Temperate grassland Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the carbon cycle? Why is it important? - Answer The carbon cycle is the mouvement of carbon between species, the earth, the atmosphere and oceans. Without carbon, ecosystems would not function and persist over time. Most exchanges involve the ocean. What are the crucial processes in the carbon cycle? Why are they important? - Answer Cellular respiration and photosynthesis. They cancel each other out so that there isn't too little CO2 (causing a frozen earth) or too much CO2 (causi...

upwelling of deep water nutrients increases - ANSWER which of the following is not likely to occur in an el nino event? hawaiian islands - ANSWER which of the following is not created by converging plate boundaries temp, precipitation - ANSWER the two most important factors representing climate would be temperate grassland - ANSWER beetles, spiders, grasshoppers, earthworms, prairy dogs, rabbits, meadowlarks, cayootes, hawks cool nutrient rich water from bottom to surface - ANSWER th...

Ecology Written Exam 2024. Biome - ANSWER A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities. Savanna - ANSWER A tropical / subtropical grassland biome with scattered individual trees, large herbivores, and three distinct seasons based primarily on rainfall, maintained by occasional fires and drought. Desert - ANSWER A region of little vegetation, either cold or hot, that receives ten inches or less of precipitation each year, ...

AP Environmental science unit 4 correct 100upwelling of deep water nutrients increases - ANSWER which of the following is not likely to occur in an el nino event? hawaiian islands - ANSWER which of the following is not created by converging plate boundaries temp, precipitation - ANSWER the two most important factors representing climate would be temperate grassland - ANSWER beetles, spiders, grasshoppers, earthworms, prairy dogs, rabbits, meadowlarks, cayootes, hawks cool nutrient ri...

APES Review BiomesBiome: - correct answer large distinct terrestrial region having similar climate, soil, plants & animals. Tropical Rain Forests - correct answer characterized by the greatest diversity of species, believed to include many undiscovered species. Occur near the equator. Soils tend to be low in nutrients. Distinct seasonality: winter is absent, and only two seasons are present (rainy and dry). Temperate Forests - correct answer occur in eastern North America, Japan, northeast...

Biomes - Grassland, desert, rainforest, temperate deciduos forest, shrubland, coniferous forest, tundra Bioaccumulation - Increased concentration of toxins at higher levels of the food chain Pyramid of numbers - Tells you the number of organisms at each trophic level in an ecosystem Infiltration - Water soaking into soil to become part of the water table. Runoff - Movement of surface water Evaporation - Liquid to gas Condensation - Gas to liquid Precipitation - Movement of water from atm...

Earth Science Latest Update Graded A abiotic Non-living biotic living detritus Dead organic matter ecosystem all the living things interacting with one another and all the nonliving things in a particular place organism A living thing population all the members of one species living together in the same place at the same time species a group of organisms that are closely related and are able to mate and produce fertile offspring What is an ecosystem? all the living things interacting with...

ECOSYSTEMS IXL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A bathyal zone Located in deep ocean territory with an average temperature of 39 degrees F. permanent darkness, only small amount of light, the creatures that live there are energy efficient- slow metabolic rate, weak muscles, soft skin and slimy bodies. intertidal zone daily flooding and draining of seawater, rich in nutrients and has many organisms. tide pools, caves and sea stacks are this zone cold desert small amount of rain or snow, dry, thin so...

Geography AQA GCSE; Ecosystems Questions and Answers Already Graded A What is an ecosystem? A natural system made up of plants, animals and the environment What does the term 'biotic' mean? Living features of an ecosystem such as plants and fish. What does the term 'abiotic' mean? Non-living environmental factors such as climate, temperature and light. What would be an example of a local/small scale ecosystem? Pond, hedgerow or woodland What would be an example of a global scale ecosyste...

Where are berms found? - correct answer Berms mark the position of mean high-tide marks Conditions for marram grass? - correct answer Resistant to salinity, wind, lack of moisture Why are mangroves under threat? - correct answer Cleared because of disease, Aquaculture, Deforestation Why are sand dunes under threat? - correct answer Caravan parks, Golf courses Ba...