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1
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consists of all the organisms in an area and the environment with which they interact

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ecosystem

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2
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living organisms within an ecosystem

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community

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3
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describe the temperature gradient

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northwest coldest

southeast warmest

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4
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describe the rainfall gradient

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east wettest

west dryest

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5
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San Antonio Area used to be a

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Live Oak Savanna

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6
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Name the six biomes

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  1. Central Prairies and Woodlands
  2. Eastern Forest
  3. Edwards Plateau
  4. Southern Thorn Woodlands and Prairies
  5. Trans-Pecos Mountains and Deserts
  6. Western Plains
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7
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Biome 1

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  1. Central Prairies and Woodlands
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Biome 2

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  1. Eastern Forest
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9
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Biome 3

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  1. Edwards Plateau
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10
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Biome 4

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  1. Southern Thorn Woodlands and Praries
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11
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Biome 5

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  1. Trans-Pecos Mountains and Deserts
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12
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Biome 6

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  1. Western Plains
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13
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Agarita

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Berberis trifoliolata

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14
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Ball Moss

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Tillandsia recurvata

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15
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Cedar Elm

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Ulmus crassifolia

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16
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Mistletoe

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Phoradendron tomentosum

17
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Mountain Laurel

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Sophora secundiflora

18
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Scrub Live Oak

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Quercus fusiformus

19
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Sotol

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Dasylirion texanum

20
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Spanish Dagger

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Yucca treculeana

21
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Twist Leaf Yucca

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Yucca rupicola

22
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NIne plants

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  1. Agarita
  2. Ball moss
  3. Cedar Elm
  4. Mistletoe
  5. Mountain Laurel
  6. Scrub Live Oak
  7. Sotol
  8. Spanish Dagger
  9. Twist Leaf Dagger
23
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relationship between altitude and rain

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higher altitude more rain

24
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relationship between altitude and Temp

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higher altitude lower temperature

25
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zone where two or more communities meet and integrate

26
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presently the edwards plateau is a

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live oak/ juniper woodland

27
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increasing density and size of woody or shrubby species

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thicketization

28
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Three causes of thicketization

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  1. overgrazing
  2. Seed dispersal of livestock
  3. fire prevention

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