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22 Cards in this Set
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All of the different species in a given area
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community
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Land biome with conifers and the name means "primeval forest"
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taiga
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Average daily temperature year round in the tropical rain forest
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70-80
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Marine biome that has crashing waves
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intertidal zone
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Land biome that is treeless and is located at the north pole
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tundra
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The land biome that has the lowest amount of precipitation
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desert
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True or False
Climate is a factor in determining the type of ecosystem |
true
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Type of plants found on a tundra
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treeless, mosses, lichens and grasses
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What percent of the tropical rain forest covers the eath surface
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7%
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A stable community of orgainsms
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climax community
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Tallest and oldest layer of the rain forest
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emergent
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Land biome that has leaves that shed in the fall
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temperate deciduous forest
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The sequential replacement of populations in an ecosystem
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succession
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The main reason for loss of biodiversity
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habitat destruction
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Which land biome has permafrost
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tundra
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Aquatic biome that includes rivers, lakes and ponds
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freshwater
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The area on earth in which life exists
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Biosphere
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Aquatic biome that includes both fresh and salt water
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estuary
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Ecosystems include not only biotic factors they also include nonliving factors called
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abiotic
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Land biome that contains the most diverse types of animals and plants
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tropical rain forest
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The stable collection of organisms
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climax community
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Zone that extends from low tide to the open sea
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neritic
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