Unit 3 Flashcard-Terrestrial Biomes

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Large region characterized by a specific type of climate & certain types of plant and animal communities.

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biome

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The distance north or south from the equator; expressed in degrees

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latitude

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The height of an object above a reference point, such as sea level or the Earth's surface

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altitude

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The VARIETY of organisms in a given area, the genetic variation with a population, the variety of species in a community, or the variety of communities in an ecosystem.

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biodiversity

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A plant that uses another plant for support, but not for nourishment

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epitphyte

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Factors that influence where plants grow include: latitude only, climate only, both latitude and climate, neither latitude nor climate.

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both latitude and climate

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If you visited a tropical grassland, you would be likely to see: large herds of grazing animals such as rhinos, zebras, and gazelles, a dense forest with lots of big trees, snow and ice most of the year, mainly coniferous trees.

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large herds of grazing animals such as rhinos, zebras, and gazelles

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What two biomes have the least biodiversity? Options: tropical rain forest and temperate deciduous forest, grassland and taiga, temperate deciduous forest and grassland, desert and tundra

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desert and tundra

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Dominated by deciduous hardwood trees; has four distinct seasons, and rich topsoil over clay. What type of biome is this? Options: grassland, tropical rain forest, temperate forest, desert

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temperate forest

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What factors are used to distinguish one biome from another? (Options: plant and animal life, soil type, climate, all of these)

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all of these