Biomes
Community Stability
Biodiversity
Biomes of the world
Grab bag
100
an area of the planet that can be classified according to the plants and animals that live in it
what is a biome?
100
type of succession that occurs more quickly; usually occurs after largescale events such as floods/fires
What is secondary succession?
100
the variety of life in an area
what is biodiversity?
100
hot and dry, mild winters, fire and drought common
what is chaparral?
100
the final stage of succession; a stable community that remains relatively unchanged
what is a climax community?
200
3 characteristics that define a biome
what is temperature, soil, amount of light, amount of water?
200
type of succession that involves a pioneer species
what is primary succession?
200
a line transect measures this
biodiversity
200
largest biome worldwide, dominated by coniferous trees
What is taiga?
200
the biome where you live
what is deciduous forest?
300
the difference between climate and weather
What is weather is a daily fluctuation of temperature and precipitation while climate is the weather in a particular location over a long period of time?
300
a species that has such large impact on its habitat that it affects other species
what is a keystone species?
300
species that come from a region of the world that are introduced to a region that is not native to them
what is an invasive species?
300
permanently frozen ground (permafrost), treeless
what is tundra?
300
wood storks, river otters, monarch butterflies are examples of (these) species
what are indicator species?
400
it shows the changes in climate over time and can be used to show the effects of human activity on the climate
what is a climatogram?
400
they respond to environmental changes dramatically; they help measure environmental conditions and predict environmental health
what is an indicator species?
400
the variation in the network of species present in a certain location and the way they interact with each other
what is ecological biodiversity?
400
tropical climate, grassland, few trees
what is savanna?
400
the climatogram most likely shows this biome
what is a tropical rainforest?
500
there is a gradual transition of (these) at the boundaries between biomes
What are species?
500
2 environmental benefits of mangroves
what is their leaves excrete excess salt, their roots stabilize coastlines and reduce erosion, and roots provide shelter for fish and shark species
500
invasive species have fewer (these) to slow their growth
what are limiting factors?
500
northwest territory of US, cooler summers and milder winters, receives large amounts of precipitation
what is temperate rainforest?
500
the biodiversity index for the following habitat sample
10 oak trees
4 birch trees
5 pine trees
7 maple trees
what is 0.153