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BI SCI FInals
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Biology
11th Grade
04/28/2013

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Extinction
Definition
elimination of species
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Wet Lands
Definition
ecosystem where land surface is submerged at least part of the year
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Temperature and precipitation of Boreal Forest


 

Definition
Moderate precip and cold temperature
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Vegetation characteristics of tropical rainforest
Definition
98% of nutrients contained in living organisms and shallow soils
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Biomes
Definition
  • "life Zones"
  •  similar climatic conditions on the Earth, such as communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms
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ecotone or edge habitat
Definition
 transition area between two biomes. It is where two communities meet and integrate
Term
long cycles
Definition
Ice Ages, droughts
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tropospheric ozone
Definition
Pollutant that damages plant and animal tissue in the ozone
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climate
Definition
general temp and moisture pattern over time
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What is "Reducing emissons from deforestation program"? REDD
Definition
helps protect forests in poor nations
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Genetic diversity
Definition
total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species.
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Algae and plankton
Definition
primary producers of the marine life
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hardley, ferrel and polar cells
Definition
deal with convection currents and heat
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vertical zonation
Definition
changes in vegetation communities within changes in altitude
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Ecological Succession
Definition
  1. organisms occupy a site
  2. change environmental conditions
  3. BY:
  4. creating soil, shelter etc..
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Random Community Structure
Definition
individuals live wherever resources are available
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Lie between TROPIC of cancer and caprcorn
Definition
location of a tropical rainforest
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atmosphere
Definition
gaseous mass surrounding the earth(air)
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Littoral Zone
Definition
Area of emerged and submerged plants
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Species Diversity
Definition
number of different types of organisms within an ecosystem
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Problems in parks caused by humans
Definition
overcrowding, pollution, mining
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Short Term Impacts
Definition
Metor impacts, volcanic erruptions, methane release
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What are the largest Forrest Types?
Definition
Tropical Rainforest and Boreal Forest
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Chemosynthesis
Definition
Way to create high quality chemical energy
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2 main causes of tropical deforestation
Definition
timber harvesting, and clearing of forest land for farming
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Stratosphere
Definition
20 miles from troposphere, similar but diluted no water
Term
mesosphere
Definition
20 miles past the stratosphere
Term
global location of tundra
Definition
above 60 deg north and south latitude
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carbon stores


 

Definition
large scale clearing and burning of forest.
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primary succession
Definition
community begins and develops on a site previously unoccupied by anything
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ecotourism
Definition
preservation of natural resources for people to visit
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thermosphere
Definition
begins at 50 miles
Term
human habitation
Definition
threat to shrub lands
Term
what is the result of of biological competition?
Definition
ordered or random community structure
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troposphere
Definition
5-11 miles
Term
what is the distribution of biomes mainly dependent on?
Definition
temp and precip. also influenced by elevation, land forms and wind.
Term
3 causes of overgrazing
Definition
  1. loss of native species
  2. suitable conditions for invasive and exotic species
  3. soil loss
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implications of global climate change

 

Definition

polar regions heating faster

higher sea levels

more disease and famine

Term
solutions for global warming
Definition
  • center around reducing carbon dioxide
  • substitute renewable energy sources
  • increase energy efficiency
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2 main causes of tropical deforestation
Definition

1.) timber harvesting

2.) clearing of forest land for farming

Term
coriolis effect
Definition
bending of winds due to earh rotation
Term
use areas in the UNESCO?
Definition
sustainable resource and habitation
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led to the extinction of the american passenger pigeon?
Definition
over hunting and habitat fragmentation loss
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elevation
Definition
one of the largest factors for a biome
Term
examples of exotic and invasive species
Definition
rodents, weeds, insects
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wood
Definition
most important commodity in todays economy
Term
biodeversity
Definition
variety of living things
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jet streams
Definition
hurricane force winds at top of troposhpere where convection cells meet.
Term
"pristine" buffer zone for the UNESCO
Definition
research facilities and ecotourism
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difference between weather and climate?
Definition
weather is daily climate is overtime
Term
Four zones of the atmosphere in order
Definition
  1. troposphere(5-11 miles)
  2. stratosphere(next 20)
  3. mesosphere(next 20)
  4. thermosphere(begins at 50)
Term
solar radiation
Definition

55% solar radiation absorbed by atmosphere

45% absorbed by earth and water

Term
how are ocean currens created?
Definition
winds and differences in water density
Term
how much is atmospheric carbon dioxide levels increasing by?
Definition
0.5% per year
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have global mean surface temperatures increased or decreased?

 

Definition
increased. 1.2 degrees over past 100 years
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