"Biosphere" TEST Review
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| The nature of the ___ in large measure determines what organisms live in a place. | show 🗑
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| show | Homeostasis
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| Evolutionary adaptations are a result of ___ | show 🗑
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| As savannas are increasingly converted to ___ , their inhabitants are struggling to survive | show 🗑
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| show | Precipitation
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| show | Tropical rain forest
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| Extensive tropical rain forests in S. America, Southwestern Asia, and ___ | show 🗑
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| Grasslands are also referred to as ___ | show 🗑
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| show | Savannas
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| Hardwood forests | show 🗑
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| Less than 25 cm of rain per year | show 🗑
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| show | Temperate evergreen forests
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| show | Biomes
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| On a global scale, a savanna biome is transitional between desert and ___ | show 🗑
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| show | Tundra
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| show | Permafrost
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| Tree which drops its leaves in the winter | show 🗑
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| show | Coniferous
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| show | Atmospheric circulation
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| show | Humboldt current
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| The ___ of the western Pacific Ocean reaches nearly 11 km in depth | show 🗑
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| Nearly ___ of the earth's surface is covered by ocean | show 🗑
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| show | Chemosynthesis
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| Area of water just above the ocean floor | show 🗑
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| Huge, swirling areas of high pressure which dominate oceanic circulation | show 🗑
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| show | Plankton
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| Part of the neritic zone which is exposed to the air whenever the tides recede | show 🗑
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| show | Bioluminescence
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| ___ is the warmer water which forms a layer at the surface of large lakes in temperate regions during the summer | show 🗑
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| show | Oligotrophic lakes
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| Begins with a slack in the prevailing westerly winds on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean | show 🗑
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| show | Abyssal zone
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| show | Monsoons
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| show | Plankton
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| Includes all living communities on earth | show 🗑
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| Maintenance of a stead internal environment no matter the external conditions | show 🗑
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| show | Endotherm
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| show | Allen's Rule
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| show | Bergman's Rule
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| show | 1.8%
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| show | Profundal
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| show | Wetlands
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| ___ are an equatorial region of rising air and low pressure | show 🗑
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| show | Nekton
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| The earth radiates heat back to space in the form of | show 🗑
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| Leeward side of a mountain range is drier than the ocean side | show 🗑
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| Describes the elevation above which trees do not grow | show 🗑
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| show | Microclimate
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