Biomes
Define Biome
a large group of ecosystems that share the same type of climax community
Which biome receives the most inches of rainfall per year?
Tropical Rain Forest
What is precipitation?
Water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth
Where is most of Earth's Nitrogen found?
In the atmosphere as N2 gas
What is a producer?
an organism that produces its own energy
What are the two factors that interact in a biome?
Biotic and Abiotic factors
What is an estuary?
coastal body of water, partially surrounded by land, in which freshwater and salt water mix
What is it called when liquid water is turned to water vapor?
Evaporation
Where is carbon mostly stored?
Stored in fossil fuels deep below Earth’s surface
What is a consumer?
an organism that must consume other organisms to get energy
portion shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate
What is an aphotic zone?
deeper water that never receives sunlight
What is weathering?
Breakdown of rocks into sediments
What are the biotic components of the Nitrogen Cycle?
Plants, bacteria, fungi, and animals
What is a predator?
an organism that hunts other animals for food
This biome is a treeless land with long summer days, short periods of winter sunlight, and the biotic factors include: dwarf shrubs, musk oxen, and caribou
Tundra
This biome has large communities with dry seasons covered in rich soil, grasses, few trees, and include jack rabbits, deer, and elk
Grassland
What process create sediment?
Weathering and Erosion
What are the biotic components of the Carbon Cycle?
Plants and living organisms as well as decomposing organisms
Create a food chain using these 4 organisms
Armadillo, plants, ants, and bobcat
This biome is south of the tundra, have long, harsh, and severe winters, and biotic factors that include: snowshoe hares, spruce trees, and beavers
Taiga
This biome includes precipitation that ranges from about 70 to 150 cm annually in the temperate zone that include these biotic factors: broad-leaved hardwood trees, bluejays, deer, and bears
Temperate Forest
Where does the energy for the water cycle come from?
The sun!
What is the only way Carbon can be safely removed from the atmosphere?
Plants through the process of photosynthesis
What is the difference between a extinct and an endangered species?
Extinction: when all members of a species have died
Endangered: When a species is at risk of going extinct