Ecosystems

Question 1

What is the precipitation and temperature of a tropical rainforest?

Answer 1

No seasonality in precipitation always high
No seasonality in temperature due to being near equator
Driven by Hadley Cell

Question 2

What is the precipitation and temperature of a desert?

Answer 2

No seasonality in precipitation always low
High seasonality in temperature
Driven by Hadley Cell

Question 3

What is the precipitation and temperature of a temperate deciduous forest?

Answer 3

No seasonality in precipitation medium
Seasonality in temperature

Question 4

What is the precipitation and temperature of a grassland?

Answer 4

Seasonality in precipitation
Seasonality in temperature
Wet and warm
Dry and cold
Found in middle of continent

Question 5

What is the precipitation and temperature of the tundra?

Answer 5

Some seasonality low precipitation
Seasonality in temp but always below 0
Contributes to sinkholes and greenhouse gases

Question 6

What is the precipitation and temperature of a boreal forest?

Answer 6

Some seasonality low precipitation
Seasonality in temperature but around 0
ONLY FOUND IN NORTH

Question 7

What is the precipitation and temperature of the mediterranean?

Answer 7

Seasonality in temperature
Seasonality in precipitation
Wet and cold
Warm and dry
FIRE PRONE
Edge of continents

Question 8

Why are wetlands important?

Answer 8

Important for water cleaning
Houses many organisms
Helpful for floods

Question 9

What are the different types of adaptive fire organisms?

Answer 9

Fire tolerators
Fire embracers
Fire recruiters
Fire persisters