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What cause predictable Seasonality? |
Sun+tilt of the earth=predictable seasonality |
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What influences climate? |
Location from the equator Wind that originated over water carries moisture, while that originated from land are drier. This stabilizes regional climate. Altitude. At A increases, air becomes thinner and holds less heat and drier. |
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What are the 3 atmospheric cells? |
Polar cell Ferrel cell Hadley cell |
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Where does polar cells effect? |
Cold polar regions |
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Where do ferrel cell effect? |
Unpredictable temperate regions |
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Where does Hadley cells effect? |
Responsible for tropical forest and deserts |
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Relative humidity= |
(actual water vapor density/saturated water vapor density) x 100 |
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Vapor pressure deficit |
Saturated WVP-Actual WVP (given temperature) |
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Water pressure |
Tendency of water to move from one area to the next Water moves down the gradient to more negative area! |
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Kangaroo rats (water conservation adaptions) |
*minimal water intake *Only consuming seeds and vegetation for hydration/substance *Behavioral(burrow, nocturnal, sand bathing for maintaining oil levels), morphological dietary adaptations (concentrated urine, no sweat glands) |
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Plant water adaptation |
*water storage -Leaf succulent -Stem succulent -Roots *Tolerant dehydration *Waxy cuticle *Wilting to reduce surface area *Leaf polymorphism |
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Compensation point |
Is the amount of light intensity on the light curve where the rate of photosynthesis exactly matches the rate of respiration |
