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Ecology is affected by biotic, abiotic, climate,and biome factors. Defineecology. |
Ecology: the study ofinteractions that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms |
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Climate is the long prevailing weather conditions for agiven area. The ______ drives everything about climate. The sun’s warming effectsincreases from______ to ________ because the angle of the sun at the equator is mostdirect. There are seasons because of the _____ _____. |
sun poles to equator earth tilt |
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Warm air rises, holds moisture and as it cools its condenses formingclouds and rain and the dry air will push towards the ____. |
poles |
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Describe the two major ocean currentsdiscussed (the Gulf Stream, and circulation in the Southern California Bight). |
The Gulf Stream goes up north and it cools as it does. The southern California bight is warm and counteracts the cold California current going south. |
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________ can influence climate, for example the rainshadow affect. Water is harder to heat than ______ and the temp changes slower inwater than land. This is why the climate on the coast is less extreme thaninland |
Topography land |
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Biomes: a major type of biological assemblage defined by _______ which are mainly dictated by _________ and_________, the more rain the more vegetation. Desert, grassland and forest exist at ______ temps but the tundraexists at ______ temp. |
vegetation precipitation and temperature high low |
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we live in the _________ biome, it has a lot ofshrubs diverse but threatened |
chaparral |
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T/F chaparral responds to fire by crown sprouting, and the seed germinate after fire |
true |
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Describethe effects of innoculating a lean mouse with the gut microbiome of an obese mouseand vice versa. |
Its behavior will change toeat more or less depending on where the gut microbiome comes from |