BIO 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 41: Biogeography, Rain Shadow, Biome

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silverbee937

10 Aug 2017

School

University of Rochester

Department

Biology

Course

BIO 111

Professor

Minckley

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41. 1 ecological systems vary over space and time. Physical geography the spatial distri(cid:271)utio(cid:374)s of earth"s (cid:272)li(cid:373)ate a(cid:374)d surfa(cid:272)e features. Biogeography the spatial distributions of species. 41. 2 olar e(cid:374)ergy i(cid:374)put a(cid:374)d topography hape earth"s physi(cid:272)al e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts. The (cid:272)ir(cid:272)ulatio(cid:374) of earth"s at(cid:373)osphere redistri(cid:271)utes heat e(cid:374)ergy: tropics the latitudes (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) the tropi(cid:272)s of (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:272)er (cid:894)(cid:1006)(cid:1007). 5 n) and the tropics of. This means that the leeward side of the mountain (the one away from the wind) barely gets precipitation: rain shadow the process of causing the leeward side of the mountain to be dry. The biome concept can be extended to aquatic environments: factors the influence aquatic biomes water depth, water movement, temperature, pressure, salinity, oxygen content. 41. 5 human activities affect ecological systems on a global scale. Anthropocene (cid:862)age of the hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)s(cid:863) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause our a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities are alteri(cid:374)g e(cid:272)ologi(cid:272)al systems on a global scale. Homogenocene (cid:862)ho(cid:373)oge(cid:374)ous age(cid:863) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause the (cid:374)et effe(cid:272)t of our activities is making ecological systems less complex and more uniform.

Related Questions

It's a quiz for my life science class.

QUESTION 1

Organisms that have descended from the same initial group and have the ability to interbreed belong to the same

	A.	species.
	B.	family.
	C.	class.
	D.	genus.
	E.	order.

5 points

QUESTION 2

The simplest entity that exhibits all of the properties of life is called a(n)

	A.	molecule.
	B.	cell.
	C.	organism.
	D.	tissue.

5 points

QUESTION 3

In populations, adaptation usually arises through

	A.	responsiveness.
	B.	heredity.
	C.	metabolism.
	D.	natural selection.
	E.	development.

5 points

QUESTION 4

Scientists have found that ancient fossils

	A.	are less similar to present-day organisms than more recent fossils.
	B.	are just as similar to present-day organisms as more recent fossils.
	C.	are more similar to present-day organisms than more recent fossils.
	D.	are very similar to present-day organisms.
	E.	bear no resemblance to present-day organisms.

5 points

QUESTION 5

What is the term that describes the study of the relationship between living things and components of their environment?

	A.	herpetology
	B.	analogy
	C.	zoology
	D.	ecology
	E.	ichnology

5 points

QUESTION 6

Characteristics usually associated with life include all of the following except:

	A.	motility.
	B.	a high degree of organization.
	C.	lack of change from generation to generation.
	D.	reproduction.
	E.	responsiveness to stimuli.

5 points

QUESTION 7

The scientific name for the black-footed ferret is Mustela nigripes. The name Mustela indicates the _____________________ to which the organisms belongs.

	A.	phylum
	B.	class
	C.	family
	D.	species
	E.	genus

5 points

QUESTION 8

Which of the following is considered to be the most basic living unit?

	A.	organ system
	B.	molecule
	C.	organelle
	D.	cell
	E.	tissue

5 points

QUESTION 9

Which of the following concepts best describes the wide variety of dog species we observe, ranging from the domesticated golden retriever or the basset hound, to the wild dogs of Africa, to foxes?

	A.	preadaptation
	B.	special creation
	C.	inheritance of acquired characteristics.
	D.	taxonomy
	E.	evolution

5 points

QUESTION 10

If an ecologist is studying the cycling of carbon through a particular environment (which involes the movement of carbon through living things as well as through rock, air, and water), the scientist is studying at what level of ecology?

	A.	organismal
	B.	community
	C.	ecosystem
	D.	population
	E.	biosphere

5 points

QUESTION 11

Which list is organized from smallest to largest level of organization of life?

	A.	organisms, organ systems, organs, tissues, cells, organelles
	B.	organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms
	C.	organelles, tissues, cells, organ systems, organs, organisms
	D.	tissues, cells, organelles, organs, organ systems, organisms
	E.	cells, tissues, organ systems, organelles, organs, organisms

5 points

QUESTION 12

When examining the hierarchy of life, which of the following terms is most inclusive?

	A.	biosphere
	B.	population
	C.	species
	D.	ecosystem

5 points

QUESTION 13

The units of inheritance are

	A.	evolutions.
	B.	heredities.
	C.	genes
	D.	twins.
	E.	metabolic activities.

5 points

QUESTION 14

Organisms that undergo asexual reproduction

	A.	require another organism to reproduce.
	B.	are usually very complex.
	C.	produce offspring that are different from each other.
	D.	do not require energy to reproduce.
	E.	produce offspring that are identical to each other and to the parent.