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35 Cards in this Set
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What is the science that include the study of living things?
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biology
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What is the study of people and places around the world?
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geography
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What is the study of living things and their distribution around the world?
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biogeography
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What two factors do scientists use to group environments into biomes?
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1) similar climates
2) similar ecological communities |
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What is the average weather in a particular place over a long period of time called?
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climate
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Which biome has a climate that is very cold and dry?
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tundra
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Most coniferous trees are also known as...
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evergreens
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Swamp-like areas in coniferous forest biome are sometimes called...
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taiga
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Warblers, gray jay, and crossbills are birds which most likely would be found in a...
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coniferous forest
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Which land biome has more varied plant life than any other biome?
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tropical rainforest
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A grassland with scattered trees is called a...
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savanna
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The yearly rainfall in a desert is less than...
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25cm
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Which biome would be most likely to contain plants with fleshy water-storing stems?
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desert
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Which biome usually contains orchids, ferns, and other plants that live on the branches of trees?
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tropical rainforest
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The permanently frozen fround beneath the surface of the tundra is known as...
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permafrost
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Most of the eastern United States is a _______________ biome.
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deciduous forest
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The top layer of a forest is called a...
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canopy
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Micropscopic plants known as ___________________ are found near the surface of marine biomes.
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phytoplankton
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The two water biomes are the marine biome and the __________ biome.
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freshwater
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A lichen is a combination of an alga and a ______ growing together.
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fungus
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Musk oxen, lichens, and lemmings would be found in a...
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tundra
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Oaks, maples, beeches, and hickories are usually found in a ___________________.
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deciduous forest
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Winter temperatures may drop below freezing in a ______.
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desert
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How does the soil in a confierous forest biome differ from the soil in a deciduous forest biome? (2)
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deciduous forest biome soil more fertile than coniferous forest biome soild b/c...
- leaves fall and decay in deciduous forest return nutrients to the soil - more animals and plants live in deciduous forest so more things to die and return nutrients |
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Biogeography (3)
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- study of distribution of plants and animals throughout the world
a. many animals rely on certain plants for food, other animals rely on those animals b. temp & precip affect what types of plants grow and where they grow |
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Dispersal (5)
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movement of living things form one place to another
- land - water - wind - animals/humans (purpose/accidental) |
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Barriers (10)
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- anything that separates things from each other
- may prevent dispersal natural - water(oceans) - valleys - mountains - beaver built dam man made - walls - dams - borders - large highways |
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Tundra (6)
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- cold
- dry - ferns, mosses, lichen - musk oxen, arctic fox - Alaska & north of coniferous forest - permafrost & acid rain |
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Coniferous (6)
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- cold-moderate
- not much precip - evergreen:douglar fir, spruce, pine - wolf, moose, elk, lynx - Canada & some NJ - soil isnt very fertile |
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Deciduous (7)
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- hot summer, cold winter
- moderate precip - oak, maples, beech, hickory - rabbits, deer, squirrel - Eastern US, Europe, Asia - soil fertile - some animals hiberate in winter |
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Tropical Rainforest (6)
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- hot, humid
- lots of precip - caco plant, giant bamboo, rafflesia arnoldii - orangutan, chimpanzee, king cobra, toco tocaun - Central&South America, Africa, Australia, Asia - 1/2 of world's species in tropical rainforest |
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Grasslands
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- moderate temp
- dry - grass - elephant, bison, zebra, antelope, lion, snake - central Asia, coast of Australia, north&south America, Africa - bison have thick coats that shed off in winter |
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Desert (6)
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- hot during day, freezing during night
- desert grass, cactus, mesquite, aloe vera - coyotes, lizard, scorpion, camel - Sahara, Gobi, near equator - animals come out during night when cooler |
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Marine (5)
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- moderate temp
- rainy - seaweed, phytoplankton, seagrass - clam, lobster, sea horse, starfish, whale - around world |
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Freshwater (6)
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- temp depends where
- moderate rainfall - water banana, water lily, marsh grass - pond snails, dragonfly, goldfish, frogs, worms, shellfish - moving&still freshwater |
