"Biosphere" TEST Review
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| The nature of the ___ in large measure determines what organisms live in a place. | show 🗑
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| show | Homeostasis
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| show | Natural selection
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| show | Agriculture
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| Biomes occur worldwide and can be defined by ___ and temperature | show 🗑
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| Contains at least half of the earth's species of terrestrial plants and animals | show 🗑
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| show | Africa
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| Grasslands are also referred to as ___ | show 🗑
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| show | Savannas
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| show | Temperate deciduous forests
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| Less than 25 cm of rain per year | show 🗑
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| show | Temperate evergreen forests
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| Major communities of organisms that have characteristic appearance and that are distributed over a wide land area | show 🗑
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| On a global scale, a savanna biome is transitional between desert and ___ | show 🗑
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| show | Tundra
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| show | Permafrost
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| show | Deciduous
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| show | Coniferous
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| show | Atmospheric circulation
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| show | Humboldt current
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| show | Marianas Trench
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| show | 75%
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| ___ is the process by which organisms obtain energy from reduced chemicals fuming out of deep-sea hydrothermal vents | show 🗑
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| show | Pelagic zone
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| Huge, swirling areas of high pressure which dominate oceanic circulation | show 🗑
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| Free floating, microscopic organisms are called ___ | show 🗑
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| show | Littoral zone
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| show | Bioluminescence
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| show | Epilimnion
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| In ___ , organic matter and nutrients are relatively scarce and these bodies of water are often deeper and have clear water | show 🗑
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| Begins with a slack in the prevailing westerly winds on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean | show 🗑
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| show | Abyssal zone
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| ___ are characteristic of India and Southern Asia | show 🗑
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| show | Plankton
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| show | Biosphere
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| Maintenance of a stead internal environment no matter the external conditions | show 🗑
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| show | Endotherm
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| Mammals from colder climates tend to have shorter ears and limbs | show 🗑
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| Larger bodies of mammals in colder climates, an effort to lesson heat loss, is a statement of | show 🗑
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| show | 1.8%
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| show | Profundal
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| ___ are among the most naturally fertile areas in the world (transitional biomes) | show 🗑
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| ___ are an equatorial region of rising air and low pressure | show 🗑
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| show | Nekton
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| show | Longwave radiation
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| show | Rain shadow effect
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| Describes the elevation above which trees do not grow | show 🗑
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| Localized climactic conditions that can be very different from those of the overhead atmosphere | show 🗑
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