AP Biology Unit 8: Ecology; Questions & Answers 100%
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climate Correct answer-The long-term prevailing weather conditions at a given place.
abiotic Correct answer-Nonliving; referring to the physical and chemical properties of an
environment.
biotic Correct answer-Pertaining to the living factors—the organisms—in an
environment.
biomes Correct answer-Any of the world's major ecosystem types, often classified by
temperature and precipitation
disturbance Correct answer-A natural or human-caused event that changes a biological
community and usually removes organisms from it. Disturbances, such as fires and storms, play
a pivotal role in structuring many communities.
thermocline Correct answer-A narrow stratum of abrupt temperature change in the
ocean and in many temperate-zone lakes.
dispersal Correct answer-The movement of individuals or gametes away from their
parent location. This movement sometimes expands the geographic range of a population or
species.
, AP Biology Unit 8: Ecology; Questions & Answers 100%
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tropical forest Correct answer-A terrestrial biome characterized by relatively high
precipitation and temperatures year-round.
savanna Correct answer-A tropical grassland biome with scattered individual trees and
large herbivores and maintained by occasional fires and drought.
desert Correct answer-A terrestrial biome characterized by very low precipitation.
chaparral Correct answer-A biome characterized by mild, rainy winters and long, hot, dry
summers; dominated by dense, spiny evergreen shrubs
temperate grassland Correct answer-A terrestrial biome that exists at midlatitude regions
and is dominated by grasses and forbs.
temperate broadleaf forest Correct answer-A biome located throughout midlatitude
regions where there is sufficient moisture to support the growth of large, broadleaf deciduous
trees.
northern coniferous forest Correct answer-A terrestrial biome characterized by long, cold
winters and dominated by cone-bearing trees.
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climate Correct answer-The long-term prevailing weather conditions at a given place.
abiotic Correct answer-Nonliving; referring to the physical and chemical properties of an
environment.
biotic Correct answer-Pertaining to the living factors—the organisms—in an
environment.
biomes Correct answer-Any of the world's major ecosystem types, often classified by
temperature and precipitation
disturbance Correct answer-A natural or human-caused event that changes a biological
community and usually removes organisms from it. Disturbances, such as fires and storms, play
a pivotal role in structuring many communities.
thermocline Correct answer-A narrow stratum of abrupt temperature change in the
ocean and in many temperate-zone lakes.
dispersal Correct answer-The movement of individuals or gametes away from their
parent location. This movement sometimes expands the geographic range of a population or
species.
, AP Biology Unit 8: Ecology; Questions & Answers 100%
Solved
tropical forest Correct answer-A terrestrial biome characterized by relatively high
precipitation and temperatures year-round.
savanna Correct answer-A tropical grassland biome with scattered individual trees and
large herbivores and maintained by occasional fires and drought.
desert Correct answer-A terrestrial biome characterized by very low precipitation.
chaparral Correct answer-A biome characterized by mild, rainy winters and long, hot, dry
summers; dominated by dense, spiny evergreen shrubs
temperate grassland Correct answer-A terrestrial biome that exists at midlatitude regions
and is dominated by grasses and forbs.
temperate broadleaf forest Correct answer-A biome located throughout midlatitude
regions where there is sufficient moisture to support the growth of large, broadleaf deciduous
trees.
northern coniferous forest Correct answer-A terrestrial biome characterized by long, cold
winters and dominated by cone-bearing trees.
