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    there are almost two million marine species are estimated to exist in the ocean? Ocean, or marine, is the hometown of some of people. But we are still discovering and learning this familiar and unfamiliar biomes. The location, temperature, characteristic and dwellers are quite differ with other biomes on the earth. Ocean is the biggest part on the earth. There 71% of area on the earth have been covered by the ocean. The ocean entailed the 97% of liquid on the earth. “The oceans provide 99…

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    A forest is a large area with a lot of trees, plants, and animals. A biome is a place with similar living things and similar weather. Forest biomes are separated into three main types which are: the Taiga, the rainforest, and the temperate forest. One of the biggest differences between these three types depends on how close or far they are from Earth’s north and south poles and the equator. The closer an area is to the equator the hotter the temperatures, while the closer it is to the poles…

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    Dear Coach Williams, I have been a year long journey to the Tundra biome. It is very cold here and snows majority of the time. Summers bring wildflowers, but other than that it is mostly snow. This biome is found in the Arctic and has absolutely no trees and it does not get much rain here either. There is a lot of animals here: sheep, mountain goats, birds, grey wolves, polar bears, and very few other species. The available period for growing things in summer is 50 to 60 days because the sun…

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    Analyse the impact of humans on a biome of your choice. Humans are significantly impacting grassland biomes. There are two types of grasslands - temperate and tropical. Temperate grasslands are vast plains of country with grasses being the dominant vegetation. The prevailing weather has distinct seasonal variations between hot summers and cold winters with moderate rainfall. This biome exists north of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Conversely, tropical grasslands…

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    One of the main abiotic factors influencing the distribution of biomes is global atmospheric circulation. Global atmospheric circulation is the mass movement of air around earth caused by thermal energy. This mass movement of air causes three distinct atmospheric circulation cells to form, these are the Hadley Cell, Ferrel Cell and Polar Cell. Between these three cells is a dynamic area called the Intertropical Convergence Zone. Persson (2006) tells us that the Hadley Cell is caused by solar…

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    Question 2 – What is one possible threat to continued food production in this biome? Justify your reasoning. Threat: Diseases in the Soil This threat emerges through the presence of clods. Clods are compacted clumps of soil that are anaerobic. When there are no clumps in the soil, the plants are fine. When tractors or other heavy machinery drive over the soil, it compacts it and expels the air. This is how clods are formed. The roots of the plants can’t penetrate these clods and are forced to…

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    Compare and Contrast: The Ocean and the Rain Forest The ocean biome and the rainforest biome are very much alike, but also very different. The two biomes are compared by the different climates, the animals that live there, and the different adaptations the animals and plants must adapt to be able to survive. Many characteristics in these two biomes are immensely different, but selected features are similar in these two biomes. Would you rather live at the bottom of the ocean (if it was…

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    freshwater biome? I’m going to tell you some interesting things about thies biome. Surprisingly, only one fifth of the of the earth are freshwater biomes, and only 3% of the water on Earth. Freshwater is located on every continent even Antarctica. I selected this biome because I know that we need freshwater, and I wanted to know where we get it from and who effect by taking it. Next, I will talk to you what the environment is like in the freshwater biome. The environment in the Freshwater…

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    their forest making it not only colorful but mesmerizing. Most if not all the deciduous forest biomes are in isolated locations giving them their try uniqueness in both plants and animals. There are many abiotic and biotic factors that are located in this biome such as: oak, maple, hickory, sweet gum, and Mongolia trees along with lichen, ferns and shrubs. Some other…

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    Giraffe Research Paper

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    i believe that giraffes are a great part of the ecosystem. A giraffe’s habitat is in africa, usually they roam around in tall grasses and open planes. They can also survive in woodlands, giraffes will move to anywhere they can find food. Their home range is between 8 and 50 square miles, their natural habitat seems to be shrinking due to humans building roads. Their habitat is getting smaller and smaller leading them to going back to the same feeding areas before it has really had a chance…

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