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BIO 102
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
05/04/2012

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Why are many deserts located on the backside of mountains?
Definition
Moist air masses are forced to rise over mountains and lose their moisture in the process resulting in very little moisture availability for the other side of the mountain.
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Resources often limit populations. When resources are used by more than one species, the initial result is:
Definition
competition
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The intensity of competition between two species increases as:
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the similarity of their requirements and life styles increases.
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In what way(s) does the phosphorus cycle significantly differ from the nitrogen cycle?
Definition
Unlike nitrogen, the phosphorus cycle lacks a significant atmospheric component.
Term
Which of the following biomes receives the lowest average yearly precipitation?
Definition
tundra
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Small fish often follow large turtles in the open ocean, taking advantage of the turtle as a place to hide. This interaction would best be classified as:
Definition
commensalism.
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Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?
Definition
mean annual rainfall in an ecosystem
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Coevolution
Definition
All of the above are correct.
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The phenomenon in which species that live together in the same environment tend to diverge in those characters that overlap is known as:
Definition
character displacement.
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As a result of competition:
Definition
the reproductive success of interacting individuals may be reduced.
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In the interaction of two types of organisms in a habitat, one organism benefits from its interaction from the other but the other organism suffers. What is the name for this interaction?
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parasitism
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The term biota refers to:
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all living species of all kinds.
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Without ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream, the climate of the UK would:
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be similar to that of Scandinavia.
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When the sun is low in the sky, the amount of solar radiation received at the spot where the sun is observed:
Definition
is lower than when the sun is high in the sky because the same amount of solar radiation is being spread over a larger area.
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Wind circulation patterns are driven by:
Definition
the uneven heating of earth's surface.
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Which of the following nutrient cycles has the smallest atmospheric component?
Definition
the phosphorus cycle
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Most of the deserts of the world occur:
Definition
at 30 degrees North and South latitude.
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When two species battle for resources until one is driven locally extinct, the process is called:
Definition
competitive exclusion.
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_____ and _____ are the major factors that determine climate.
Definition
Temperature; precipitation
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“Ecological succession” refers to:
Definition
a series of predictable changes in the composition or structure of an ecological community.
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