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Hodgepodge
100
Types of plants found in the understory layer of the tropical rainforest and one found in the canopy - and why (the specific adaptation)
A. large-leafed ferns (most sunlight, rain)
B. epiphytes (increase sunlight available)
100
What is the difference between climate & weather? What are the two most important factors in determining a region's climate?
Climate is long term patterns; temperature & precipitation.
100
Name 5 limiting factors for aquatic biomes - what are the 2 most important?
** Salinity and Sunlight
ALSO: temperature; oxygen, nutrients, turbidity
100
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Tropical Rainforest
100
Organism adaptations in an estuary
Ability to tolerate large fluctuations in salinity on many time scales.
200
What is the main human threat to the Taiga?
deforestation
200
What is the difference between the chaparral and the savanna? What is one key similarity (plant adaptation)
chaparral - temperate with shrubs and plants with leathery leaves
savanna - tropical with mostly grasses and a few trees
Both are able to recover from fires (fires are common)
200
Term for clear, high oxygen, low nutrient waters.
oligotrophic
200
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(Tropical) Savanna
200
3 benefits of wetlands
flood control, water purification, habitats; migratory bird "way station"; recreation (fishing)
300
Describe three plant or animal adaptations in desert biomes.
succulents - have large fleshy leaves to store water and wide root systems
reptiles - have scales to prevent water loss
elf owl- burrows into cactuses to avoid the heat
insects have an exoskeleton to prevent water loss
amphibians sleep through the dry season underground
most animals are nocturnal
300
Name two threats to temperate grasslands
*BONUS: what is the effect of these threats?
farming and overgrazing
*both cause erosion of topsoil
300
Four zones of a lake or pond. Identify A) the one with emergent vegetation. B) with bottom feeders
Littoral; limnetic, profundal, benthic.
Emergent vegetation: littoral
Bottom feeders: Benthic.
300
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Temperate Grassland (Prairie)
300
What is used to classify terrestrial biomes and determines the type of animal life that can be found there?
vegetation (plants and trees!)
400
Describe the difference in the soils in tropical rainforests and temperate deciduous forests.
*BONUS: How does this affect the shape of the trees in each biome?
tropical rainforest - soil is nutrient poor *trees have large root structures (buttresses) for support
temperate deciduous forest - soil is nutrient rich *trees do not have root support structures
400
What biomes are characterized by:
- moderate rainfall and tropical temperatures?
- moderate rainfall and arctic temperatures?
- high rainfall and temperate temperatures?
- savanna (or tropical seasonal forest)
- tundra
- temperate rain forest (or temperate deciduous forest)
400
A wetland containing woody plants
Swamp
400
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Tundra
400
most biodiverse biome
coral reef
500
Name three ways the conifer is designed to survive in its biome.
waxy coating on leaves - retains moisture
cone-shaped tree - sheds snow
acidic needles - prevents other plants from growing
500
Name 3 factors affecting the climate of a region
1) Nearness to an ocean/ ocean circulation (moderate temperatures)
2) Mountains (rainshadow effect)
3) Latitude
4) Altitude
500
Common color for deep-sea organisms and why
Red - because red light does not penetrate to depth (only blue) so organism appears Black [camoflauge]
500
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
500
Give the name of the uppermost layer of the open ocean, one key feature, and the main energy (food) source.
Do the same for the deepest open ocean biome
PHOTIC - sunlight so photosynthesizers [ phytoplankton].
Aphotic - no light, high pressure, food chain based on marine snow or, around hydrothermal vents, chemsynthesis.