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All Wet
Large Areas
100
a gradual change that happens differently around the world
What is succession
100
50°N- 60°
What is the latitude of the taiga
100
It helps rain roll off them
What is a drip tip
100
salinity
What is the amount of dissolved salts in water called?
100
Large geographic areas that have similar climates and ecosystems.
What is a biome
200
They survive drought, extreme heat, and other harsh conditions.
What are pioneer species?
200
The sun shines directly on this imaginary line that runs east to west but measures north or south.
What is the equator?
200
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
What are the four seasons?
200
water temperature, sunlight present, dissolved oxygen and salt.
What are factors that determine which species survive in the aquatic biome?
200
The warm wet conditions cause vegetation and animals to rot very quickly once they've died.
What is tropical rain forest
300
No previous vegetation.
What is primary succession
300
-12° C.
What is the average temperature of the tundra?
300
Polar brear, lichens,arctic hare, low shrubs, Walrus,moss, caribou, wild flowers.
What are the plants and animals of the tundra?
300
mussels, minnows, and leeches
What organisms can you find in the flowing water ecosystems like streams and rivers?
300
They are found along the coastline and receive up to 400 cm of precipitation a year.
What is temperate rain forest
400
Beech maple forest
What is an example of climax community.
400
23°N-40°N
What is the latitude of the temperate deciduous forest.
400
Trees that are much higher than the canopy trees
What is the emergent.
400
biological supermarkets
How do some people refer to wetlands?
400
They occur where its too wet for deserts but too dry for forest
What is grasslands.
500
The dark ooze has already swallowed fences, flowed over a cemetery and neared major roads. On Tuesday, it set a wooden garden shed ablaze.
What is Molten rock from the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii.
500
less than 25 cm.
What is the precipitation of the desert and tundra.
500
Savannah
What is the name for the grasslands in Africa.
500
estuary
What is composed of a mix of freshwater and saltwater?
500
Coniferous or boreal forest
What is another name for the taiga.
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