Biome Flashcards

699878615	Ecosystem	all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area
699878616	Biome	a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
699878617	what determines the biome	the climate conditions, temperature , rain fall
699878618	where are tropical rain forest found	warm wet regions close to the equator
699878619	what are characterisics of the tropical rainforest	contains the most spiecies of plants and animals, temp. do not very (warm+wet), soil is poor
699878620	what are the characteristics of a tempret rain forest	less rainfall, 2 seasons, less spiecies
699878621	what are the 4 layers of the rain forest	canopy, emergent, understory, forest floor
699878622	biodiversity	the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)
699878623	why are tropical rainforest important	biodiversity, winter homes to birds, source of many medicinal plants, and many food crops
699878624	what is a desert	area that receives less than 25 cent. of rain a year
699878625	What happens when it rains in a desert	evaportates rapidly
699878626	What is the weather like in a desert	hot during the day...cold at night
699878627	How do animals survive in the hot desert	underground burrows
699878628	What is the most common plant in a desert	cactus
699878629	transpiration	water-loss process
699878630	characteristics of desert plants	small stomata, waxy covering on leaves, photosynthesis during the day, small or no leaves, leaves roll up during the day to hide from sun,
699878631	How do desert plants get water	deep roots
699878632	Where do desert plants store water	leaves and stems
699878633	four types of deserts	hot, semiarid, coastal, cold
699878634	What are characteristics of grassland biomes	flat, rolling lands, rich soil, not enough rainfall for trees, grows most of the worlds food , large animals make there homes there
699878635	What are 2 types of grasslands	tropical and temperate
699878636	What continent does not have grassslands	antartica
699878637	why does a grassland become a grassland and not a desert or forest	too little rainfall to support trees and forests and too much rainfall to be a desert
699878638	3 types of grassland	Tall, mixed, short
699878639	prairie soil	most fertile soil of all biomes
699878640	plant adaptation	extra long roots to survive long periods with no rain and ability to roll up when hot and open when there is moisture
699878641	animal adaptation	burrowing below the surface for protection ...animals on the grasslands have the ability to run fast because they have very few hiding places
699878642	deciduous forest biomes	trees shed their leaves in the fall and grow new ones each year
699878643	What has caused extiction to many animals in the deciduous biome	humans converting forest to agricultural land
699878644	How many seasons in a deciduous biome	4
699878645	how do animals adapt in deciduous forest	hibernate in the winter
699878646	What is the soil like in a deciduous forest	fertile
699878647	Taiga Biome	...