begins at edge of continental shelf, contains photic and aphotic zones

Question 28

benthic zone (marine) (n.)

Answer 28

very bottom, below neritic and oceanic zones, solely aphotic

Question 29

What are the characteristics of aquatic biomes?

Answer 29

Salinity, water movement, depth, and light

Question 30

lotic system (n.)

Answer 30

system with rapidly flowing fresh water (river)

Question 31

liana (n.)

Answer 31

long stemmed, woody vine plants, use trees to grow upwards