BIO 122 Final Exam (UL Lafayette)
Questions With Correct Answers
Biosphere - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the planet Earth and all living
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organisms that inhabit it | | |
terrestrial habitat - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the distribution of dry land
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on the Earth is uneven
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tilt of the Earth on its axis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-results in uneven
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solar radiation and seasons as the Earth orbits the sun
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sunlight - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--less intense at high latitudes
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-light rays pass through the atmosphere & cover more area
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latitude - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the distribution of solar radiation on
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the surge of the Earth changes with ____________
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heating and cooling of air - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-results in rising and
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descending air masses | |
,westerlies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-prevailing winds that move from
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west to east
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trade winds from Africa - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-who do the tropical
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systems that can develop in to hurricanes ride to get to the
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southeastern US or into the Gulf of Mexico? | | | | | | |
ocean currents - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what does the heating and
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cooling of water masses coupled with the rotation of the Earth cause?
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gulf stream - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-What is an example of how an
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ocean current can alter climate?
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water - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-can carry a lot of energy
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gulf stream - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-This is warm water that modifies
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the climate of NW Europe
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climate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--what do wind currents affect?
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-long-term average of weather, typically averaged over a period of 30
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years
, rain shadow - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what does prevailing wind
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direction result in on the downwind side of a mountain range?
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-ex. the western deserts of Nevada & Washington
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combinations of temperature & rainfall - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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determine what kinds of plants can grow in a particular area & the
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animals found there | |
biome - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the assemblage of organisms associated
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with each combination
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tiaga or northern coniferous forest - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-found south
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|of the tundra
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deciduous - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-further south of the forests
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grasslands - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--rainfall is limited and nutrients are
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not leached from the soil, which makes them rich farmland
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Iowa & Nebraska - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tall grass prairie
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Colorado & Wyoming - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-short grass prairie
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Questions With Correct Answers
Biosphere - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the planet Earth and all living
| | | | | | | | |
organisms that inhabit it | | |
terrestrial habitat - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the distribution of dry land
| | | | | | | | |
on the Earth is uneven
| | | |
tilt of the Earth on its axis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-results in uneven
| | | | | | | | | | | |
solar radiation and seasons as the Earth orbits the sun
| | | | | | | | |
sunlight - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--less intense at high latitudes
| | | | | | | |
-light rays pass through the atmosphere & cover more area
| | | | | | | | |
latitude - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the distribution of solar radiation on
| | | | | | | | |
the surge of the Earth changes with ____________
| | | | | | |
heating and cooling of air - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-results in rising and
| | | | | | | | | | |
descending air masses | |
,westerlies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-prevailing winds that move from
| | | | | | | |
west to east
| |
trade winds from Africa - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-who do the tropical
| | | | | | | | | |
systems that can develop in to hurricanes ride to get to the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
southeastern US or into the Gulf of Mexico? | | | | | | |
ocean currents - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what does the heating and
| | | | | | | | |
cooling of water masses coupled with the rotation of the Earth cause?
| | | | | | | | | | |
gulf stream - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-What is an example of how an
| | | | | | | | | | |
ocean current can alter climate?
| | | |
water - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-can carry a lot of energy
| | | | | | | |
gulf stream - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-This is warm water that modifies
| | | | | | | | | |
the climate of NW Europe
| | | |
climate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--what do wind currents affect?
| | | | | | | |
-long-term average of weather, typically averaged over a period of 30
| | | | | | | | | | |
years
, rain shadow - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what does prevailing wind
| | | | | | | |
direction result in on the downwind side of a mountain range?
| | | | | | | | | |
-ex. the western deserts of Nevada & Washington
| | | | | | |
combinations of temperature & rainfall - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | |
determine what kinds of plants can grow in a particular area & the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
animals found there | |
biome - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the assemblage of organisms associated
| | | | | | |
with each combination
| | |
tiaga or northern coniferous forest - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-found south
| | | | | | | |
|of the tundra
| |
deciduous - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-further south of the forests
| | | | | | |
grasslands - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--rainfall is limited and nutrients are
| | | | | | | | |
not leached from the soil, which makes them rich farmland
| | | | | | | | |
Iowa & Nebraska - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tall grass prairie
| | | | | | |
Colorado & Wyoming - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-short grass prairie
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