Subtropical gyres - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BSC 2011 Ch. 52 Review Practice Test. An abiotic effect that restricts tree growth at high elevations is __________. - CORRECT ANSWER ultraviolet radiation Factors that influence global climate patterns include all of the following except _________. - CORRECT ANSWER deep ocean currents Characteristic of surface ocean currents is that the ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER North Atlantic and North Pacific subtropical gyres all flow in a clockwise direction Rooted plants are found only i...

Biological Productivity - the rate of generation of biomass in an ecosystem; western margins of continents have high prosuctivity and the Artic has the most because of high levels of upwelling and downwelling bc there is no thermocline Photosynthesis formula - 6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight ---> C6 H12 O6 + 6O2 Photosynthesis - Inputs: Carbon Dioxide, water, sunlightOutputs: Glucose, oxygen Euphotic Zone - Upper layer of a body of water through which sunlight can penetrate and support photos...

Ocean 100 Final – SDSU Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) Euphotic zone - answerfirst 200 meters -where photosynthesis can take place -suns radiation can be absorbed Seed Plants - answer-true plants -not very abundant -grasses, eelgrass and surfgrass -mangroves -like warm, muddy waters -have a root system Protists - answera) large algae(seaweed) -brown algae(kelp), green (sponge weed), red (rhodophyta) b) phytoplankton(small algae) -most producers -diatoms -cocco...

Euphotic zone - Correct Answer first 200 meters -where photosynthesis can take place -suns radiation can be absorbed Seed Plants - Correct Answer -true plants -not very abundant -grasses, eelgrass and surfgrass -mangroves -like warm, muddy waters -have a root system Protists - Correct Answer a) large algae(seaweed) -brown algae(kelp), green (sponge weed), red (rhodophyta) b) phytoplankton(small algae) -most producers -diatoms -coccolithophores -dinoflagellates Eukaryo...

Five Main Levels of Ecological Study (Smallest to Biggest) - correct answer Organismal Population Community Ecosystem Global Population - correct answer Group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area at the same time. Community - correct answer All the populations of different species that interact with each other in a certain ar...

1 ATSC SAILING EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ What are the three factors that affect wave formation? Correct Answer: wind velocity, fetch, and duration what is wind velocity for wave formation Correct Answer: the speed of the wind what is fetch for wave formation Correct Answer: the distance over the water that the wind can blow uninterrupted (which can be huge distances out at sea) what is duration for wave formation Correct Answer: the amount ...

5A As viewed from above the South Pole, all points on Earth's surface (except directly at the South Pole) show curved motion concentric to the South Pole due to Earth's rotation, and the sense of Earth's rotation from this vantage point is _________. a. counterclockwise b. clockwise b. clockwise 5A In the Southern Hemisphere, where the sense of Earth's rotation is clockwise as seen from above, objects moving across Earth's surface will appear to be pulled in the opposite direction...

1. population composed of all individuals that belong to the same species and live in a given area at a particular time 2. community incorporates all of the populations of organisms within a given area 3. population ecolo- gy the study of factors that cause populations to increase or decrease 4. population size the total number of individuals within a defined area at a given time 5. population densi- ty 6. population distriu- tion the number of individuals per unit area (or v...

Ocean 320 Exam 1 Questions With Verified Answers 97% of earth water is ocean - Answer- /.A active-satellite, one that sends out electromagnetic waves, can beam the energy down toward the ocean surface and determine how large the waves on the ocean are. How much energy comes back to the satellite and how fast it returns gives information. What is that? - Answer-a lot of backscatter means big waves as they reflect the microwave energy /.a significant amount of pollution comes from - Ans...

ESS 53 Final Exam Review Sheet 2017 1.Ocean Circulation - esp. aspects that influence biology and carbon cycling: Location of upwelling zones and deep convective mixing, surface circulation pattern s, subtropical gyres, deep water formation sites, thermohaline circulation & deep nutrient distributions. Thermohaline circulation – from below the upper ocean currents to sea floor, water movements are driven by small differences in density. At mid-latitudes surface convergence drives subtropical g...