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study of interactions of organisms with
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composed of living communities and nonliving
physical and chemical factors
the sum of all earth's ecosystems |
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| what are terrestrial biomes |
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| categorized by climate and plant life |
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What does it mean to be biotic and abiotic
describe abiotic |
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Name some abiotic factors
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Solar energy
temperature
water
nutrients
atmospheric gases |
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tilt of the earth orbiting the sun therefore
varying amounts of sunlight |
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| Explain how the trade winds develop |
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Air cools and descends, but heats up again
at the equator (pg 12 more) |
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| How does sunlight affect marine organisms |
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light and availability of nutrients are
major factors that shape aquatic communities
oceans cover 75% of surface |
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productive areas where rivers meat hte ocean
saltiness is from 1% - 3%
provides nursery areas for oysters,crabs
and fishes |
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| What is the intertidal zone |
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wetland at edge of an estuary or ocean
where water meets land |
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opean ocean, supports highly motile naimals
phytoplankton and zooplankton drift here |
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portion where light penetrates,
photosynthesis occurs here |
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vast dark region of the ocean
most extensive part of biosphere |
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| What is the Continental shelf |
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supports huge diversity of invertebrates and fishes
coral reefs are found here in warm tropic waters |
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| Name some abiotic factors in freshwater ecosystems |
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| lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, wetlands |
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grasslands with scattered trees, drier
nontropical areas |
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driest of all terrestrial biomes
low and unpredictable rainfall |
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| describe the chaparral biome |
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shrubland, cool rainy winters and dry
hot summers
periodic fires |
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What does it take to grow temperate
broadleaf forests |
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sufficient moisture to support |
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What are the northern coniferous forests
what are they also known as |
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taiga
the largest terrestrial biome on earth |
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long bitter cold winters
between taiga and permanently frozen
polar regions
extreme cold, wind, permafrost, frozen subsoil |
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Evaporation
Transportation
Precipitation
surface water and ground water
Flow of water from land to sea
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