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(34.8 - 34.17) Ecology + Biosphere - Terrestrial Biomes Flashcards

1
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Terrestrial means

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land

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Terrestrial Biomes

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land biomes that are differentiated by temperature and precipitation

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Are temperature and precipitation the only factors that differentiate terrestrial biomes?

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no they are the major factors; terrestrial biomes are also differentiated by latitude, altitude, etc.

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4
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How many types of terrestrial biomes are there

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8

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What are the 9 types of terrestrial biomes?

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1) Tropical Forest
2) Savanna
3) Desert
4) Chaparral
5) Temperate Grassland
6) Temperate Broad
7) Coniferous Forests
8) Tundra

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How many types of tropical forests are there

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2

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What are the 2 types of tropical forests

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Tropical Dry Forests and Tropical Rain Forests

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Do tropical forests have high levels of precipitation?

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yes they have the highest amount of precipitation compared to any other TERRESTRIAL bioe

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9
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What is the temperature of a Tropical Forest

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WARMEST TERRESTRIAL biome

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What level of diversity do Tropical Forests have

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HIGHEST DIVERSITY of any TERRESTRIAL biome

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11
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Tropical forests contain ______ of trees

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canopies

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canopy

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cover of trees (very top level)

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13
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Tropical Dry Forest

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have seasons of rain; rain is intermittent

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Tropical Rain Forest

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rains (basically) continuously throughout the year

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15
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Savanna

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grassland with scattered trees

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16
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What is the temperature of Savannas

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very hot

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17
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What is the precipitation of Savannas

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moderate precipitation

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17
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What are the seasons of Savannas

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seasonal fires and droughts in dry season

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18
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What organisms live in Savannas

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many grazing herbivores and many carnivores

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19
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What is the Savanna aka

A

LIoN kInG bIoMe

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20
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What is the temperature of Deserts

A

2nd HOTTEST biome of any TERRESTRIAL BIOME

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21
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What is the precipitation of Deserts

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LOWEST precipitation of any TERRESTRIAL biome

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22
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why are deserts not the hottest terrestrial biome

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bc the nights are super duper cold

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23
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how do organisms who need water live in the dester

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long extensive roots

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24
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What is the temperature of Chaparrals

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Warm Temperature

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What are Chaparral’s environment like

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rocky and mountainous GOATS

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26
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What organisms live in Chaparrals

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low laying plant life (NO TREES) so small shrubs and stuff and GOATS GOATS GOATS GOATS

27
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What is the temperature of Temperate Grasslands

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moderate to warm

28
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What is the precipitation of Temperate Grasslands

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low to moderate

29
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What organisms live in Temperate Grasslands

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herbivores

30
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Temperate Grasslands have no _____

31
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What is the temperature of northern Coniferous Forests

31
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What is the precipitation of Temperate Broadleaf Forests

31
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Deciduous trees

A

trees that turn different colors and have no leaves in the winter

32
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Temperate Broadleaf Forests have _______ __ ______

A

canopies of trees

33
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Coniferous Forests are aka
(but like fr tho)

34
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What is the precipitation of northern Coniferous Forests

A

lots of precipitation

35
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what is the largest terrestrial biome

A

northern coniferous

36
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Coniferous Trees

A

cone producing trees (

37
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what is the coldest terrestrial biome

38
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What is the precipitation of Tundras

39
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Tundra has ____ and ____

A

permafrost; lichens

40
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Permafrost

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low layer of ice in soil, which remains all year long

41
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lichens

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two organisms that are often mistaken as one because of their strong symbiotic relationship

42
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Lichens are usually made of

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a photosynthetic organisms and fungus

43
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Are there many different types of lichens

44
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symbiotic relationship

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relationship between organisms where one organism benefits from the association while not harming the other

45
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organisms in tundra

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grasses and shrubs

46
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ecology

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the study of how organisms interact with their physical environment and with each other

47
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biotic factors

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living factors

48
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abiotic factor

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not living factors

49
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biomes are determined by their what

A

climax community

50
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climax community

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a stable community of plants, animals, and fungi that has reached a steady state in a given climate and geography that the other organisms also rely on

51
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climate

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average meteorigal conditions in a given environment

52
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weather

A

time specific meteorigical condition

53
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examples of things that are included in climate

A

precipitation and temperature

54
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Ecotone

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the blend of Bio,es in a biome map before the biome changes to a different biome –> its there bc there isn’t a sudden change between biomes

55
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disturbance

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natural or man made diststers hat change the makeup of an ecosystem

56
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disturbances are always bad
true or false

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false bc they can be good or bad depending on how they effect the environment and the organisms in them

57
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way to remember tropical forest

A

they’re the warmest and the wettest ;)

58
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way to remember deserts

A

they’re lava cake with ice cream

59
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way to remember savanna

A

kion lives there

60
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way to remember chaparral

A

goat gopping

61
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way to remember northern coniferous

A

Christmas tree in NJ! …..

62
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way to remember Temperate grassland

A

BRO IS THE MIDDEST BIOME YOU WILL EVER SEE

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