Temperature - Ecology Global Insights

Course

Ecology

Study Pack

Set 1: An Introduction to Ecology

Set 2: Population Genetics

Set 3: Natural Selection, Speciation, and Extinction

Set 4: Behavioral Ecology

Set 5: Temperature

Set 6: Water

Set 7: Nutrients

Set 8: Demographic Techniques and Population Patterns

Set 9: Life Tables and Demography

Set 10: Population Growth

Set 11: Competition and Coexistence

Set 16: Population Regulation

Set 17: Species Diversity

Set 18: Species Richness Patterns

Set 19: Species Richness and Community Services

Set 20: Succession

Set 21: Island Biogeography

Set 22: Terrestrial Biomes

Set 23: Marine Biomes

Set 24: Freshwater Biomes

Set 25: Food Webs and Energy Flow

Set 26: Biomass Production

Set 27: Biogeochemical Cycles

Set 5 Temperature

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Set 5 Temperature

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Free

In corals, a close correspondence is observed between the limits of distribution and the __________ isotherm in the _________ month of the year.

A) 15°C; coldest
B) 20°C; coldest
C) 25°C; coldest
D) 20°C; warmest
E) 25°C; warmest

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Animals which generate their own heat are known as

A) ectotherms.
B) endotherms.
C) homeotherms.
D) heterotherms.

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free

What is the term for organisms whose body temperatures vary widely with environmental conditions?

A) ectotherms.
B) endotherms.
C) homeotherms.
D) heterotherms.

Answer