exam 3 biogeography Flashcards

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biogeography

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geographical distributions of plants and animals

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bioshpere

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all living things interacting together (earth)

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biome

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naturally occurring community of flora and fauna
climate, flora and fauna
large regions
can be general or specific

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ecosystem

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self regulating association of plants and animals in tier physical nonliving environment.

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communities

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interacting population of plants and animals in an area.

many of these make up ecosystems

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3 types of biodiversity

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habitat= # of ecosystems
species= # of species
genetic= diversity within a species
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ecology

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study of how organisms interact with eachother

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complex food webs

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stable

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non-complex food webs

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unstable

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resiliancy

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ability to recover quickly after a disturbance

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influences of biome

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atmosphere and lithosphere

(climate and topography) & latitude

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different biomes

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aquatic
desert
grassland
forest
tundra
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aquatic

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freshwater and marine

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deserts

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all 7 continents

driest but not always warmest

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grasslands

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25” precipitation

lush tall grass prairies

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forests

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tropical
temperate( deciduous)
taiga (coniferous)

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tundra

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high alt
high lat
no trees, just low growing plants

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utah biomes

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desert and forests

tundra in uintas