Brilliant biomes revision vocab Flashcards
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Temperature
A value for how hot or cold a place is, commonly meausured in ℃/℉
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Latitude
Horizontal lines across the Earth’s surfaaace, used to meausurehow far from North or South you are.
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Biome
A biome is a large area characterized by its vegetation, soil, climate, and wildlife.
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Ecosystem
A system in which abiotic and biotic things cooperate with eachother
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Adaptation
When an animal changes to better suit it’s enviroment over hundreds of years.
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Emergent
The topmost layer of the rainforest.
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Canopy
The second-highest layer of the rainforest
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Understory
The thrid highest layer of the rainforest
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Forest floor
The lowest layer of the rainforest.
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Humidity
An estimated percentage of water vapor in air in a certian area
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Butress roots
Roots mostly found on rainforest trees as they provide extra stability for them.
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Exploit
The act of taking advantge of someone/something
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Endangered
Whaen an organism is close to excintition
