Climate And Biodiversity - Essentials of Ecology | Biology+

Course

Environmental Science

Study Pack

Set 1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Set 2: Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Set 3: Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Set 4: Biodiversity and Evolution

Set 5: Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

Set 6: The Human Population and Its Impact

Set 7: Climate and Biodiversity

Set 8: Aquatic Biodiversity

Set 9: Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Set 10: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Set 11: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Set 7 Climate And Biodiversity

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Set 7 Climate And Biodiversity

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following is one of the major factors that influences global air circulation as described in the textbook?

A)The location of mountain ranges
B)The rotation of the earth on its axis
C)The lunar cycle
D)ENSO
E)The shape of continents

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Large regions characterized by a certain climate and dominant plant life are called ____.

A)ecosystems
B)communities
C)populations
D)habitats
E)biomes

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

What term describes the large-scale weather phenomenon that occurs when prevailing winds in the Pacific Ocean weaken, resulting in above average warming?

A)ENSO
B)greenhouse effect
C)rain shadow effect
D)SNSO
E)heat island effect

Answer