Biomes
The 4 Major Terrestrial Biomes
What is Grassland, Tundra, Desert, and Forest?
Biodiversity is:
What is variability of life on Earth or a specific area?
Primary Succession is:
Newly formed land with no species and is gradually colonized by and increasing # of species
Soil develops because of:
Rainfall AND Climate of a region
Causes the most damage to ecosystems
What are Humans?
Forests are categorized into two types:
What is Tropical and Deciduous?
Biotic interactions happen because of:
What is predation, competition, and grazing?
Succession can occur in 3 ways:
Volcanos make new rock surfaces
Sea levels drop, exposing bare rock
Sand dunes in coastal areas have more grass
Soil Texture is the:
% of SAND, SILT, AND CLAY
(always adds to 100)
A strategy for managing human impacts on tropical rainforests
What are:
Legislation
Sustainable harvesting
Debt for nature swaps
Creation of protected areas
Grasslands have these two natural disasters that happen that prevent plant growth:
What are fires and droughts?
Impacts of invasive species on biodiversity are:
What are:
upset balance of ecosystem
Competition on prey
Diseases
Economic damaged trying to control invasive
The difference between PRIMARY and SECONDARY Succession is:
Secondary takes place on already established soil, but most plant life has died
OR
Primary starts on NEWLY formed land
The darker the soil is, the ____
more nutrients it holds
The Earth has a _____ over Antarctica
Tundra's typically have what type of weather conditions
Two benefits of conserving Biodiversity is
What is:
Resources for potential medicines
Food, water, fibers, oil
Diversity in genes
Ecological services
Cultural and recreational value
What are TWO vocabulary words that deal with Primary and Secondary succession you have to know:
Pioneer Species and Climax Community
Name a factor that increases the nutrients in soil
Organic Matter
Humus
Decomposer
Clay
Bases
ALL release more nutrients
Name three impacts we have on tropical rainforests:
Deforestation
Fuel wood and timber collection
Agricultural expansion
Mineral extraction
Hydroelectric Projects
Climate change
Exploitation of species
Home to herbivores, high organic matter/nutrients, and categorized into two types
What is Grassland?
Name an organization that watches biodiversity
What are:
International Whaling Commission (IWC)
International Trade in Endangered Species (ITES)
European Union Common Fisheries Policy (EUCFP)
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
International Trade Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red list
Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered species (EDGE)
All stages of PRIMARY succession
2. Seeds of small plants start to grow
3. Larger plants and shrubs grow
4. Final species dominate the land
The 5 characteristics of soil quality is:
Texture
Permeability
pH
Color
Nutrient Level
The legislation for Antarctica that manages human impacts (Name and year only)
The Antarctic Treaty 1959