Ecosystems and Energy Flow

Question 1

The Biosphere encompasses life on earth called the _______

Answer 1

layer of life

Question 2

The Biomes of the planet are categorized by regional climate that correlate to:

• dominant type of _______
• relying on _____ exposure
• t_______
• p______
• w____
• h____
• ____ cover

Answer 2

vegetation
solar
temperature
precipitation
wind
humidity
cloud cover

Question 3

_______ are associated with earths titling, rotation, and orbit around the sun, changes in ocean temperatures, earths orbital geometry, volcanic activity causing atmospheric dust and reduced sunlight, variations solar radiation and activity.

Answer 3

climate variations

Question 4

T/F: climate is most affected by temperature

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Ecosystems are component of a ____.

Answer 5

biome

Question 6

a community is a component of an _____.

Answer 6

ecosystem

Question 7

a population as a component of a _____.

Answer 7

community

Question 8

a collection of component that work together and interdependent on one another for a healthy ecosystem and dynamic equilibrium

Answer 8

system

Question 9

stable ecosystem that continues to grow and perpetuate itself in the absence of further disturbance

Answer 9

climax community

Question 10

These Biomes are influenced most by temperature and the amount of moisture received

Answer 10

Tundra, Taiga, Temperate Forest/Grasslands. Tropical Savanna/Forest, Deserts

Question 11

• upper latitudes of arctic-circle
• freezing temperatures 6-10 months/year
• less than 5 inches of rain per year

Answer 11

Tundra

Question 12

• below freezing 6 months per year
• less than 20 inches of rain per year

Answer 12

Taiga

Question 13

• warm subtropical and cold winters, 30-60 inches of rain per year

Answer 13

Temperate Forest

Question 14

• semi arid warm and hot
• 10-30 inches of rain per year

Answer 14

Temperate Grasslands

Question 15

• average monthly temperature 70F, with wet and dry

Answer 15

Tropical Savanna

Question 16

• mostly in equatorial zone
• mean temperatures above 75F all year round and over 100 inches of rain per year

Answer 16

Tropical Forest

Question 17

• mostly between also caused by rain shadow effects
• high 100F temperatures in summer with lows below freezing at night and in winter
• less than 10 inches of rain and as low as 3 inches per year

Answer 17

Deserts

Question 18

T/F: All life requires energy and that energy is from the Sun

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T/F: 99.9% of sunlight is reflected absorb, or used for evaporation of water, and only 0.1% is used by plants in the photosynthesis process

Answer 19

True

Question 20

T/F: The flow of energy must obey advanced laws of thermodynamics and conservation of mass that maintain a dynamic equilibrium.

Answer 20

False; fundamental laws