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16 Cards in this Set
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What is the NPP in Tropical rainforests?
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2200 g/square meter/year
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What is the location of tropical rainforests?
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North and South America, Asian tropics, African tropics, Australia and pacific islands. Commonly occur around equator because of warm weather and sunlight.
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What is the climate in tropical rainforests?
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64-95F, normally remain constant temperatures
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How much rain is in a typical tropical rainforest?
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80 inches
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Describe the food web in a tropical rainforest.
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Contains more than 1/2 of earth's species and produces 40% of the earth's oxygen.
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Describe a typical grassland.
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Big, rolling planes of grass that do not produce enough oxygen to support trees.
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What is the climate in a grassland?
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-40F - 70F
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What is a temperate grassland?
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Grassland with cold winters and hot summers, toward the middle latitudes
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What is the NPP in a temperate grassland?
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600 dry g/square meter/year
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What is a tropical grassland?
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Grasslands with a steady temperature
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What is the NPP in tropical grasslands?
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900 dry g/square meter/year
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What is a desert?
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Area where vegetation is scace and "moisture deficit"
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What is the location of deserts?
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1/5 of Earth's surface, between 25N and 40S latitudes
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What is the climate in a desert?
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hottest biome, 100F in day and 32F at night -> nothing to moderate temperature
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What is the amount of rain in deserts?
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10 inches of rain
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What is the NPP in deserts?
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70g/square meter/year
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