Carbon Cycle: Sere's Flashcards

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1
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on a local scale where does the carbon cycle occur?

A

plant or sere

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2
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what is the two things a sere can refer to?

A

is the stage of a vegetation succession (growth stage) and can also refer to specific environments

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what is the last stage of the sere’s (vegetation succession)?

A

climatic climax

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4
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what does climatic climax mean?

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the final stage of the sere where environmental equilibrium has been achieved

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5
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two examples of a climatic climax?

A

woodland
rainforest

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6
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when a sere reaches its climatic climax what does it mean for the ecosystem?

A

its fully developed and stable and will not change dramatically as the equilibrium will counter act any changes

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7
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what is the lithosere?

A

bare rock

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8
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what is the halosere?

A

salty environment

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9
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what is the psammosere

A

sand coastal environment

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10
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what is the hydrosere?

A

freshwater environment

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