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Ecosystem And Biomes Flashcards

1
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……..is any part of earth that support life

A

Ecosystem

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2
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Two main component of ecosystem are

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Biotic and abotic

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3
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Abiotic component consist of

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Sunlight
Water
Gases in the air
Ph
Salinity
Solid mineral materials etc
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4
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What are biotic component

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They consist of living things plants and animals and certain micro organisms

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5
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Biotic fall into two groups

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Autotrophs

Heterotropes

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6
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In aquatic habit the autotrophs or primary consumers are

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Phytoplanktons

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7
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Two main process that tends to account for the stability and continuance of life is……

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Flow of energy

Cycling of materials eg nitrogen , water, oxygen etc

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8
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………is a collection of different ecosystem that share similar climatic condition

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Biome

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9
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Types of biome

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Terrestrial biome

Marine biome

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10
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Terestrial biome is name after

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Their plant dominant

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11
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Marine biome is name after their

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Animal dominant

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12
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Biome of Nigeria can also be referred to as

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Local biome

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13
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Tundra is a…….biome

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terrestrial biome

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14
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The forest biome dominate the…..part of nigeria

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Southern part of nigeria

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15
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Forest biome consist of

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Swap forest and rain forest

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16
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Niger Delta, calabar, lagos and badagry are location where we find

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Swamp forest

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17
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List two kinds of swamp forest

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Mangrove swamp

Fresh water swamp

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18
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List some plant found in swamp forest

A

Raphia palms

Coconut

19
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Example of rain forest trees

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Sapele wood
Iroko
Oil palm
Mahogany
Obeche
20
Q

………is any forest dominated by woody plants and grasses are conspicuously absent

A

Rain forest

21
Q

Which forest is the richest in biodiveristy

A

Rain forest

22
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…….is the richest of all biome where neither shortage of water not extreme temperature limits growth of plant during any period of time

A

Rain forest

23
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Two main types of biome in Nigeria are

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Forest biome

Savannah biome

24
Q

Savannah lies…….. Of the rain forest zone

A

North

25
Q

Which biome consist mainly of short trees

A

Savannah biome

26
Q

The three belt of savannah are

And they extend acrosss

A

Guinea savanna
Sudan savanna
Sahel savanna
West africa

27
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Wht is a epiphyte

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An organism that goes on the surface of an organism and derive it nutrient from it

28
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Which forest contains a lot of epiphytes in Nigeria

A

Rain forest(forest biome)

29
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In which biome is the epiphytes poorly developed

A

Savannah

30
Q

Which savanna occupies the middle belt of Nigeria
And found in?
There are characterized by?

A

Guinea Savannah
Yola,zaria, kwara benue
Tall grasses and scattered trees

31
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Example of plants found in Guinea Savanna

A

Shea butter

Parkia locust

32
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Sudan savannah has an annual rainfall of abt

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500mm

33
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Sahel savannah has vegetation of

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Shorter grasses and fewer trees

34
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Which Savannah have trees that are woody and fire-resistant

A

Sudan Savanna

35
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Sudan savannah plant are

A

Acacia
fan palm
Dun palm

36
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Sahel savannah as rainfall abt

A

250mm

37
Q

Which belt lies btw Sudan savannah and Sahara desert and occupies part of borno

A

Sahel desert

38
Q

Example of trees found in sahel

A

Gum Arabic
Date palm
Acacias

39
Q

How many biotic communities are there in the world and name them

A

Forest
Grassland
Desert and tundra

40
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Biotic communities are infouemced by

A

Climate
Soil
Plant competition and action of man

41
Q

……..is the main ecological factor in the tropical biome

A

Rainfall

42
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……….is the ecological factor in temperate biomes

A

Temperature

43
Q

……..and…….. Seasons influence tropical biome

A

Dry and wet

44
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……, ……, …… And…….. Season Influence the temperate biomes

A

Summer
Autumn(fall)
Winter
Spring

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