quiz 5

Question 0

:highest net primary productivity

:pulls highest amount of carbon out of atm or ocean and produce O2

Answer 0

coral reefs

Question 1

diatoms draw in … to produce …

Answer 1

draw in CO2 to produce glucose

Question 2

second to coral reefs in primary productivity

Answer 2

kelp beds

Question 3

:keep habitat and ecosystem in balance

:elephants

Answer 3

keystone species

Question 4

green house gases

Answer 4

CO2
methane :CH4
H20 vapor

Question 5

allow visible light to pass thru which is absorbed by earth and released as heat, but hat cannot pass thru gases and is stuck on earth building up

Answer 5

green house gases

Question 6

put carbon into atm

Answer 6

sources

Question 7

remove carbon from atm

Answer 7

sinks

Question 8

5 sources

Answer 8

1) weathering of limestone
2) volcanic activity
3) burning and decay of biomass
4) respiration
5) burning of fossil fuel

Question 9

5 sinks

Answer 9

1) weathering of granite
2) photosynthesis
3) burial of biomass
4) deposition of carbonate sediments
5) CO2 dissolves in sea water

Question 10

:more efficient green house gas than CO2

:created by breakdown of organic material

Answer 10

methane

Question 11

:how eliptical an orbit is

:the closer to the sun, the more solar energy received

Answer 11

eccentricity

Question 12

:tilt of earth’s axis
:determines seasons
:if zero–> no seasons

Answer 12

obliquity

Question 13

:wobble of earth: like a spinning top
:caused by gravitational effects of sun and moon
:changes direction of tilt of Earth’s axis

Answer 13

Precision

Question 14

important for life in ocean and is responsible for protein which is used by plants and animals

Answer 14

nitrogen

Question 15

chemical process that creates ammonium nitrate

Answer 15

Haber-Bosch Process

Question 16

4 components used for metabolism

Answer 16

1) Carbon
2) Nitrogen
3) Oxygen
4) Hydrogen

Question 17

zone with photosynthesis and vision

Answer 17

euphotic zone

Question 18

euphotic zone depth

Answer 18

down to 70m

Question 19

zone with only vision

Answer 19

disphotic zone

Question 20

depth of disphotic zone

Answer 20

to 600m

Question 21

zone of no vision

Answer 21

aphotic zone

Question 22

aphotic zone depth

Answer 22

below 600m

Question 23

relationship of solubility of gases and temp

Answer 23

as temp rises, solubility decreases

Question 24

population of organisms that can make and produce viable offspring

Answer 24

species

Question 25

a species gets divided into 2 species after being separated

Answer 25

allopatric speciation

Question 26

:mutations in sex cells, random :neutral, insignificant :negative :postive

Answer 26

adaptation

Question 27

:determines if a mutation is neutral, positive, or negative | :isnt random

Answer 27

natural selection

Question 28

species develop similar characteristics to exploit similar resources

Answer 28

convergent evolution

Question 29

those that are able to best utilize their habitat survive

Answer 29

survival of the fittest

Question 30

:extremophiles | :live in acidic water, hot waters, rock, or extremely salty water

Answer 30

archaea

Question 31

:diatoms :radiolarians :forams

Answer 31

protista

Question 32

Linean Classification System

Answer 32

``` :King --> Kingdom :Philip --> Phylum :Called --> Class :Out --> Order :For --> Family :General --> Genus :Smith --> Species ```

Question 33

what has driven evolution

Answer 33

steady change (biology) and punctuated equilibrium

Question 34

:accumulation of genetic change creates new species over long periods of time

Answer 34

biology--> steady change

Question 35

species remain the same but change due to outside factors (climate change)

Answer 35

punctuated equilibrium (palentology)

Question 36

5 great mass extinctions

Answer 36

1) End of Ordovician 2) Late Devonian 3) End Permian 4) End Triassic 5) End Cretaceous

Question 37

cause of End Ordovician

Answer 37

climate change

Question 38

cause of Late Devonian

Answer 38

:unknown cause | :major change in oceans

Question 39

cause of End Permian

Answer 39

volcanic activity

Question 40

cause of End Triassic

Answer 40

climate change (cooling)

Question 41

cause of End Cretaceous

Answer 41

meteor impact

Question 42

largest mass extinction

Answer 42

End Permian --> 95% if species lost

Question 43

any organism that cant swim again 1 knot current

Answer 43

plankton

Question 44

:bloom in spring and summer :cause red tide :toxins arent harmful to shellfish, only humans :cause amnesiac poisoning

Answer 44

dinoflagellates

Question 45

bloom is summer

Answer 45

coccolithophores

Question 46

productivity equation

Answer 46

02 in light bottle - O2 in dark bottle = Productivity (photosynthesis)

Question 47

:O2 production (photosynthesis) = O2 consumption (respiration) :bottom of euphotic zone

Answer 47

consumption depth

Question 48

parts of kelp

Answer 48

hold fast --> at base blades --> leaves stipe --> stem gas bladder

Question 49

where is kelp found

Answer 49

along coastlines

Question 50

oldest multicellular life

Answer 50

Ediacaran Fauna

Question 51

Burgess Shale fauna is from where

Answer 51

Canada