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What is the definition of a biome?
What is the definition of a biome?
- A type of vegetation
- An ecosystem defined by climate and dominant vegetation (correct)
- A group of animals living in a specific area
- A type of soil found in a particular region
Terrestrial biomes are heavily shaped by ______, precipitation, and seasonality. Answer: temperature
Terrestrial biomes are heavily shaped by ______, precipitation, and seasonality. Answer: temperature
What is the definition of a biome?
What is the definition of a biome?
- An ecosystem type defined by climate and dominant vegetation (correct)
- An ecosystem type defined by the presence of animals
- An ecosystem type defined by the type of soil
- An ecosystem type defined by the amount of sunlight received
True or false: Terrestrial biomes are defined by salt content, depth, and water flow.
True or false: Terrestrial biomes are defined by salt content, depth, and water flow.
Explain the factors that heavily shape terrestrial biomes.
Explain the factors that heavily shape terrestrial biomes.
What are biomes and how are they defined?
What are biomes and how are they defined?
Which factors heavily shape terrestrial biomes?
Which factors heavily shape terrestrial biomes?
Aquatic biomes are characterized by salt content, ______, and water flow. Answer: depth
Aquatic biomes are characterized by salt content, ______, and water flow. Answer: depth
True or false: Aquatic biomes are heavily shaped by temperature, precipitation, and seasonality.
True or false: Aquatic biomes are heavily shaped by temperature, precipitation, and seasonality.
Which factors heavily shape terrestrial biomes?
Which factors heavily shape terrestrial biomes?
How do trees, shrubs, and grasses differ in their adaptations to climate factors?
How do trees, shrubs, and grasses differ in their adaptations to climate factors?
Standing water biomes include ______ and running water biomes include streams and rivers. Answer: lakes
Standing water biomes include ______ and running water biomes include streams and rivers. Answer: lakes
What are the different adaptations of trees, shrubs, and grasses to factors shaping terrestrial biomes?
What are the different adaptations of trees, shrubs, and grasses to factors shaping terrestrial biomes?
What are the different adaptations of trees, shrubs, and grasses to the factors shaping terrestrial biomes?
What are the different adaptations of trees, shrubs, and grasses to the factors shaping terrestrial biomes?
True or false: Trees, shrubs, and grasses have the same adaptations to temperature, precipitation, and seasonality.
True or false: Trees, shrubs, and grasses have the same adaptations to temperature, precipitation, and seasonality.
True or false: Coral reefs are a type of freshwater wetland.
True or false: Coral reefs are a type of freshwater wetland.
Wetlands and estuaries are valuable for filtering and ______ production. Answer: nutrient
Wetlands and estuaries are valuable for filtering and ______ production. Answer: nutrient
What are the characteristics used to characterize aquatic biomes?
What are the characteristics used to characterize aquatic biomes?
Describe the characteristics that differentiate standing water from running water in aquatic biomes.
Describe the characteristics that differentiate standing water from running water in aquatic biomes.
How are aquatic biomes characterized?
How are aquatic biomes characterized?
True or false: Estuaries are valuable for filtering and nutrient production.
True or false: Estuaries are valuable for filtering and nutrient production.
What are the types of standing water in aquatic biomes?
What are the types of standing water in aquatic biomes?
What are the valuable functions of land and freshwater wetlands and estuaries?
What are the valuable functions of land and freshwater wetlands and estuaries?
What is the difference between standing water and running water in aquatic biomes?
What is the difference between standing water and running water in aquatic biomes?
Coral reefs and ocean ______ zones are marine biomes. Answer: pelagic and benthic
Coral reefs and ocean ______ zones are marine biomes. Answer: pelagic and benthic
True or false: Marine biomes include ocean pelagic and benthic zones.
True or false: Marine biomes include ocean pelagic and benthic zones.
What is the value of land and freshwater wetlands and estuaries?
What is the value of land and freshwater wetlands and estuaries?
What are the marine biomes and their characteristics?
What are the marine biomes and their characteristics?
What is the value of land and freshwater wetlands and estuaries?
What is the value of land and freshwater wetlands and estuaries?
Species distribution is determined by interactions with ______ and biotic factors. Answer: abiotic
Species distribution is determined by interactions with ______ and biotic factors. Answer: abiotic
True or false: Species distribution is determined solely by interactions with biotic factors.
True or false: Species distribution is determined solely by interactions with biotic factors.
What are the marine biomes?
What are the marine biomes?
How are species distribution determined in ecosystems?
How are species distribution determined in ecosystems?
Ecology studies individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems at ______ levels. Answer: hierarchical
Ecology studies individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems at ______ levels. Answer: hierarchical
What are some examples of marine biomes?
What are some examples of marine biomes?
Biomes are major ecosystem types defined by ______ and dominant vegetation. Answer: climate
Biomes are major ecosystem types defined by ______ and dominant vegetation. Answer: climate
What determines species distribution in biomes?
What determines species distribution in biomes?
What hierarchical levels does ecology study?
What hierarchical levels does ecology study?
True or false: Ecology studies only individuals and populations, not communities and ecosystems.
True or false: Ecology studies only individuals and populations, not communities and ecosystems.
What are the hierarchical levels of study in ecology?
What are the hierarchical levels of study in ecology?
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Study Notes
- Assignment 8 due March 23, Quizzes 6-8 close April 20
- Biomes are major ecosystem types defined by climate and dominant vegetation
- Terrestrial biomes heavily shaped by temperature, precipitation, and seasonality
- Trees, shrubs, and grasses have different adaptations to these factors
- Aquatic biomes characterized by salt content, depth, and water flow
- Standing water: lakes, running water: streams and rivers
- Land and freshwater wetlands and estuaries are valuable for filtering and nutrient production
- Coral reefs and ocean pelagic and benthic zones are marine biomes
- Species distribution determined by interactions with environment, abiotic and biotic factors
- Ecology studies individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems at hierarchical levels
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