Forests and Biomes Flashcards
Individual
types organism members share specific characteristics
Population
group of individuals in area
Community
group of pops that live in area at same time
Ecosystem
biotic interact with their abiotic environment
Biome
area with similar climate, terrain, vegetation
What factors shape a biome?
Temperature, precipitation, elevation.
Whats an autotroph?
Organisms that creates their own food energy via photosynthesis
Forest cover what percent of the earth?
31%
What is the difference between forest and woodland?
a forest has a continuous canopy and a woodland has a discontinuous canopy
Epipyte
Plant a grow on another plant
Ecological succession
Communities develop overtime, species are placed with different species
Primary ecological succession
Changes in species composition in a previously and inhabited area
Secondary ecological succession
Change in species composition after disturbance in previously habited area
Coniferous
Waxy leaves, needles,
Only tamarack drops needles, cone seeds
Deciduous
Leaves are broad , drops leaves seasonally, Flowers and fruit seeds, Large waxy leaves
Tundra
Dry Continental
Taiga
Transitional zone between tundra and Boreal
Boreal
Cold dry climate, short growing season, high latitude.
Temperate
Covers less area due to human clearing, adaptable the temperature changes, fertile soil is necessary, deciduous, trees, leaves senese
tropical
Equator, wet and hot, diverse, flora, and Fauna, mangrove forests
Additional Woodlands example examples
Shrublands, Savannah, grasslands.
Land conversion
Changes in land from forest to non-forest. Types include Swidden farming, slash and burn, clear cutting, shelterwood, selection harvesting
what is a wildlife corridor?
Green pathways for animals to cross urban areas, such as highways.
types of deciduous trees
Aspen, paper birch balsam Poplar.
