Tropical Rainforest
Hot Desert
Ecosystems
Pot Luck
100
How many layers in the TRF
4 ( 5 if you include the floor)
100
Where are hot deserts mainly found
20-30 degrees N and S
100
Small scale ecosystem near Woodbridge
Epping Forest
100
Wide roots that provide support to trees
Buttress roots
200
True or false: The TRF has high amounts of litter
False
200
What is the adaptation you can see and why
Spines on leaves to reduce transpiration
200
Abiotic Factor under our feet
Soil/ Rock
200
An organism that receives energy from the sun
Producer
300
Name a global service that TRFs provide
Carbon Sink
300
Thar Desert
300
How are minerals released from rock to soil
Weathering
300
A plant that grows on surface of other plants and gets food from plants and air
Epiphytes
400
Deforestation + Heavy rain = Soil __________
Leaching
400
Why is there so little rainfall?
( Answer needs to include cells and air pressure)
Hadley and Ferrel Cells meet, air sinks
400
Gersmehl Model
400
Sustainable tourism
Eco tourism
500
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
500
Cause of Desertification
Overgrazing
500
These control or maintain the different aspects of the ecosystem
Climate control, Waterquality, Waste decomposition, Soil quality, Disease and pest control, Air quality and Pollination
Provision, Regulating, Supporting or Cultural
Regulating
500
P stands for?
Precipitation