ecology & the climate (exam4)

Question 1

organismal ecology

Answer 1

interactions of individuals with each other and the environment

Question 2

population ecology

Answer 2

why population size changes over space and time

Question 3

community ecology

Answer 3

interactions between species

Question 4

ecosystem ecology

Answer 4

energy flow and nutrient cycles

Question 5

global ecology

Answer 5

global changes affecting the biosphere

Question 6

explain hadley cells

Answer 6

-warm air rises at the equator
-cools as it gets higher in the atmosphere and loses its capacity for holding water
-rains
-new warm air pushes the cool air towards the poles
-air drops and gains warmth and water (surrounding area is hot and dry)
-air pushed back to the equator

Question 7

The temperature of air affects its capacity to ____.

Answer 7

hold water

Question 8

Deserts are expected to be ____ of the equator.

Answer 8

30 degrees north or south

Question 9

What temperature of air can hold more water?

Answer 9

warm

Question 10

Why does the coast have mild seasons?

Answer 10

water affects air temperature, trending it away from the extremes