chapter 1.1

Question 1

biotic

Answer 1

living componets

Question 2

Abiotic

Answer 2

non living componets

Question 3

Biome

Answer 3

A large region that includes similar biotic and abiotic components. Similar weather, plants animals etc.

Question 4

terrestrial

Answer 4

Land based biomes

Question 5

Latitude

Answer 5

east and west lines

Question 6

Longtitude

Answer 6

North and south lines

Question 7

elevation

Answer 7

The height of land mass above ski level

Question 8

climate

Answer 8

The average pattern of weather conditions that occur in a region

Question 9

climatograph

Answer 9

A graph of climate for a specific region ( temp and precipitation)

Question 10

adaptations

Answer 10

Characteristics that enable organisms to better survive in the biome they live in

Question 11

Structural adaptations

Answer 11

A physical feathure of an organisms body having a specific function that contributes to the organisms survival. ( wolves fur changing color)

Question 12

Physiological adaptation

Answer 12

A physical or chemical even that occurs with in the body of an organism. (wolves body temp stays the same no matter what)

Question 13

Behavioral adaptation

Answer 13

What an organism does to survive in its biome. (a burrowing owl hisses like a rattle snake to scare off its predetors

Question 14

Permanet ice (Polar Ice)

Answer 14

• Large polar ice caps of the arctic green land and antarctica. Temp- high around -3 in Dec, Jan low–25 in Aug Sept. Precip- around 20-40 each month-

Question 15

Desert (Hot and Cold)

Answer 15

Every continet around latitudes about 30 degrees north and south- Precipitation average 10, less then 25, Hotter in July/ Aug at 35 Dec Jan 15

Question 16

Tropical Rainforest

Answer 16

Mostly Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, Temp 20-25 all year. Rain fall 250 CM per year. least in middle (june july aug oct) most in spring.
Dark forest floor.

Question 17

Grassland (terperate and Tropical

Answer 17

found abover 23.5 north latatitude and below 23.5 south latitude. Temp 20 in June july, -7 in jan / dec- precip- between 25cm to 100 cm anually. june 60 jan/ dec 25/

Question 18

Temperate Rainforest (ours)

Answer 18

has to be on the coast baking up to a mountain range- Temp dec/jan 5 - june july aug - 20 precipitation Jan Dec, 45cm july june 100- 200 cm a year

Question 19

Temperate deciduous Forest

Answer 19

Above 23.5 North Latitude and between 23.5 and 38 south Latitude- Temp Dec/Jan -20 June Aug-25 Precip- 25 cm to 180 each year- all months pretty even- jan / dec 50mm june july 80 mm

Question 20

Boreal Forest

Answer 20

nothern hemisphere between 45 and 65 north latitude. Temp Dec Jan-25 /june july10 Precip dec/ jan 20mm - july 80 mm – 30 CM to 80 CM annual.

Question 21

Tundra

Answer 21

in the upper northern hemisphere- LOW precip- jan/dec 10mm — june- 30mm temp- jan -35 / june 5 — layer of permently frozen soil called permafrost