48. Ecology

Match each description on the left with the correct biome on the right. 2. The most complex and diverse biome 3. Ground permanently frozen 4. Deciduous trees such as ­hickory and birch 5. Limited to small coastal areas 6. Spruce, fir, pine, and hemlock trees 7. Home of ants, antelopes, and lions 8. North American plains a. chaparral b. savanna c. taiga d. temperate broadleaf forest e. temperate grassland f. tropical rain forest g. arctic tundra

Which choice below describes a feature of grassland that explains why its remnants are concentrated in arid regions of North America and central Asia?

Wet and dry seasons in tropical deciduous forests are ultimately caused by __________.

An ecologist might conduct research to answer which of the following questions?

Why are many of the world's deserts located at latitudes between 30°N and 30°S?

When people speak of the rain shadow of the California Coast Range, what are they referring to?

The warming of the Earth is a(n) __________ effect. People are worried that it will have a(n) __________ effect, perhaps causing the extinction of a number of species.

Which of the following statements about biomes is correct?

A climograph shows the mean temperature and precipitation values that support different biomes. What information is missing that would help predict what biome should be found in a particular range?

Different species that inhabit the same type of biome but occur in widely separated geographic regions often appear similar due to __________.

What helps produce the patchiness found in most biomes?

Permafrost is characteristic of the __________.

Which biome is the largest terrestrial biome on Earth?

Cattle egrets, originally only found in Africa and southwestern Europe, can now be found in North America because of which of the following?

Which of the following choices correctly pairs a terrestrial biome with some of its characteristics?