Biomes

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Biogeography

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The study of where organisms live.

Question 1

Consumers

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Organisms that get energy by eating other organisms.

Question 2

Canopy

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The tall trees in a rain forest that form the leafy roof.

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Carnivore

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Consumers that eat only animals.

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Climate

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The typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time.

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Condensation

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The process by which water vapor (gas) changes to a liquid.

caused by cooling

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Coniferous Tree

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A tree that produces seeds in cones and has needle-shaped leaves.

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Continental Drift

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The very slow motion of the continents.

caused by the movement of tectonic plates

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Deciduous Tree

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A tree that sheds its leaves and grows new ones each year.

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Decomposer

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An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.

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Desert

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An area that receives less than 25 centimeters of precipitation per year.

• extreme temperatures
• evaporation is greater than precipitation

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Dispersal

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The movement of organisms from one place to another.

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Energy Pyramid

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A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.

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Evaporation

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The process when liquid changes to a gas.

caused by heating
(water to water vapor)

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Exotic Species

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Species that is brought to a new location by people.

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Food Chain

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A series of events in which one organism eats another and gets energy.

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Food Web

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The group of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.

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Grassland

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An area that contains mostly grasses and other non-woody plants.

• 25 - 75 centimeters of rain

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Herbivore

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A consumer that eats only plants.

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Nitrogen Fixation

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The process of changing free nitrogen into a usable form.

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Omnivore

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A consumer that eats plants and animals.

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Permafrost

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The soil of the Tundra that stays frozen all year.

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Precipitation

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Water that falls to the Earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail.

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Producer

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An organism that can make its own food.

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Savanna

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Grasslands located closer to the equator than prairies.

• receive up to 120cm. of rain each year.

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Scavenger

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A carnivore that feeds on dead organisms.

• vulture, catfish

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Tundra

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An arctic biome that is extremely cold and dry

• rainfall similar to a desert

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Understory

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The layer in the rainforest beneath the canopy.

• made of shorter trees and vines.

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Water Cycle

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The continuous process by which water goes from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back.

*evaporation, condensation and precipitation