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Ecosystems Flashcards

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What is an ecosystem

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All of the abiotic and biotic things within an area

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What is a decomposer

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An organism that gets it’s energy by breaking down dead material

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What is a nutrient cycle

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How nutrients move through an ecosystem

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How are food chains and food webs different

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Chain shows what eats what
Web shows lots of chains and how they overlap

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How many species of lichen and moss does Epping Forest have

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177

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How many species of fungi does Epping Forest have

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700

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Examples of producers in Epping Forest

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Mosses
Grasses
Hazel and Holly

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Example of primary consumers in Epping Forest

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Insects
Deer
38 species of birds

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Example of secondary consumers in Epping Forest

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Owls
Adders
Foxes

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Where is Epping Forest

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Essex
the southwestern part of the county at the northeastern edge of Greater London

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Characteristics of Tundra

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Found at high latitudes (60 N +)
Winds are very cold
Summers are brief
Little rainfall
Hardly any trees
Permafrost
Low shrubs

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Characteristics of Boreal Forest (Taiga)

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Found between 50-60 N
Cold and dry winters
Mild and moist summers
Coniferous trees and are evergreen

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Characteristics of Tropical rainforests

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Found around the equator (between tropics)
Hot and wet all year round
Dense canopies of vegetation

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Characteristics of hot deserts

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Found between 15-35 N and S of the equator
Little rainfall
Hot during day
Cold at night
Shrubs and cacti sparsely distributed

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Characteristics of polar regions

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Found around North and South poles
Cold icy and dry
Remain dark for most of the year

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Characteristic of Temperate Deciduous Forests

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Mid latitudes
4 distinct seasons
Summers are warm and winters are relatively mild
Rainfall all year round
Deciduous trees

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Characteristics of Savannah

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Between tropics
Dry and wet seasons
Low rainfall
Grasses and a few scattered trees

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Characteristics of temperate grasslands

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Higher latitudes (than Savannahs)
More variation in temperature and less rainfall
No trees

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Geography AQA GCSE (17 decks)

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