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Question | Answer |
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has its own unique geography and climate in its habitat | biome |
further away we get from the equator average temperature decreases | latitude |
distance above sea level | altitude |
gets more of the precipitation and is closer to the ocean | windward side |
gets less of the precipitation; dry aired climate | leeward side |
a combination of precipitation and temperature for any given biome | climatograph |
greatest amount of rainfall, consistently warm, dense with life | tropical rain forest |
majority of the fruit, leaves, and flowers of the trees. Most animal life is found here | emergent layer/canopy |
receives about 5% of sunlight, contains shrubs, seedlings, and some animals | Understory |
darkest layer, home to decomposers | Forest Floor |
high altitudes, winters reach below freezing | temperate deciduous forest |
well adapted to long, cold, dry winters | boreal forest |
occurs when a new ecosystem develops where there was none before | primary succession |
occurs following disruption of an existing ecosystem | secondary succession |