Biology II Exam #5 Questions and Answers Graded A+
a community + the physical environment in which organ-
ecosystem
isms live
community set of organisms that live in a given place
study of how living things interact with each other & their
ecology environment
- includes biotic/abiotic factors
biotic living
examples of biotic factors fish, turtles, ducks, plants, dragonfly
abiotic non-living
examples of abiotic factors water, rocks, soil, clouds, air
first producer of energy-rich compounds that are later
primary producer
used by other organisms
primary consumer an organism that eats producers
a community of organisms where there are several inter-
food web
related food chains
trophic level an organism's place in a food web
what is the primary determinant of Earth's climate? solar radiation
curved surface of Earth causes...
how does solar radiation directly influence the distribution
equator = WARM
of temperature across Earth's surface?
poles = COLD
solar radiation strikes northern/southern hemispheres
ettect of Earth's axis of rotation on climate unevenly
- causes seasonal variation
increases in altitude = colder
ettect of Earth's topography on climate - mountains can modulate regional climate patterns
through rain shadows
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a community + the physical environment in which organ-
ecosystem
isms live
community set of organisms that live in a given place
study of how living things interact with each other & their
ecology environment
- includes biotic/abiotic factors
biotic living
examples of biotic factors fish, turtles, ducks, plants, dragonfly
abiotic non-living
examples of abiotic factors water, rocks, soil, clouds, air
first producer of energy-rich compounds that are later
primary producer
used by other organisms
primary consumer an organism that eats producers
a community of organisms where there are several inter-
food web
related food chains
trophic level an organism's place in a food web
what is the primary determinant of Earth's climate? solar radiation
curved surface of Earth causes...
how does solar radiation directly influence the distribution
equator = WARM
of temperature across Earth's surface?
poles = COLD
solar radiation strikes northern/southern hemispheres
ettect of Earth's axis of rotation on climate unevenly
- causes seasonal variation
increases in altitude = colder
ettect of Earth's topography on climate - mountains can modulate regional climate patterns
through rain shadows
1/4
