Permafrost Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

APES: Terrestrial Biomes Tundra: Climate - correct answer A cold, treeless biome with low-growing vegetation. In the winter, the soil is completely frozen with permafrost. The four month summer season is the growing season. The temperature does not exceed 20F and is no colder than -30F. The annual precipitation is 6-10 inches. Tundra: Location - correct answer Most of Greenland, parts of Alaska, Canada, coastal areas of the arctic, and northern Russia. Tundra: Producers - correct answer A...

Biology 1108 Exam 3 Questions and Answers (Latest Update) 120 Questions | Graded A+. Alpine - Correct Answers Similar to Tundra, Lacks permafrost, Budding - Correct Answers Form of asexual reproduction in which a bud/protrusion forms on an organism and eventually breaks off to form a new organism that is smaller than its parent. Fragmentation - Correct Answers A type of asexual reproduction in which one organism is broken into pieces, each of which develops into a new individual Partheno...

Biology 1108 Exam 3 Questions and Answers (Latest Update) 120 Questions | Graded A+. Alpine - Correct Answers Similar to Tundra, Lacks permafrost, Budding - Correct Answers Form of asexual reproduction in which a bud/protrusion forms on an organism and eventually breaks off to form a new organism that is smaller than its parent. Fragmentation - Correct Answers A type of asexual reproduction in which one organism is broken into pieces, each of which develops into a new individual Partheno...

Ecology Written Exam 2024. Biome - ANSWER A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities. Savanna - ANSWER A tropical / subtropical grassland biome with scattered individual trees, large herbivores, and three distinct seasons based primarily on rainfall, maintained by occasional fires and drought. Desert - ANSWER A region of little vegetation, either cold or hot, that receives ten inches or less of precipitation each year, ...

HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY FINAL EXAM ACTUAL TEST NEW GEN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 SOLVED AND VERIFIED 100% Which of the items below describes a way that the physical environment affects people? Choose all that apply. 1. Maria, who lives in Juneau, Alaska, has an older brother and a younger sister. 2. Jocelyn, who lives in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, makes her living by selling lobsters to local restaurants. 3. Derrick, who lives near the Shenandoah Mountains, spends most weekends hiking. 4. C...

Impacts of fossil fuels on the carbon cycle - ANSWER-Release greenhouse gases Long term stores released into the fast carbon cycle Increase in temperature warming (enhanced greenhouse effect) More intense storms Ocean acidification and coral reef bleaching Disease increase Change in precipitation patterns (warmer air holds more moisture) Photosynthesis - ANSWER-The sequestration of carbon from the atmosphere from autotrophic plants to form oxygen and glucose Sequestration - ANSWER-The ...

Regions of Alberta Questions and Answers Graded A How many regions are there in Alberta? There are 6 regions in the province of Alberta. The Canadian Shield Region is covered by: a.) grass b.) farming soil c.) an ancient mountain range d. the Rocky Mountains c. an ancient mountain range What region in Alberta has some of the oldest rocks in the world? The Canadian Shield Region What are the hilltops like that lead up to the Rocky Mountains? a.) flattened hilltops b.) mountain peaks c.) ...

permafrost - Answer-forms when soil or rock temperatures remain below 32 degrees for at least 2 years glacier - Answer-large mass of perennial ice resting on land or floating shelflike in sea formed from accumulation and recrystillazation of snow snowline - Answer-where the lowest elevation where snow remains year arounf alpine glacier - Answer-glacier in a mountain range cirque - Answer-scooped-out, amphitheater-shaped basin at the head of an alpine glacier valley; an erosional landform ...

APES Terrestrial Biomes Question and answers correctly solved 2023/2024Tundra: Climate - correct answer A cold, treeless biome with low-growing vegetation. In the winter, the soil is completely frozen with permafrost. The four month summer season is the growing season. The temperature does not exceed 20F and is no colder than -30F. The annual precipitation is 6-10 inches. Tundra: Location - correct answer Most of Greenland, parts of Alaska, Canada, coastal areas of the arctic, and northern Ru...

What is paleontology? -Paleontology is the study of the history of life and its meaning. It is a four-dimensional science (three spatial dimensions plus time) -Paleontology is an eclectic field that draws on many other disciplines, including, but not limited to geology, developmental biology, physics, and chemistry -Paleontologists focus on extinct organisms but we also study extant (present day) ones too What are fossils? -Fossils are preserved remains of organisms from the remote pa...