Name: ______________________________ The Tropical Rainforest Rainforest Series‚ Part 1 - by Mikki Sadil Tropical rainforests are among the most mysterious of all geographical biomes in the world. A biome is an area with very distinctive plants and animals that have adapted to life in that particular environment. Rainforests have covered large portions of the Earth for millions of years‚ and can have trees that are 1‚000 years-old or more. They are called rainforests because they are among the
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of warbler normally eats. This is an example of a) commensalism b) competitive exclusion c) geographic isolation d) resource partitioning 5. Which of the following is NOT important in determining the distribution of organisms in aquatic biomes? a) light penetration b) mineral nutrient concentrations c) precipitation d) salinity e) waves and currents 6. Wetlands and estuaries are highly productive and provide enough food to support a variety of organisms. Define an estuary and discuss
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material along the shore‚ which eventually builds up over time to form a beach. This occurs when the swash is stronger than the backwash‚ depositing more sediment than it transports elsewhere. Although beaches are a landform of deposition‚ they can also be considered to be a landform of erosion. When waves are huge and high‚ the backwash is more powerful than the swash‚ removing more loose material than it deposits. These types of waves are known as destructive waves. The smallest particles are
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GPS: S7L4 – Students will examine the dependence of organisms on one another and their environments. Chapter 19 Cycles in Our Ecosystems Anything that has mass and occupies space is matter. This matter must be used over and over again in our closed ecosystem‚ we call this recycling. We will discuss a few of the very important cycles life depends on. The Water Cycle The movement of water among the oceans and our atmosphere‚ and the movement of fresh water (lakes‚ rivers‚ and streams)
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at the library reading about marine organisms‚ their habitats‚ their adaptations‚ and how they interacted with other organisms. In middle school‚ I participated in a project that consisted of decorating the classroom to represent a biome‚ and I worked on the marine biome. In the summer before 10th grade‚ I visited Sea World and was exposed to an even larger variety of marine organisms than I had been before. That fall‚ in English class we had to write a paper on our career goals; I decided I would
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Biomes and Diversity Extinction is a natural selection process. Should humans strive to preserve a representative sample of all biomes or aquatic zones? Why should humans be concerned with the extinction rate? This is an interesting question. Lets consider the fact that it begins by stating extinction is a natural selection process. This seems to stifle one side of this argument.The side of the argument that rallies humans to be concerned with the extinction rate and strive to preserve a representation
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Continental drift The broad shape of Australia and its distinctive landforms have been influenced over long periods by earth movements that cause the breaking and bending of the Earth’s crust. Geographers call these movements tectonic processes. The Earth’s crust is made up of many individual moving pieces called tectonic plates. There are nine large plates and about a dozen smaller ones. The larger plates contain the continents and oceans. These plates ‘float’ on the dense layer of rock below
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would link the contribution of Tundra to the amount of profitability of the company. Contribution of employees is permitted and will be used for retirement purposes. Tundra will contribute 2% of employee earnings for this plan. The employee can contribute up to 6% of each pay period. This plan will not integrate with any government benefits. You must be vested to receive benefits. You must have one year of full service under Tundra employment and be a part of Tundra by July‚2015. Once you are vested
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the realm of science. History of Early Geology Catastrophism (James Ussher‚ mid 1600s) - He interpreted that the Earth was created at 4004 B.C. Subsequent workers then developed the notion of catastrophism‚ which held that the the Earth’s landforms were formed over very short periods of time. Uniformitarianism (James Hutton‚ late 1700s) - He proposed that the same processes that are at work today were at work in the past. Summarized by “The present is the key to the past.” Hutton recognized
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to Alaska? Well it’s a land of cold dark weather that doesn’t appeal to most‚ but Alaska has been a major topic to the government that affects me and you. The Alaska tundra has been in question to drill oil or to protect the precious environment there. Should the Alaska tundra be opened for oil drilling? II. Should the Alaska tundra be opened for oil drilling? III. I will analyze this controversy in terms of the following stock issues. A. Ill: Is there a problem with the American energy supply
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