lu1a game intro of basic concepts of ecology

Question 1

A group of Long tail macaques lives in Bako National Park

Answer 1

population

Question 2

Blackburnian warbler’s functional role in a spruce tree

Answer 2

niche

Question 3

A biome; lichens and mooses usually cover the ground

Answer 3

tundra

Question 4

A biome; soils are low fertile and acidic, top soil thin and subsoil may get frozen during extreme condition

Answer 4

boreal forest (taiga)

Question 5

a biome; conifer forests in Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and Siberia

Answer 5

taiga

Question 6

biome (temperate grassland) in North America

Answer 6

a.k.a prairie

Question 7

A biome; 4 seasons in Korea

Answer 7

temperate forest

Question 8

A biome, opposite of the tropical grassland and on mountains

Answer 8

alpine grassland

Question 9

A biome; nights are cold because heat escapes into the atmosphere

Answer 9

desert

Question 10

A biome; giraffe and zebra are the habitants.

Answer 10

savanna (tropical grassland)

Question 11

interaction between all living and atmosphere, hydrosphere and litosphere

Answer 11

biosphere

Question 12

males of Irrawady dolphin breed with females to produce fertile off springs

Answer 12

species

Question 13

Mediterranean climate forest founds primarily in California, USA.

Answer 13

chaparrel (shrub forest)

Question 14

also known as hardpan and found in desert

Answer 14

caliche

Question 15

5 factors affect the distribution of biomes

Answer 15

1. temperature and sunlight
2. water and precipitation
3. wind patterns
4. rocks and soil
5. length of the growing season