Biomes
What type of biome receives less than 25cm of rain per year?
What is the desert
What are some qualities of a rainforest?
The most amount of rain, the most amount of animals, found near the equator
If we had grass, a mouse, and a snake, which one would be the first level consumer?
Mouse
What does a food web typically start with?
A producer
What is a understory?
A second layer of shorter trees and vines
What type of biome receives more than 300cm of rain per year and has the greatest diversity of life?
What is the rainforest
What are some qualities of a desert?
Hot, Dry, Very little rain, few animals
If we had mushrooms, a grasshopper, and a mouse, which would be the producer?
Mushrooms
What eats a producer?
A consumer
What is a canopy?
Tall trees that form a leafy roof
What type of biome is in the Northwest United States and has moderate temperatures and around 300cm of year per year?
What is a temperate rain forest
What are some qualities of a grassland?
Receive 25-75cm/yr, found near the equator, home to some of the largest animals on Earth
What does a producer do in an ecosystem?
They make their own food and make life possible for all the other organisms in that ecosystem.
What is an example of a consumer?
Grasshopper, snake, hawk, owl, bear, lizard, etc
What is a savanna?
A type of grassland that receives as much as 120cm of year per year
Which biome is home to the pileated woodpecker?
What are some qualities of a deciduous/boreal forest?
At least 50cm/yr, many different habitats, lots of different species, temp varies with the seasons,
Boreal: Very cold winters, northern part of Earth, great deal of prey and predators
What is a food chain?
As many organisms as there are in that environment.
What is dispersal?
The movement of organisms from one place to another
Where are tropical rainforests typically found on Earth?
What are some qualities of a tundra?
Frozen year round, besides the summer months. Plant life, but only grow in summer. Found in northern most part of Earth, animals live here but some migrate south.
What does a decomposer do?
Breaks down the wastes and remains of dead organisms to be used again.
How much energy is left as we go from energy level to energy level
About 10 percent
What is biogeography
The study of where organisms live