Ecology Flashcards BIO101

Tropical Desert

-75-95° monthly average temp

-2-3” rain/year

-hard, rocky soil with minimal life

Temperate Desert

-30-80° monthly average temp, seasonal

-8-10” rain/year, seasonal

-dry soil with specially adapted plants

Cold Desert

-25-85° monthly average temp

-5-6” rain/year

-dry soil with specially adapted plants and animals

Tropical Grassland (Savanna)

-60-70° average temp

-24-36” seasonal rain per year

Temperate Grassland (prairie)

• 25-90° monthly average temp, seasonal

• 20-30” of sporadic precipitation

Polar Grassland (tundra)

• -25-65° monthly average, seasonal

• 10-12” rain/year

Tropical Rainforest

• Always ~80°

• 60-70” rain/year with rainy season

• 2% of earth’s surface, 75% of biodiversity

Temperate Deciduous Forest

• 40-85° monthly average

• 30-40” rain/year

Coniferous (Boreal) Forest

• -10-65° monthly average, seasonal

• 20-30” rain/year

• Largely undisturbed