(34.8 - 34.17) Ecology + Biosphere - Terrestrial Biomes

Question 1

Terrestrial means

Answer 1

land

Question 2

Terrestrial Biomes

Answer 2

land biomes that are differentiated by temperature and precipitation

Question 3

Are temperature and precipitation the only factors that differentiate terrestrial biomes?

Answer 3

no they are the major factors; terrestrial biomes are also differentiated by latitude, altitude, etc.

Question 4

How many types of terrestrial biomes are there

Answer 4

8

Question 5

What are the 9 types of terrestrial biomes?

Answer 5

1) Tropical Forest
2) Savanna
3) Desert
4) Chaparral
5) Temperate Grassland
6) Temperate Broad
7) Coniferous Forests
8) Tundra

Question 6

How many types of tropical forests are there

Answer 6

2

Question 7

What are the 2 types of tropical forests

Answer 7

Tropical Dry Forests and Tropical Rain Forests

Question 8

Do tropical forests have high levels of precipitation?

Answer 8

yes they have the highest amount of precipitation compared to any other TERRESTRIAL bioe

Question 9

What is the temperature of a Tropical Forest

Answer 9

WARMEST TERRESTRIAL biome

Question 10

What level of diversity do Tropical Forests have

Answer 10

HIGHEST DIVERSITY of any TERRESTRIAL biome

Question 11

Tropical forests contain ______ of trees

Answer 11

canopies

Question 12

canopy

Answer 12

cover of trees (very top level)

Question 13

Tropical Dry Forest

Answer 13

have seasons of rain; rain is intermittent

Question 14

Tropical Rain Forest

Answer 14

rains (basically) continuously throughout the year

Question 15

Savanna

Answer 15

grassland with scattered trees

Question 16

What is the temperature of Savannas

Answer 16

very hot

Question 17

What is the precipitation of Savannas

Answer 17

moderate precipitation

Question 17

What are the seasons of Savannas

Answer 17

seasonal fires and droughts in dry season

Question 18

What organisms live in Savannas

Answer 18

many grazing herbivores and many carnivores

Question 19

What is the Savanna aka

Answer 19

LIoN kInG bIoMe

Question 20

What is the temperature of Deserts

Answer 20

2nd HOTTEST biome of any TERRESTRIAL BIOME

Question 21

What is the precipitation of Deserts

Answer 21

LOWEST precipitation of any TERRESTRIAL biome

Question 22

why are deserts not the hottest terrestrial biome

Answer 22

bc the nights are super duper cold

Question 23

how do organisms who need water live in the dester

Answer 23

long extensive roots

Question 24

What is the temperature of Chaparrals

Answer 24

Warm Temperature

Question 25

What are Chaparral's environment like

Answer 25

rocky and mountainous GOATS

Question 26

What organisms live in Chaparrals

Answer 26

low laying plant life (NO TREES) so small shrubs and stuff and GOATS GOATS GOATS GOATS

Question 27

What is the temperature of Temperate Grasslands

Answer 27

moderate to warm

Question 28

What is the precipitation of Temperate Grasslands

Answer 28

low to moderate

Question 29

What organisms live in Temperate Grasslands

Answer 29

herbivores

Question 30

Temperate Grasslands have no _____

Answer 30

trees

Question 31

What is the temperature of northern Coniferous Forests

Answer 31

cold

Question 31

What is the precipitation of Temperate Broadleaf Forests

Answer 31

good

Question 31

Deciduous trees

Answer 31

trees that turn different colors and have no leaves in the winter

Question 32

Temperate Broadleaf Forests have _______ __ ______

Answer 32

canopies of trees

Question 33

Coniferous Forests are aka (but like fr tho)

Answer 33

Taiga

Question 34

What is the precipitation of northern Coniferous Forests

Answer 34

lots of precipitation

Question 35

what is the largest terrestrial biome

Answer 35

northern coniferous

Question 36

Coniferous Trees

Answer 36

cone producing trees (

Question 37

what is the coldest terrestrial biome

Answer 37

tundra

Question 38

What is the precipitation of Tundras

Answer 38

super low

Question 39

Tundra has ____ and ____

Answer 39

permafrost; lichens

Question 40

Permafrost

Answer 40

low layer of ice in soil, which remains all year long

Question 41

lichens

Answer 41

two organisms that are often mistaken as one because of their strong symbiotic relationship

Question 42

Lichens are usually made of

Answer 42

a photosynthetic organisms and fungus

Question 43

Are there many different types of lichens

Answer 43

yes

Question 44

symbiotic relationship

Answer 44

relationship between organisms where one organism benefits from the association while not harming the other

Question 45

organisms in tundra

Answer 45

grasses and shrubs

Question 46

ecology

Answer 46

the study of how organisms interact with their physical environment and with each other

Question 47

biotic factors

Answer 47

living factors

Question 48

abiotic factor

Answer 48

not living factors

Question 49

biomes are determined by their what

Answer 49

climax community

Question 50

climax community

Answer 50

a stable community of plants, animals, and fungi that has reached a steady state in a given climate and geography that the other organisms also rely on

Question 51

climate

Answer 51

average meteorigal conditions in a given environment

Question 52

weather

Answer 52

time specific meteorigical condition

Question 53

examples of things that are included in climate

Answer 53

precipitation and temperature

Question 54

Ecotone

Answer 54

the blend of Bio,es in a biome map before the biome changes to a different biome --> its there bc there isn't a sudden change between biomes

Question 55

disturbance

Answer 55

natural or man made diststers hat change the makeup of an ecosystem

Question 56

disturbances are always bad true or false

Answer 56

false bc they can be good or bad depending on how they effect the environment and the organisms in them

Question 57

way to remember tropical forest

Answer 57

they're the warmest and the wettest ;)

Question 58

way to remember deserts

Answer 58

they're lava cake with ice cream

Question 59

way to remember savanna

Answer 59

kion lives there

Question 60

way to remember chaparral

Answer 60

goat gopping

Question 61

way to remember northern coniferous

Answer 61

Christmas tree in NJ! .....

Question 62

way to remember Temperate grassland

Answer 62

BRO IS THE MIDDEST BIOME YOU WILL EVER SEE