Exam 2 Flashcards
What are the three characteristics of biomes?
Distinct climate, soil conditions, biological community
Distinct climates soil conditions and biological community describes the
Biomes characteristics
Human activities natural habitat loss and invasive species cause
Extinction
What causes extinction
Human activity habitat loss and invasive species
Why are estuaries important?
Crucial habitat for wildlife, productive ecosystem, abundant energy and moisture
What is the benthic zone?
The bottoms of the ocean
What is pelagic?
Vertical water column
What zone includes photosynthetic organisms
Epipelagic zone
What other two zones does epipelagic zone include?
Mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones
Mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones are part of the —- zone
Epipelagic
What causes deforestation
Logging road building and commercialism
What are the three designs of preservation and protected areas?
Corridors, core habitat, and edge effects
Strips of natural habitat that connect to native preserves to allow migration of one organism from one place to another
Corridors
A relatively uniform environment that is free of influence of edges, consistent conditions
Core habitat
What is core habitat
A uniformed environment that has not consistent conditions than edges
