biome Scince test

Describe the tundra and tiaga biomes

is cold treele and permantly frozen; the other one biomes is cold but animals hibernate there it is the largest biome lots of coniferous treees

Descrube the grasslands,

This biomes has large rolling terrain many grasses and often has fires

Describe the savanna and chaparral biomes.

this place has grassland, few trees little rainfall and tropical; the other place biomes is hot and dry mild winter an dlots of fire, droughts are common

describe the rainforest,

biome has year-round warmth near the equator rain and drought seasons';

deccrbe the dedaciduous forest biomes

has four distinct seasons and many trees

describe the desert and alpine biomes

Its is hot dry, little vegetation and nocturnal animals.

compare and contrast the terms climate weather.

Weather is the daily fluctuation of temperature and precipitation. Climate is the weather in a particular location over a LONG period of time

what do the bars illustrate on the climatagram?

the bars to measure precipitation levels by month and plotted lines to denote average temperatures at different times of the year.

what does the line indicate?

The average temperature for each month

what is albedo and how do vegetation and climate change affect it?

modifying the surface characteristics and patterns of solar radiation absorption and reflection.

why are mangroves considered keystone species?

becasue the are critical to the health of their comunities.

what threats exist for mangroves?

shrimp,farming, tourism, coastal develoment

where are pioneer species found? what makes them uniqe?

are the first orgainism to inhabit bareen invorments. there unique bc They don’t need soil to start growing

name and describe the 3 types of biodiversity discussed in class.

species, genetic, ecological.

write the equation for calculating a biodiversity index.

# of species in area divided by # of indivisuals = biodiversity index

what is the purpose of a line transect? how can line transects be more acurate?

t is used in ecology to study the distribution of plants and animals along a straight line. It helps map where different species are found.

how can line transects be more acurate?

you can use multiple line tranacts and gps

why is lionfish considerd to be an invasive species?

have quickly outcompeting other spices

what characteristics have made the lionfish so prevalent in the Atlantic ocean?

year-round production no preditors indiscriminate eating habits,