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Global Ecosystems and Importance Flashcards

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Ecosystem

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The relationship between living and non-living organisms in an environment.

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Biome

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A world scale ecosystem

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Biosphere

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Part of the Earth’s surface inhabited by living things

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Environment

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The physical surroundings where plants and animals live

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Examples of non-living environment and their name?

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Rocks, soil, the air and climate
Abiotic

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Examples of living environment and their name?

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Animals, birds, fish, insects and people
Biotic features

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Natural ecosystem

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A community of plants and animals unaffected by human activity

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Name 7 biomes

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Tundra, Temperate forest, Boreal forest, Desert, Tropical grassland, Tropical rainforest, Temperate grassland

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Tundra
Characteristics?
Vegetation?
Where?

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Low temps, low rainfall, covered in ice or snow
Little vegetation
Around the North pole

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Boreal forest
Characteristics?
Vegetation?
Where?

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Seasonal temps, warm summers cold winters
Mostly coniferous trees
Northern hemisphere

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Hot desert
Characteristics?
Vegetation?
Where?

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High temps, low precipitation
Sparse vegetation
Near tropics

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Tropical grasslands
Characteristics?
Vegetation?
Where?

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High temps all year, wet and dry seasons
Grassland with scattered shrubs and trees
Near equator

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Tropical rainforest
Characteristics?
Vegetation?
Where?

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High temps and rainfall all year round
High biodiversity
Around the equator

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Temperate forest
Characteristics?
Vegetation?

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Distinctive seasons, warm summer, cold winter, moderate rainfall
Deciduous trees

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Temperate grassland
Characteristics?
Vegetation?

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Seasonal temps, periods of rainfall
Grassland with scattered shrubs and trees

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7 global factors of distribution of biomes?
3 local factors of distribution of biomes?

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Latitude; Rain shadow effect; Proximity to oceans; Inter-tropical convergence zone; Convection cell at equator; Tilt of the Earth; Cool air at tropics.
–>Soil, altitude, humans

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Effect of latitude

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As the latitude increases, the temp decreases
The angle of the suns rays affects the temp

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Convection cell at equator

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High temps at equator causes evaporation
Vapour condenses forming clouds and heavy rainfall
Area of low pressure

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Inter-tropical convergence zone

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A belt of low pressure that moves north in Jun, creating a wet season, moves south in Jan

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Proximity to oceans

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Places near oceans have more moderate climates-cooled by the sea in the summer and warmed in winter

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Rain shadow effect

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High mountains force clouds to rise, cool and release precip. No moisture after, dry biomes

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Cool air at tropics

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Air moves away from equator, cools, sinks, causing high pressure, high temps, low precip

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Tilt of Earth

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Distance from sun creates seasons, weather patterns, equator remains unaffected

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Local factors:
Altitdue

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Every 100m gain in height, the temp decreases by 1oc High mountains can have tundras

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Local factors:
Soil

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Soil conditions change the features of an ecosystem. Poorly drained=swampy areas

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Local factors:
Humans

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Humans change the features of ecosystems by deforestation, using resources

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Examples of goods in TRF?

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Paper, wood, cocoa, fruit, minerals, medicine

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Examples of services in TRF?

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Tourism, mining, atmos regulation, biodiversity

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Over-exploitation

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The use of goods and services to the point where it has a profound impact on the environment

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4 UK Ecosystems

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Wetland, Moorland, Heathland, Woodland

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Moorland
Where?What?

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Upland areas, too high for crops
Rough grassland, heather,grouse

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Woodland
Where?What?

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All over Uk
Deciduous trees like oak and ash, bluebells and ferns

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Wetland
Where?What?

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Mainly in Scotland, drained to make fertile land, few remain
Waterlogged soils, bog mosses

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Heathland
Where?What?

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Across lowland areas
Can be sandy or marshy, sand lizards, marsh gentian

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4 UK marine ecosystems goods and services

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Energy (wind)
Energy (oil)
Tourism
Fishing

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Marine service:
Tourism

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250mil people visit UK coast

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Marine service:
Fishing

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UK fishing fleet is 7th largest in EU

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Marine good:
Energy (oil)

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UK has oil reserves of around 24 bil barrels

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Marine good:
Energy(wind)

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London Array is world’s biggest wind farm

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4 ways we degrade our marine environment

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Overfishing
Large wind farms
Waste
Eutrophication

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Overfishing affecting the marine environment?

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Overexploitation-fish stocks at very low levels

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Eutrophication affecting the marine environment?

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Fertilisers washed into rivers, lack of sunlight to plants, plants can die

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Large wind farms affecting the marine environment?

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Produces electricity, destroys landscape and plant life

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Waste affecting the marine environment?

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Sewage being released into oceans and rivers

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Differences to the gersmehl model in TRF and deciduous woodland?

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TRF has larger biomass due to more optimum conditions
Smaller soil store in TRF due to heat causing quick cycles
The cycle is slower in deciduous woodland

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Description of Gersmehl model in deciduous woodland?

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Fairly equal stores, biomass bigger due to precipitation and summer warmth

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Description of Gersmehl model in TRF?

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Large biomass store, high biodiversity. Small soil store, high uptake and leaching

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2 examples of interdependency in TRF?

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Plants need soil, water sunlight
Butterflies that pollinate flowers

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4 layers of the TRF?

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Forest floor, under canopy, canopy, emergents

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Forest floor?

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Dark, high decomposition, tigers

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Under canopy?

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In shade of big trees, tree frogs

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Canopy?

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Overlapping branches, more sunlight, monkeys

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Emergents?

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Most sunlight, few trees, eagles

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Gersmehl model
3 stores?
3 pathways and def?

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Biomass, soil, litter
Uptake pathway- between soil and biomass, biomass takes nutrients from the soil
Fallout pathway- between biomass and litter, leaves and dead animals fall to litter
Decay pathway- between litter and soil, release nutrients

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Gersmehl model
2 gains?
2 losses?

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Gain from precipitation, rainfall into litter
Gain from weathering, break down of rocks release nutrients
Loss by run off, nutrients removed when water runs off surface
Loss by leaching, nutrients leave soil, seep deeper into rocks

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Food chain
5 types of consumers in order?

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Producers–>primary consumers–>secondary consumers–>tertiary consumers–>decomposers

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2 plant adaptations in TRF?
2 animal adaptations in TRF?

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Buttress roots- roots above the soil, stability, thin nutrient rich soil
Drip tip leaves- pointy leaves to funnel water off, lot of rain
-Sloths- still for long enough, algae grows, helps camouflage
-Poison dart frog- brightly coloured skin, warns then releases toxins that kill predators

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3 ways climate change will affect the TRF?

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Structure–> trees will have deep roots to reach groundwater
Function–> less dense forest, absorb less CO2, lower atmos regulation
Biodiversity–> temps are very similar all year, species won’t cope with fluctuations and risk becoming extinct

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2 economic causes of deforestation in TRF?

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Resource extraction- gold price increased, trees cut down to make room for excavation sites
Commercial logging- illegally cutting down rare trees like Rosewood to make money

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2 social reasons for deforestation TRF?

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-Cattle ranching- high demand for meat, makes up 80% of deforestation, needs large amount of space
-Population growth- 1940 Brazil introduced immunisations, more space and materials needed for housing

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Governance?
Commodity value?
Ecotourism?

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Actions the government have taken to protect the Amazon
Actions that change the price of goods to sustain TRFs
Tourism that doesn’t harm the environment

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3 sustainable management strats of Amazon rainforest?

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Reducing demand of illegal enterprises- green frog certifications show the enterprise is sustainable, encourages people to buy
Monitoring- REDD scheme guides activities in the Amazon to reduce emissions
Entrance fees- paid by tourists, invested in conservation and education projects

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Layers of deciduous woodland and what is found there?

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Forest floor- mosses and lichens
Shrub- bluebells and brambles
Under canopy- saplings, birch and maple trees
Canopy- oak, beech trees

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2 plant adaptations in deciduous woodland?
2 animal adaptations in deciduous woodland?

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Oak tree- Drops leaves, due to lack of sunlight, conserves energy and water
Bluebells- flower early, maximise light access before other trees come into leaf
-Birds- migrate to warmer conditions in winter
-Squirrels- store food to eat in winter

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Deciduous woodland
2 goods?
2 services?

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Goods: fuel-> wood burning stoves, timber-> construction of houses
Services: conservation-> visits to woodlands are managed, recreation-> activities like GoApe canopy walkways

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2 economic causes of deforestation in deciduous woodlands?

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-Land in UK is suitable for farming, profitable
-Timber extraction of softwood trees to sell

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2 social causes of deforestation in deciduous woodlands?

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-Population increase, woodland cleared for housing
-Increase in cars, cleared for road construction

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3 ways climate change will affect deciduous woodlands?

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Structure–> droughts lead to more forest fires
Function–> disrupt process like seed germination as they are triggered by cold temps
Biodiversity–> tree species that don’t adapt to seasonal changes will die out

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4 sustainable management strats of the New Forest

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-Coniferous trees cut for timber are replaced to maintain no of them
-Reduced work in Summer to not disturb nesting birds
-Pesticides and herbicides are used sparingly to avoid damage
-Electric charging points are in the National Park to encourage electric vehicles

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