Biome's
This biome has hot days and cold nights
What is a desert?
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____ is the amount of salt dissolved in water.
What is salinity
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The process of one ecological community gradually changing into another
What is ecological succession
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The ____ biomes only exist in the northern hemisphere.
What is the taiga biome
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Winter temperatures are often below freezing. Snow is quite common?
What is a temperate deciduous forest biome?
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Other animals depend on this ecosystem for breeding grounds and food, including alligators, turtles, frogs, snakes, salamanders, muskrats, and beavers.
What is a wetland
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What succession has white pines and poplars been the first ever tree in that area to grow to maximum height?
What is the secondary succession
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A ____ biome is cold, dry, and treeless.
what is a Tundra biome
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Wheat, corn, oats, and rye are all crops that grow in the ____ biome.
What is a grassland biome?
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runoffs from farms, gardens, and roads wash pollution into the _______: _____ and ____s, disrupting their food web!
What is freshwater: ponds and lakes
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The first species that colonize new or undisturbed lands are _________.
What are the pioneer species
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The forests that grow near the equator are called
What is a tropical rainforest
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The number of biomes in the Earth's atmosphere.
What are the seven biomes?
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Photosynthesis takes place in the uppermost area, the sunlit zones. Very little sunlight reaches the twilight zone.
What is the ocean: open oceans
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The final stage of ecological succession in a land ecosystem is a _______.
What is a climax community
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witch aquatic ecosystem contains a mixture of freshwater and saltwater?
What is the wetlands ecosystem
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Their weather is warm and wet all year round
What is a tropical rainforest biome
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Important abiotic factors in the aquatic ecosystems include temperature, sunlight, and ____________.
What is dissolved oxygen gas?
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What process occurs after a traumatic incident in a forest, AKA a forest fire?
What is the primary succession
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In today's day in age, what aquatic ecosystems are being preserved, and drained ones are being restored?
What is a wetland ecosystem
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