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| a place characterized by the organisms that live there and the abiotic factors of rainfall and temperature |
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| How many ecosystems can a biome contain? |
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- have small, seed eating mammals
- large herbivores
- no trees
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- large herbivores live and graze on grass here
- scattered clumps of trees
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- plants grow far apart to reduce competition for water
- receives the lowest average yearly rainfall
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- characterized by permafrost
- no trees
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| soil that stays frozen all the time which prevents rain from draining |
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| temperate deciduous forest |
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- soil is fairly rich and plants cover the forest floor
- most trees are deciduous ; this helps the trees conserve water so they can survive winter
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| When deciduous trees lose their leaves, what does that help them do? |
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| conserve water so they can survive the winter |
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- contains conifer trees that produce their seeds in cones and do not lose their leaves in fall
- trees conserve water in the winter with the help of needlelike leaves and a waxy coating on their leaves
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- produce their seeds in cones
- do not lose their leaves
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- most biologically diverse
- soil is wet and has poor nutrients
- receives the highest yearly average rainfall
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| characterized by a major abiotic feature ----the speed at which water moves |
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| What determines what type of organisms live in a stream or river? |
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| each small stream that flows into a larger stream or river |
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| an area where fresh water from streams and rivers spills into the ocean (so the fresh and salt water mix) |
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- an area of land where the water level is near or above the surface of the ground for most of the year
- area is plentiful in nutrients
- varied plants
- large amount of producers
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| based in salty water and conatin the largest organisms in the world |
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- area where ocean meets the land - beach and shore
- snails, crabs, shore birds and sea grass live here
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- area where water becomes gradually deeper on the edge of the continental shelf
- this area has the most diversity of organisms
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| These live in the neritic zone |
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- seaweeds
- coral reefs
- sea turtles
- dolphins
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| extends across the ocean waters, and down about 200m |
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| These live in the oceanic zone |
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- whales
- squid
- animals adapted to darkness and high pressure
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| the sea floor, most areas do not receive sunlight |
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| These live in the benthic zone |
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- worms
- sea urchins
- bacteria
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