its ecosystems is to categorize it into groups called biomes. Biomes are arranged by specific environmental conditions (i.e. rainfall‚ temperature‚ and humidity) and house specific types of vegetation or factors that allow organisms adapt to these environments. Cataloguing organisms that share similar adaptations makes it easier to study all the environments found on Earth (Lomolino et al‚ 2017). The profile of the Earth and all its biomes have changed drastically over millions of years due to
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Aquatic Biomes An aquatic biome is an ecological community dominated by water. This biome can be broken down into two categories: o Freshwater‚ which includes rivers‚ streams‚ ponds‚ lakes and freshwater wetland. o Marine or saltwater‚ which includes oceans‚ seas‚ estuaries‚ coral reefs and saltwater wetland. Each of these aquatic ecosystems can be defined by variables such as temperature‚ the presence or absence of light‚ and the availability of nutrients. Aquatic biomes cover almost all the
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Taking a look into the world we live in‚ human activities generate a plethora of environmental stresses. These environmental stresses have a hard-hitting effect on coastal biomes that stretch all over the globe. Field studies have been instituted to record and assess the chemical and biochemical phenomena occurring in our natural environment this is referred to as Environmental Chemistry. Environmental Chemistry‚ studies the chemical processes that occur in the environment which are greatly influenced
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Savannas are located in many parts of the world‚ especially in Africa. Nearly half of Africa is considered to be a Savanna‚ it is the largest of them all. The African Savanna biome is located between latitudes of 15 degrees North and 30 degrees South. Here‚ the ecosystem includes warm temperatures year-round with high seasonal rain in the summer. Dry seasons bring about four inches of rain and occur about seven months in the year. In the months of October to March this dry period happens in the southern
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surprising when were working. Like when we were testing the water and ice biomes there was a pretty steady temp. for both but‚ the water biome had an unexpected increase of 1.5º right at the end but this did not occur for the ice biome. With all the other biomes the temperatures increased under the lamp and when the light was turned out it decreased as suspected. Something that was strange though was that greenhouse gasses biome had a steady increase with the light but when the light was turned off
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There are two types of rainforest biomes: tropical and temperate. Tropical rainforests are found near the equator and are moist and hot all year round. The climate in this biome is very humid‚ maintaining a high humidity of 77% to 88% all year round‚ due to the frequent rainfall. The rainfall is all year round and receive annual precipitation amounts from 60 to 160 inches. There is little to no seasonal changes in weather. The average temperature in tropical rainforests range from 70 to 85°F (21
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1 Title: The Marine Biome #2 Biome Description and Definition The Marine Biome is made of all the oceans in the world. It holds many diverse species in animals and plants and since it is so enormous‚ there is some species that have not been discovered yet. The ocean is a mysterious thing because it is different in each part of the world‚ the climate depends on the location and the location depends on what species are located in that part. Australia is home to the coral reef‚ where today it is
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My biome is terrestrial. It is found in South America‚Africa‚and Asia.The thing that is unique about my biome is that there are certain features common to all tropical rainforest. Some producers and consumers are a plant and the butterfly eats the leaves off the trees and plants which makes the butterfly a primary consumer. Next the frog eats the butterfly which makes the frog a secondary consumer.After that the snake eats the frog which makes the snake a tertiary consumer.Finally when the snake
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Biomes- Marine and Tropical Rainforest The world is full of many different biomes. The ones I am most fascinated by are the tropical rainforest biome and the marine biome. Each is interesting in its own way. I have decided to narrow the marine biome down and focus on the Pacific Ocean. I am interested to see how these two compare and contrast. Although it may seem that our climate does not affect the marine biome‚ it does. During El Nino‚ the trade winds slacken and sometimes even change direction
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Lexie Fixico Mr. Nguyen Biology 28 February 2013 Bottle Biome I. Introduction The problem is how the miracle gro helps the mustard seed germinate. The purpose of this experiment is to find out how the water cycle works in a biome. The objectives are to find out what soils help the mustard seed grow the fastest. If I use miracle grow than the plants will germinate the fastest because of the Molybdenum it has in it. II. Methods Materials you will need: Clear tape Ruler
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