Chapter 16 Terrestrial Biomes

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the most diverse body of plants and animals in the world are in the biome designated

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equatorial and tropical rain forest

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Ecotones are

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wide zones of transition and/or shared traits

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a biome is

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a large, stable terrestrial ecosystem or aquatic ecosystem

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why are tropical rain forests the richest terrestrial ecosystems in terms of plant and animal diversity?

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cold is not a limiting factor. Water is not a limiting factor. Because of the lack of environmental contains, many evolutionary varieties can survive and reproduce

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trees in the tropical rain forest have ______ root systems because _______.

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shallow; most of the nutrients occur in the shallow surface layer that contains rapidly decaying organic matter

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which of the following specifically relate to the rain forest biome

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oxisol

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a transitional biome between rain forests and tropical grasslands is the

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tropical seasonal forest and scrub

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the tropical seasonal forest and scrub biome experiences a wet season when _____ and a dry season when _______.

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the ITCZ is overhead; the subtropical high is over head

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the region of Africa in which zebras, elephants, wildebeests, antelope, and other large animals live is known as the

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tropical savanna

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at continued rates of species extinction, it is possible that half of the species currently on Earth could be extent in _______ years

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100

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Lush forests of middle and high latitudes occurring along narrow margins of the Pacific Northwest, southern China, and limited areas of southern Japan fall within the biome named

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temperate rain forest

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the tallest trees in the world are found in the _______ biome.

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temperate rain forest

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the physical characteristics of plants in the Mediterranean scrubland biome are adaptions to

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dryness

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artichokes, olives and almonds can only by produced in the ______ biome

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mediterranean

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The World's breadbasket refers to which biome?

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midlatitude grassland

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Deep tap roots, waxy leaf coatings, and succulence are all adaptions to

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moisture deficits

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Plants in the tundra are

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short because of the short growing season

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alpine tundra, as compared to arctic tundra

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is similar in many ways and can occur at lower latitudes due to high elevations