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A) increased breathing rate B) increased erythrocyte production C) increased binding capacity of hemoglobin D) increased density of mitochondria, capillaries, and muscle myoglobin 2
A) includes a large area B) uniform habitats C) a characteristic appearance D) a common climate 3
A) tundra B) deciduous forest C) evergreen forest D) taiga 4
A) an upwelling of cold water on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean B) a slack in the prevailing westerly winds on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean C) a build-up of warm water near Australia and the Philippines D) warming at the poles 5
A) photic zone B) epilimnion C) hypolimnion D) thermocline 6
2 , what type of ecosystem has the greatest biomass?A) estuaries B) cultivated land C) tropical rain forest D) boreal forest 7
A) habitat B) population C) biosphere D) community E) ecosystem 8
A) abyssal zone B) hypolimnion C) neritic zone D) profundal zone E) intertidal zone 9
A) solar radiation B) latitude C) both of the above D) none of the above 10
A) the coast of Peru B) India and southern Asia C) California D) North Africa E) Antarctica 11
A) North America's taiga B) tropical rainforests C) northeastern United States D) African savannas E) California chaparral 12
A) in the epilimnion B) in the abyssal zone C) in the profundal zone D) in the neritic zone E) none of the above 13
A) more, more B) fewer, fewer C) more, fewer D) fewer, more E) the same, the same 14
A) photosynthetic plankton B) photosynthetic nekton C) bioluminescent organisms D) doldrums E) gyres 15
A) In the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, the eastern edges of continents tend to be warmer than the western edges. B) The major circulation pattern in the atmosphere is an east-to-west one; there is very little north or south movement of air. C) Geological features, as well as atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns, help determine which biomes occur where. D) Most of the great deserts lie between 40o and 60o north or south latitude. 16
A) thermocline B) hypolimnion C) nekton D) neritic zone E) epilimnion 17
A) shortwave radiation B) longwave radiation C) ozone D) CO2 E) lightning 18
A) the equator B) near 30o north or south latitude C) near 60o north or south latitude D) all of the above receive a lot of precipitation E) all of the above receive very little precipitation 19
A) the Humboldt Current B) the Gulf Stream C) homeostasis D) El Niño E) the doldrums 20
A) three-fourths of a kilometer deep B) 3 km deep C) 11 km deep D) 27 km keep E) 90 km deep 21
A) photosynthetic bacteria B) crabs and fish C) worms D) chemosynthetic bacteria E) there are no primary producers in these ecosystems 22
A) 0.3% B) 1.8% C) 23% D) 50% E) 75% 23
A) less than 25 cm B) 75 to 125 cm C) 140 to 450 cm D) 300 to 600 cm E) over 500 cm 24
A) permafrost B) long, cold winters C) most of the limited precipitation falls in the summer D) conifers E) moose 25
A) community B) population C) biome D) biosphere 26
A) limnetic B) littoral C) profundal D) photic 27
A) plankton B) protists C) nekton D) benthic creatures 28
A) taiga B) temperate forest C) tropical rain forest D) tropical seasonal forest 29
A) shallow water B) open sea surface C) deep sea water D) b and c E) none of the above 30
not a biome?A) taiga B) tundra C) savanna D) desert E) estuary 31
A) True B) False 32
A) True B) False 33
A) True B) False 34
A) True B) False
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