Schrift - 5.2 Biomes
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| Sun | primary source of energy for all living things
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| rich healthy moist (wet) soil, carbon-dioxide and sunlight | what plants need to make food
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| decomposer | fungi, bacteria, earthworm
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| precipitation | rain, snow, sleet
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| primary consumers in an energy pyramid eat plants | insects, rabbits, mice, small fish
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| second level consumers in an energy pyramid eat plant and /or other animals | frogs, larger fish
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| third level consumers in an energy pyramid eat other animals | eagles, lions, snakes, hawks
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| food web | shows overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
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| energy | __________ is transferred from one organism to another in the food web.
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| biome | a large group of ecosystems that have similar characteristics
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| climate | refers to the type of weather that occurs in an area over a long period of time
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| tropical rain forest | very rainy and hot
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| high moisture and warmth | why more kinds of plants and animals live in tropical rain forest than any other biome
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| temperate forest | experiences four distinct seasons;
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| grassland | has distinct dry season; trees are few and far between
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| grassland | prairies and savannas
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| desert | driest biome; very little water, contain little life
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| tundra | earth's coldest biome; has frozen ground; near the arctic circle
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| marine biome | near or on the ocean shore, salty
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| freshwater ecosystem | streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and wetlands
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| herbivore | eats only producers
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| population | zebras are an example of a(n) ____ of living things in an ecosystem
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| food chain | the flow of energy from producer to first level consumer to second level consumer can be shown using a simple _______
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| climate | temperature and precipitation over a long period of time determine the _____ of an area
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