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42 Cards in this Set
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2 factors that determines an area's biome |
The climate: 1. temperature 2. Precipitation • organisms found there |
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6 land biomes in most to least precipitation |
1. Tropical rainforest 2. Temporate deciduous forest 3. Confurious forest 4. Savannah 5. Tundra 6. Desert |
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6 biomes hotest to coldest temperature |
1. Rainforest 2. Desert 3. Savannah 4. Dicidous forest 5. Conferous forest 6. Tundra |
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Describe mountain biome: |
• unique biome • located through the world • temp. VARIES GREATLY: especially as you increase in altitude • biome changes as you move up in altitude •can be very windy • some get lots of snow |
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Freshwater & facts |
•Body of water without salt •lakes, streams, rivers, ponds |
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Estuary & facts |
•Very important b/c Is very nutrient rich areas •salt and freshwater mix •spot where a river flows into the ocean •LOTS OF ORGANISMS! |
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Marine |
•Salt water biome • covers most of earth • deeper, light decreases • shallow water: lots of light=lots of PHOTOSENTHESIS! |
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Rainforest |
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Desert |
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Savannah |
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Diciduous forest |
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Conferous forest |
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Tundra |
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Deciduous forest |
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Taiga |
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Tundra |
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Rainforest |
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Deser |
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Grassland |
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Rainforest climate |
•Hot and hummad •More than 200cm rain 1 year •25°-30° |
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Rainforest common plant and adap. |
Trees Flowers Epiphytes •plant grow on top of another plants(get sunlight) • large leaves (get as much sunlinght) • dip drips |
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R.F: Animal adap. And common: |
Reptiles, Birds, Insects, Monkeys, Jagurds • camaflage • tails • colorful •strong clause • short wings-bird
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Rainforest facts |
•Near equator •Most biodiversity |
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Desert climate |
•hot & dry •less than 25cm rain a year •some without a drop of rain a year •warm hot days •cold nights |
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Desert plants common and adap. |
•Cactic, small shrubs, bushes • expert taking water •cactic, very wide reach shallow roots to absorb any rainfall |
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Desert animals common and adap. |
Camels, reptiles, small animals: rodents bats • expert conserve water • can avoid heat of the day |
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Desert facts |
• covers 1/3 of earth's land • largest desert is saharain Africa (size= US) |
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Savannah climate |
•Warm most year •25-75cm rain a year •Wet & dry |
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Savannah plant adap. Common |
•Different kinds grasses: (so very tall) •Not enough for trees to grow but grass Long leaves = prevent water lost Wide spread roots: collect water |
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Savannah animal cammon and adap. |
Large mammals: 🐘🐮🐑 Big cats: 🐯 •Very fast •Migrate wet and dry seasons |
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Savannah facts |
Home to: largest land animals on earth |
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DF climate |
•4 seasons •75cm rain a year •Ice liquid: rain •Soil rich •Cold: winter hot: summer |
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DF Plant common and adap. |
Diciduous trees Wild flowers, grasses, vines, shrubs •Loose leaves in fall: conserves💧 •Thich tree bark: prevent frozing |
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DF animal common and adap. |
There's 🐻🐦🐰🐺 •Herbinated or migrated on older months ( some store food |
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DF facts |
George is a temperate diciduous forest |
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CF climate |
•Long winter❄ •Short 🌺🍁☀ •Very cold on winter •Snows |
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CF animal common and adap. |
ESquirrels, snowshoe hare, 🐺🐗🐦lynx, moose, 🐺🐗🐺 Hibernate orograte winter: Color changes during winter |
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CF plant common and adap. |
•Trees that produce pine cones •Spruce, firttrees, pines •Waxy leaves: prevent freezing •Needles leaves: prevent water lost |
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Tundra climate |
•Very cold •Short summer: warm/melt bit of to layer of snow •Dry biome: like desert •Less than 25cm rain a year •Snow mostly |
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Tundra plant common and adap. |
•Scarce plants: •Small low ground: moose, lichen, livewords •Adap to little water •Shallow soil soil soil |
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Tundra animal common and adap |
•Carabole, moose, elk, Wolfes, bird, rabbit, article fox •Migrate south during cold months •Thick fur •Extra layer of fat |
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Tundra facts |
•Farthest to equator •Permafrost |
