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BIO 182 - Exam #4 Lisenbee questions with complete solutions already passed
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BIO 182 - Exam #4 Lisenbee questionswith complete solutions already passed
The biotic components of terrestrial ecosystems are referred to as - correct answer ✔✔Biomes
Biomes - correct answer ✔✔groupings of plants and animals (communities) defined by a dominant
vegetation type
Two abiotic factors - correct answer ✔✔Climate
Weather
Climate - correct answer ✔✔prevailing, long-term weather conditions found in the area
Weather - correct answer ✔✔specific, short-term weather atmospheric conditions of temperature,
moisture, sunlight, and wind
What is the taxonomic grouping of humans / primates / great apes primarily - correct answer ✔✔family
Hominidae / Humans thought to be closely related to bonobos (pigmy chimps)
Net Primary Productivity (NPP) - correct answer ✔✔the total amount of carbon that is fixed per year
minus the amount of fixed carbon that is oxidized during cellular respiration.
aboveground biomass - correct answer ✔✔total mass of living plant tissues in a given area (excluding
roots)
Tropical wet forests - correct answer ✔✔found in equatorial regions of the globe where temps and
rainfall are high and annual variation is low
Subtropical Desert - correct answer ✔✔away from equator, characterized by high average annual temps,
moderate variations in temp and very low precipitation.
, Low productivity
Temperate Regions - correct answer ✔✔Moderate temperatures relative to the tropics and polar
regions, and temperatures vary greatly with the season
Temperate Grasslands - correct answer ✔✔Includes steppes and prairies that form in temperate regions
with relatively low precipitation
Boreal Forest / Taiga - correct answer ✔✔forms on subarctic lands just south of the Arctic Circle.
Characterized by very cold winders and short, cool summers; temperature variation is extreme.
Hadley Cell - correct answer ✔✔Major cycle in global air circulation. Responsible for the pattern of
moisture lost and dry environments around 30N and 30S latitude.
Rain shadow - correct answer ✔✔winds from the ocean cool and drop precipitation on one side of a
mountain range and not on the other side, creating high deserts
Global Warming - correct answer ✔✔carbon dioxide pollution is causing this to occur
Littoral Zone - correct answer ✔✔consists of shallow waters along the shore, where flowering plants are
rooted.
Limnetic Zone - correct answer ✔✔offshore and comprises water what receives enough light to support
photosynthesis
Wetlands - correct answer ✔✔shallow-water habitats where the soil is saturated with water for atleast
part of the year
Genetic Diversity - correct answer ✔✔total genetic information contained within all individuals of a
species. It is measured as the number and relative frequency of all alleles present in a species. Gene
pool.
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