Textbook: Chapter 24 - Terrestrial Ecosystem

Question 1

Annual grassland

Answer 1

Grassland in California dominated by exotic annual grasses that reseed every year, replacing native perennial grasses

Question 2

Biogeography

Answer 2

The study of past and present geographical distribution of plants and animals, and their ecological relationships

Question 3

Convergent evolution

Answer 3

Development of similar characteristics in different species living in different areas under similar environment conditions

Question 4

Desert grassland

Answer 4

Grassland of hot, dry cliamtes, with rainfall varying between 200 and 500 mm, dominated by bunchgrasses and widely interspersed with other desert vegetation

Question 5

Formations

Answer 5

Zones representing broad chategories of vegetation: categories defined by the basis of a similar physical appearance (physiognomy), deserts, grasslands and coniferous, temperate and tropical forests

Question 6

Mixed-grass prarie

Answer 6

Grassland in mid north america, characterized by great varation in precipitation and a mixtuer of largely cool-season short grass and tallgrass species

Question 7

Pampas

Answer 7

Temperate South American grassland, dominated by bunchgrasses; much of the mister pampas are under cultivation

Question 8

Shortgrass prarie

Answer 8

Westernmost grasslands of the Great Plains, characterized by infrequent rainfall, low humidity, and high winds; dominated by shallow-rooted, sod-forming grasses

Question 9

Steppe

Answer 9

Name given to Eurasian grasslands that extend from western Europe to western Siberia and China

Question 10

Tallgrass Prarie

Answer 10

A narrow belt of tall grasses dominated by big bluestem that once ran north and south adjacent to the deciduous forest of eastern North America; presence maintained by fire; largely destroyed by cultivation

Question 11

Veld

Answer 11

Extensive grasslands in the east of the interior of South Africa, largely confined to high terrain