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Eco Evo Exam2(Fig.6)
Examples
Question | Answer |
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This biome includes a variety of aquatic habitats. | Freshwater wetlands |
Swamps contain emergent trees, such as a bald cypress swamp in Reelfoot Lake State Park, Tennessee. This swamp is an example of what biome? | Freshwater wetlands |
A location near Fairfax, Virginia contains a marsh containing emergent nonwoody vegetation that include cattails. This marsh is an example of what biome? | Freshwater wetlands |
In northern Wisconsin, the bogs are characterized by acidic waters and plants that are well adapted to the conditions. This bog is an example of what biome? | Freshwater wetlands |
In Plum Island Sound off the coast of Msassachusetts, you will find salt water and estuaries and nonwoody emergent vegetation. This is an example of what biome? | Salt marsh |
In a location off the coast of Australia you will find salt-tolerant tress along tropical and subtropical coastlines. This is an example of what biome? What is the area called? | Salt water biome; Mangrove swamps |
Mangrove swamps contain what type of trees? | Salt-tolerant trees along tropical and subtropical coastlines |
Where would you find salt-tolerant tress along tropical and subtropical coastlines? | In a Mangrove swamp |
Where would you find nonwoody emergent vegetation? | Freshwater wetlands and salt marshes |
The coastal regions around the world that exist between the high tide and the low tide of the oceans are called what? | Intertidal zone |
The Alaskan coast that produces rocky intertidal habitats are in what biome? | Intertidal zone |
In French Guiana and around the world you will find muddy coasts producing mudflat habitats. This is an example of what biome? | Intertidal zone |
The hard exoskeletons of millions of tiny corals form what? | Coral reefs |
This biome serves as home to an incredible diversity of organisms. | Coral reefs |
This biome is found off the coast of Bali, Indonesia in shallow, warm waters. | Coral reef |
Water that is offshore and away from coral reefs is called what? | Open ocean |
This biome can be broken up into several zones. | Open ocean |
The interdtidal zone, oceanic zone, benthic zone, and neritic zone are all examples of what biome? | Open ocean |
What factor largely determines the location of terrestrial biomes? | Climate |
What two factors set the edges of biome boundaries? | Climatic conditions combines with species interactions |
True or false. Scientists predict even greater increases in temperature and large changes in precipitation patterns for the twenty-first century. | True. |
Why are French winemakers suffering, but English winemakers thriving? | Warmer growing seasons have caused grapes to ripen 16 days earlier that previously, altering the sugar content and acidity of the grapes. |
The shift in winemaking and plants in the genus Banksa in the shrublands of southwestern Australia are examples of what? | Changing biome boundaries |