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| • Cell tissue organ organism population community ecosystem biome biosphere |
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• Large geographic area that is characterized by a predominant type of vegetation
• Vegetation depends on abiotic factors
• Contains several ecosystems
• Most are terrestrial, some are aquatic
• Not clear-cut—gradual changes from biome to biome |
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| • All the terrestrial and aquatic biomes—entire portion of Earth inhabited by life |
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• Introduction of pioneer organisms into a disturbed environment after a disaster
• These organisms are replaced by other species, then are replaced by other species again |
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• First organisms to inhabit a barren landscape during ecological succession
• Often lichen are pioneer organisms |
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• Final organisms that appear during ecological succession
• Stable unless there is another disaster |
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• Terrestrial biome found along equator
• Most rainy biome on earth, warm temperature year round, little sunlight filters to the ground
• Life thrives! Monkeys, birds, lizards, snaks, orchids, vines, broadleaf trees |
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• Terrestrial biome found along equator
• Seasonal rainfall—droughts can last 8 to 9 months, mild temperatures
• Mostly grasses and wimpy trees for vegetation; zebras, lions, hyenas, elephants, giraffes |
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• Farther from equator than tropical rain forest/savanna
• Smallest annual amount of rainfall, huge temperature fluctuation
• Mostly cacti for plants; snakes, lizards, scorpions for animals |
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• Wild west kind of biome
• Dry and warm summers, rest of seasons are cool, rainy winters
• Trees, shrubs, deer, goats, amphibians, reptiles, birds |
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• Almost as much rain as troopical rain forest, cool autums, cold winters
• Not too much diversity of life: broadleaf trees like oaks, maples, chestnuts, hockories; animals like deer, squirrels, black bears, beavers, raccoons |
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• Rainy, almost as much as tropical rain forest
• Cold winters not much plant life: cone-bearing trees like pines, firs, hemlocks; animals like bears, wolves, moose |
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• Really cold—frozen topsoil
• Few plants, they’re small; many animals (caribou!) migrate south for winter |
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| • Only place on earth with no biome :( |
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• Ponds, lakes, streams, rivers
• Organisms here need to be able to get rid of excess water gained by osmosis |
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• Biggest ones are oceans—most stable ecosystems on Earth
• Salinity and temperature do not fluctuate that much because there’s so much water
• Organisms here need to keep water—the water outside is saltier so it leaves their cells by osmosis |
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