Midterm: Biology (H)

.  The parts of the earth where life exists is the biosphere

2.  All the members of a species living in an area is the population

3. All of the different populations in an area is the community 

4.  The living and nonliving factors in an area make up the ecosystem

5.  The average year to year conditions in a region is the climate

6.  The day to day conditions in a particular place is the weather

7.  The climate zone found at the poles of the earth is the polar region.

8.  The climate zone found in the middle areas of the earth is the temperate region.

9.  The climate zone near the equator is the tropical region.

10. Trapped gas in the atmosphere that keeps the earth warm are called greenhouse  gasses.

11.  Groups of ecosystems that have similar climates and communities are called biomes
12.  Refers to the number and types of species that live in an area: biodiversity 

Biomes

13.  Dominated by heavy rainfall and warm year-round temperatures: tropical rainforest 

14.  A  type of grassland, home to zebra and lions: savannas 

15.  Has very little rainfall, home to cactus and snakes: desert 

16.  Found in the midwest (U.S), home to prairie dogs:  grassland 

17.  Found in California, dominated by shrubs and has frequent fires:chaparral 

18.  Type of forest that has trees with leaves that fall in autumn:temperate deciduous 

19.  Type of forest that has evergreen (conifer) trees, Northern U.S. and Canada: boreal 

20.  Cold region that has a permafrost and long winters: tundra