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Nutrient cycle |
Nutrients in soil makes tree grow, birds animals eat tree then die and decompose into soil make soil nutrients again |
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Difference between food chain and web |
Food chain shows simple link of organisms web shows loads of chains together |
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Where are 3 main ecosystems found- tropical rainforest hor deserts, decidous |
Tropical mainly at equator desserts in tropical cancer and capricorn decidous in europe |
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4 layers of rainforest |
Emergent layer Canopy Under canopy Shrub layer |
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What are the adaptations of a rainforest |
Drip tip leaves, buttress roots, thin bark, climbing plants, thick waxy leaves |
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Three layers in decidous forest |
Tree layer, shrub layer, undergrowth layer |
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Adaptations of decidous |
Bluebells, brown soil, broad leaves, lichens, moss |
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7 sustainable strategies for rainforest |
Selective logging, replanting Reducing debts Ecotourism Education Reducing demand New laws |