Classification
Tools that can be used to classify and identify organisms.
A geographic region that has a distinct climate.
What is a Biome?
Sustainable ecosystems are able to maintain their balance because they have a great deal of..
What is biodiversity?
The process by which an ecosystem undergoes a series of changes as communities of organisms change their environment and new communities of organisms move into the ecosystem.
What is ecological succession?
Is temperate with four distinct seasons (spring, summer, fall, and winter)
Begin with step One.
What is the first thing to do with a dichotomous key?
Is hot and wet. Heavy rainfall (around 150 cm per year) and year-round warm temperatures make it very humid. This climate is found near the equator.
What is a tropical Rain forest?
This includes genetic variation within a species as well as the variety of different species within an ecosystem.
What is biodiversity?
Unoccupied habitat where there is no soil present,
What is Primary Succession?
It experiences long, cold winters; short, warm summers; and low precipitation. It is characterized by coniferous forests.
What is Taiga?
Dichotomous trees compare these
What are traits?
Is mild and wet. Temperatures are moderate and change with the seasons.Rainfall amounts are very high.
Where biodiversity is the highest on the planet.
What is the equator?
A disturbance in an area but soil is still present after the disturbance
What is secondary succession?
Has very low temperatures and very little precipitation.
What is tundra?
Dichotomous key identifies next steps or the organism
What are the 2 steps for the Key?
Is generally hot and dry. Plants and animals are adapted to store water and withstand year-round hot temperatures.
What is a Desert?
Habitat destruction, climate change, and the introduction of invasive species that outcompete native ones.
What is ecosystem disturbance?
The final stage of ecological succession
What is a Climax community?
An area in which fresh water and salty ocean waters mix together.
What is a Estuary?
Used by scientist to classify and organize organisms.
What is a Dichotomous Key?
Located in the dry temperate interiors of continents. In North America, they are called prairies, in Asia they are referred to as steppes, and in South America they are pampas.
What are Temperate Grasslands?
in-situ or ex-situ
What is a wildlife perserve and a zoo?
The first species to live in an area at the beginning of the succession process
What is a pioneer species?
A dry tropical grassland where trees are present but more widely scattered than in forest ecosystems.
What is a Savvanna?