tundra is an unusually cold and dry climate. Precipitation totals 6-10 inches of rain a year‚ which includes melted snow. This is almost as little as the world’s driest deserts. Coupled with strong and drying winds‚ the tundra is an extreme weather biome. The tundra seems like a wet and soggy place because the precipitation that falls evaporates slowly‚ and because of the poor drainage caused by the permafrost. You can find the tundra climate in Köppen’s E climate category. The Estands for ice climates
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Biology IB Study Guide 1: Communities and Ecosystems 5.1 Communities and Ecosystems (Core) 5. 1. 1 Define species‚ habitat‚ population‚ community‚ ecosystem‚ and ecology. Species – A species is a group of organisms with similar characteristics‚ which can interbreed and produce viable‚ fertile offspring. Habitat – A habitat is the environment in which a species normally lives or the location of a living organism. Population – A population is a group of organisms of the same species‚ who
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ecologists study the interaction of a specific species or habitat; others study the different species that depend on each other (ex. a food web). 3. What is a biome? A biome can be described as an area on our earth that shares the same species‚ climate‚ animals‚ and plants. There are actually about 150 different classified biomes today. The main biomes are Marine‚ Tundra‚ Desert‚ Savannah‚ Grassland‚ Tropical Rain Forest‚ Deciduous Forest‚ and Coniferous Forest. 4. What is an ecosystem? An ecosystem includes
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Chapter 5 of Environmental Science by William and Mary Ann Cunningham begins with defining biomes and explaining how temperature and precipitation are very important for biome distribution. Temperature and precipitation also change in altitude. It also gives some examples of biomes such as tropical rainforest‚ boreal forest and savanna. In Rowan Jacobsen article “Down by the River”‚ he described the Colorado River. It discusses how Jacobsen traveled to the city Yuma. Jacobsen then went on to describe
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and pine. In many areas‚ forests have been cleared to make way for cultivation. Hardwood evergreen trees which are widely spaced and are found in the Mediterranean region are olive‚ cork‚ oak and stone pine. Temperate Forests The temperate forest biome is found in regions where winters are cold and summers are warm. Regions with this climate are common in the mid-latitudes‚ far from both the equator and the poles. Tropical rainforests are in regions that are consistently warm all year long‚ close
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Module Two: The Savanna Biome Module Two begins our examinations of different biomes and some of the ecotourism opportunities and issues associated with them. In this module we consider the Savanna region of the world‚ the large grassland plains with small pockets of trees found on most continents.In Lesson Three we consider the theme of wildlife viewing and compare between the comprehensive and minimalist ecotourist. Wildlife viewing is a strong foundation of ecotourism but when it is the sole
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4th‚ 2012 An Inconvenient Truth What is it one thinks of when hearing Global warming? The same old tell that the earth is getting hotter‚ people say "ugh it’s snowing here‚ this means the earth is getting colder". Others see many different Biomes changing‚ and yes of course‚ it must be mother natural. Is no one going to blame themselves‚ is no one going to stand and say we must stop this. We did it with the Ozone‚ we can do it with the warming. We have to make a difference before this planet
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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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E. W APES-6th Period Food Web Questions Oct 2013 Salt Water Marshes- Q&A 1. Identify a potential symbiotic relationship (p.153-155) in your food web and describe it. Within our food web of Salt Water Marshes‚ located specifically in Virginia‚ there is a symbiotic relationship between the American Alligator and other organisms whose survival is dependent on the water they live in. During dry seasons‚ gator holes fill up with water‚ and could be one of the only locations with water. All the organisms
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is that they are located A biome is a geographically defined area of ecologically similar communities of plants‚ animals‚ and soil organisms‚ often referred to as ecosystems. Biomes are defined based on factors such as plant structures (such as trees‚ shrubs‚ and grasses)‚ leaf types (such as broadleaf and needleleaf)‚ plant spacing (forest‚ woodland‚ savanna)‚ and climate. Unlike ecozonse‚ biomes are not defined by genetic‚ taxonomic‚ or historical similarities. Biomes are
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