A Biome is all of the life zones‚ all plants‚ animals‚ and other organisms‚ as well as the physical environment in a particular area. A biome is characterized by its plant life‚ which is determined by its location. For example‚ northern coniferous forests exist in sub-arctic portions of North America and Asia‚ but further north‚ the conditions are simply too harsh and the season too brief for trees to grow. Instead of trees‚ the short vegetation of the tundra thrives in these areas. The same occurs
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Scene #1 is from Ep. I: The Phantom Menace. Name this real-world biome. Temperate Deciduous Forest Please explain briefly this biome’s major identifying characteristics. In the Woodlands of Naboo‚ there are many kinds of trees‚ plants and shrubs‚ Trees within the forests grow between 24m and a 35m tall and are usually broad-leaved trees. Different plants include ferns‚ vines‚ mosses‚ palms and orchids. There are also many different kinds of species‚ around 2 - 5 million different species. Dense growing
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Cold Desert Biome Food Web Michelle Ann Cushman BIO/101 October 20‚ 2014 Steven Peck This is a biome which is an Ocean shore environment. Animals that live here find their food in the water. Some of the Preys go on to the land to rest or reproduce‚ but food that they eat is in the water. The Artic is the area around the North Pole while the Antarctic is the area around the South Pole. Plant plankton are eaten by the Krills; the Krills are eaten by the fish‚ fish are eaten by the seals and the seals
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The Florida Everglades Bonifacio Garcia SCI 256 January 24‚ 2014 Brian Hoeft The Florida Everglades The Florida Everglades are located in the southern portion of the state of Florida and compromise the southern half of a large watershed. This ecosystem begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River. This river discharges into the enormous‚ but shallow‚ Lake Okeechobee. The Everglades are shaped by water and fire and experience frequent flooding during the rainy season and drought during the dry
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World History Test Essay The region of Central America and the Caribbean are laden with such cinematic and beautiful physical features such as sunny beaches‚ volcanic mountains‚ rain forests‚ and clear blue water. Thus it is this beauty that is considered as the greatest resource for the region among others‚ due to the amount of tourism it has bloomed.(Salter 58) The region is renowned for its agriculture – friendly soil‚ which is renowned for the abundance of crops. As a result European powers
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Tundra Biome There are two types of tundra ecosystems: the arctic tundra and the alpine tundra. The tundra biome has several unique characteristics. The climate is very cold there is little diversity‚ and a "short season of growth and reproduction occurs" (1). The Finnish word tunturia‚ which means treeless plain‚ was the inspiration for the words tundra (4). The formation‚ plants‚ and animals that are associated with this biome have several attributes that make them remarkable‚ and this biome is
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Humans have a negative effect on the tundra biome. Some of the effects are overhunting‚ global warming‚ oil drilling‚ and pollution. When endangered species encounter these issues they die and eventually become extinct. An example of overhunting is how sailors overhunt musk oxen and caribou for their fur and body meat. The fur gets used for clothing and the sailors eat the body meat. The musk ox is nearly extinct due to overhunting. When you over hunt a whole species‚ that species may go completely
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over the tropical rainforest biome. The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth. An average of 50-260 inches (125-660) cm of rain falls yearly. A tropical rain forest has more kinds of trees than any other area in the world. Scientists have counted about 100-300 species in one 2 ½ acre area in South America. Seventy percent of the plants in the rainforest are trees. There are a couple of topics that can be discussed within this biome such as the location‚ climate
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How is man changing environment or biomes? Man is drastically changing the environment with all the needs he has. Humans cut down entire forests in the course of a month. Then we build buildings in its place making it impossible for anything to grow there. Those trees were a crucial part to the ecosystem and environment‚ which are now changed forever. We also drive cars‚ which emit exhaust‚ which in turn hurts our ozone layer and heats up the Earth. Once the ozone layer is damaged the ice caps
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you want me again‚ look for me under your boot-soles”. He was referring to the importance of ecosystems and how they control and predict all living organisms on planet earth. One such ecosystem is the Florida Everglades‚ which covers most of central and southern Florida. The Florida Everglades is host to a diverse ecosystem of tropical and subtropical plants‚ reptiles‚ mammals‚ and aquatic species as well(Everglades‚ 2012). The various species that live within this ecosystem depend
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