Name Class Date Ecosystems and Communities Chapter Test A (removed questions on Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems) Multiple Choice Write the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement on the line provided. _____ 1. How does an area’s weather differ from the area’s climate? a. Weather involves temperature and preciapitation and climate involves only temperature. b. An area’s weather depends on where it is located on Earth and the area’s climate does
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End of year exam in Geography Key words Deforestation Is the felling and clearance of forest land. The process of cutting down a large number of trees in a forest and not replacing them Ecosystem Is a community of plants and animals which interacts with each other and their non-living environment. Sustainable development Understanding how to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future generations by not harming the environment. Longshore drift Is a process of transportation
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Exploration: Energy in an Ecosystem Directions You will evaluate some of these activities yourself‚ and your teacher may evaluate others. Please save this document before beginning the lesson and keep the document open for reference during the lesson. Type your answers directly in this document for all activities. ________________________________________________________________________________ Self-Checked Activities Read the instructions for the following activities and type in your responses
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Lab 4 Worksheet: Model Ecosystems Student instructions: Follow the step-by-step instructions for this exercise found on the virtual lab and the instructions below and record your answers in the spaces below. Submit this completed document by the assignment due date found in the Syllabus. Please make sure that your answers are typed in RED. : 1. Please make sure you have read through all of the information in the “Question” and “Field Guide” areas. If you come upon terms that are
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Week 7 Ecosystems and Environment Organisms and Their Environment CLICK link below to hear a Science Course Mentor provide an overview to this section‚ “Organisms and their Environment”: http://wgu.connectpro.acrobat.com/p35559917/ Use Chapter 21‚ Conceptual Integrated Science‚ to address the following items in your notes: 1. What are abiotic and biotic factors? ABIOTIC is non living things such as temperature‚ precipitation ponds‚ rocks‚ sunlight and so forth. Abiotic also includes BIOTIC
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Biotic and Abiotic Factors Unique Characteristics Blue Oak Coyote Bush Cactus Wren Grey Fox Wild Goat hot and dry flat plains‚ rocky hills‚ or mountain slopes fires and drought are common mild winters mostly coastal areas TROPICAL DESERT- Aden‚ Aden Biotic and Abiotic Factors Unique Characteristics Barrel Cactus Brittle Bush Bobcat Cactus Wren Coyote hot and dry snows in the winter average rainfall is about 15 cm a year most animals burrow underground most animals
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control - web of life Where do plants grow? -natural plant systems -human cultivated systems Natural plant systems -areas where plants grow naturally -ecosystems; many different types occur on Earth -natural systems are beneficial for humans (ecosystem services) CULTIVATED PLANT SYSTEMS -human-made‚ controlled ecosystems -agriculture agronomy; grains‚ agronomic crops‚ forage horticulture; fruit/vegetables & ornamental crops -landscaping‚ vineyards hydrophobic‚ botanic garden
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2013 Desert Biome Food Web Diagram Food Web Diagram An ecosystem can be defined as a more or less self-contained function unit in ecology consisting of all abiotic and biotic interactions in a specific area. Flow of energy within an ecosystem is a one-way process; Photosynthesis utilizes light (solar) energy to yield chemical energy
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but are not limited to landforms and ecosystems. For example‚ terrain types‚ bodies of water‚ natural units (consisting of all plants‚ animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all of the non-living physical factors of the environment) are natural geographical features. Meanwhile‚ human settlements‚ engineered constructs‚ etc. are types of artificial geographical features. Contents [hide] 1 Natural geographical features 1.1 Ecosystems 1.2 Landforms 2 Artificial geographical
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better)‚ or climate may influence through biotic factors such as pathogens‚ parasites‚ competitors‚ predators‚ food availability (increased biota as result of rain). 4 Distinguish among organismal ecology‚ population ecology‚ community ecology‚ ecosystem ecology‚ and landscape ecology. Organismal Ecology: Concerns how an organism’s structure‚ physiology‚ and (for
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