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32 Cards in this Set
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What is an ecosystem |
Living and non living things in a community |
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What are the adaptations of the rainforest |
Bark,lianas,buttress roots,driptip leaves,epiphytes |
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What is sustainability |
Keeping the world good for present and future generations |
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What is a producer |
Living things which other animals feed on |
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What is an organism |
It is a living thing |
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What is an organism |
It is a living thing |
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What is a consumer |
Consumers gets energy from plants and animals |
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What is a decomposer |
Moss and lichens which feeds on dead things |
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What is a decomposer |
Moss and lichens which feeds on dead things |
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What are buttress roots |
They are massive big roots which support trees |
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What is a decomposer |
Moss and lichens which feeds on dead things |
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What are buttress roots |
They are massive big roots which support trees |
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What are driptip leaves |
Curved leaves which water falls off into the roots because of heavy rainfall and they dont want bacteria or fungus |
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What are lianas |
They are climbing woody vines that drape rainforest trees |
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What are lianas |
They are climbing woody vines that drape rainforest trees |
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What is deforestation |
Deforestation is when trees and habitats are cut down |
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What are lianas |
They are climbing woody vines that drape rainforest trees |
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What is deforestation |
Deforestation is when trees and habitats are cut down |
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What are sustainable management strategies? |
Replanting,selective logging,education, reducing debt,ecotourism |
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What are lianas |
They are climbing woody vines that drape rainforest trees |
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What is deforestation |
Deforestation is when trees and habitats are cut down |
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What are sustainable management strategies? |
Replanting,selective logging,education, reducing debt,ecotourism |
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What are the 5adaptations of a cactus? |
Spikes,waxi skin,hollow trunk,short roots,long roots |
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What are lianas |
They are climbing woody vines that drape rainforest trees |
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What is deforestation |
Deforestation is when trees and habitats are cut down |
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What are sustainable management strategies? |
Replanting,selective logging,education, reducing debt,ecotourism |
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What are the 5adaptations of a cactus? |
Spikes,waxi skin,hollow trunk,short roots,long roots |
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Describe national parks |
It is protected by law,greenery,area of land,plants,animals |
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How does ecotourism work and why is it sustainable |
It is a way of tourism which doesnt harm anyone because they dont use resources up |
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Characteristics of the 4layers of the rainforest? |
4 layers are the emergents,canopy,under canopy and shrub layers |
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Difference between food webs and chain |
Chains are simple and go one after next and food webs are more complex |
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What are the differences between large scale ecosystems and small scale ecosystems? |
Small scale ecosystems are smaller in size and doesnt have various animals and plants |
