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    Chapter 5 8

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    Chapter 5 REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. How did the described volcanoes in Iceland and the Philippines change the environment to lesser or greater extents? 2. Name and describe the attributes of the two categories into which all organisms can be divided based on how they obtain nutrition. All organisms can be divided into autothrops‚ which produce their own food‚ and heterothrops‚ which need to get their food from somewhere else. 3. Name and describe the roles of the three main trophic categories that make

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    Lemurs In Madagascar

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    is about 11 different kind and some of them are about to be instinct depending on the area they live in due to environmental changes. The biomes in Madagascar are several depending what part we are looking at. One biome that they have is savanna‚ they have tropical weather and grasslands with trees. In the other areas where there are changes it is dessert biome‚ they have dry areas‚ where there is hardly trees‚ but they have a lot of dirt. Madagascar is going through environmental destruction caused

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    Ms. Aifos Jamun

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    Aifos Jamun 6/18/12 Miss Sommer | 1st Period The Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome!!!!! The temperate deciduous forest is a large biome‚ stretching across eastern and mid-America‚ Europe‚ and some of Eastern Asia and Japan. There is also some small areas of eastern Australia‚ and New Zealand…and some MORE in southern Chile and Argentina! Climate!!! (Cf) The biome is generally found in areas from 23˚ N to 38˚ S. It is in Köppen’s Cf category‚ the “C” being mild-mid latitude‚ and the “f” for

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    In Ch 4 of Silent Spring‚ Carson brings about the fact that the most essential natural resource in the world‚ water‚ is being contaminated. With every spray and use of the pesticides and human-made chemicals‚ persistent as they are‚ the resulting effects spread throughout ecosystems. Bioaccumulation occurs through the levels of the food chain(biological magnification)‚ microorganisms and fish are exposed to the chemicals that render the water polluted‚ fish are eaten by birds and other aquatic life

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    organisms provided that it can meet the requirements of a suitable wetland biome that supply the necessary. This research task will then provide a good indication as to whether it’s a good decision to introduce more wild life into the area or whether we should remove wild life from the area. The wetland biome is one of the most diverse biomes‚ containing the highest count of different species of organisms out of all the biomes therefore it is critical to conserve it and take care of it because losing

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    Tikal National Park The Tropical Rain Forest in Tikal National Park in Guatemala is alive with interesting plant life‚ animals‚ and beautiful views. The Guatemalans are adept at using the gifts the Rain Forest offers in their daily lives. Tikal National Rain Forest is found in Guatemala‚ South America. It rains for part of the day during most of the year. Rainfall averages about one hundred eight inches but can reach up to four hundred inches. The tropical climate produces hot‚ humid weather

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    Turning Point Composition

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    evolution or similarity of characteristics • Domain/ Kingdom‚ Phylum made up of classes made up of orders‚ made up of species 8.3- Biomes • A biome is a kind of ecosystem • Similar environments led to the evolution of an organisms similar in form and function • This is known as the rule of climate similarity • A biotic province is based on who is related to who • A biome is based on niches and habitats‚ a biotic province is an evolutionary unit • Divergent evolution is a process when a population

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    Extinction is a natural selection process. Should humans strive to preserve a representative sample of all biomes or aquatic zones? I personally believe that we are already preserving when it comes to wondering if we are going to become extincted. We as human have a hard time not reproducing‚ this meaning most humans that become married usually begin having children within the first 5 years of their marriage if they haven’t married and already have children. This being said we may not leave an

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    While they inhabit a multitude of biomes and ecoregions‚ few can be found beyond the tundras at the northernmost regions of continental shelves. At the southern extremes‚ plants have adapted tenaciously to the prevailing conditions. (See Antarctic flora.) Plants are often the dominant physical and structural component of habitats where they occur. Many of the Earth’s biomes are named for the type of vegetation because plants are the dominant organisms in those biomes‚ such as grasslands and forests

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    The deciduous forest is a beautiful biome filled with many plants and animal. Have you ever wondered what lives here‚ the characteristics‚ and what it looks like? Well keep reading and find out more. What are some locations? From my research the text states that deciduous forest are located in the eastern half of North America. They are also found in the middle of Europe. There are many in Asia and some major parts of southwest Russia‚ Japan and China. In South America a major place to find deciduous

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