Tropical Rainforest
Hot Desert
Ecosystems
Pot Luck
100

How many layers in the TRF 

4 ( 5 if you include the floor)

100

Where are hot deserts mainly found

20-30 degrees N and S

100

Small scale ecosystem near Woodbridge

Epping Forest

100
Wide roots that provide support to trees

Buttress roots

200

True or false: The TRF has high amounts of litter

False

200

What is the adaptation you can see and why

Spines on leaves to reduce transpiration

200

Abiotic Factor under our feet

Soil/ Rock

200

An organism that receives energy from the sun

Producer

300

Name a global service that TRFs provide

Carbon Sink

300

 

Thar Desert

300

How are minerals released from rock to soil

Weathering

300

A plant that grows on surface of other plants and gets food from plants and air

Epiphytes 

400
Deforestation + Heavy rain = Soil __________

Leaching

400

Why is there so little rainfall?

( Answer needs to include cells and air pressure)

Hadley and Ferrel Cells meet, air sinks

400


Gersmehl Model

400

Sustainable tourism

Eco tourism

500

 

 

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

500

Cause of Desertification


Overgrazing

500

These control or maintain the different aspects of the ecosystem

  • Climate control, Waterquality, Waste decomposition, Soil quality, Disease and pest control, Air quality and Pollination

  • Provision, Regulating, Supporting or Cultural

Regulating

500

P stands for?

Precipitation