- a diving condition called ________ or _________occur when a person dives very deeply, ascends to the surface too quickly, or stays under the water for a long period of time.
- bends or decompression sickness
- About 40% of ____________ _______ sold in the US are derivatives of chemicals found in wild plants that are found in tropical rain forests. Less that 1 % of known plants have been tested for their medical effectiveness.
- - prescription drugs –
- all parts of the earth that are inhabited by organisms make up the
- biosphere
- Almost all ecosystems are driven by
- energy from the sun.
- Ecology
- is the scientific study of how organisms interact with one another and with the abiotic factors in their environment
- How much of the Earth's surface is wetlands?
- 6%
- hydrosphere
- is the portion of Earth’s surface that is covered by water
- is an area of dense undergrowth within a tropical rainforest
- jungle
- is an ecological community that ____________is found especially in parts of southern California and is composed of shrubby plants that grow well in dry sunny summers and moist winters.
- Chaparral biome
- Jungles grow in areas that receive large amounts of?
and are near? - sunlight
rivers - lithosphere
- is the soil and rock on Earth’s surface.
- Macrocystis
- is sea kelp that can grow as much as 60 m in one growing season. This organism can grow lengthwise faster than any other organism known? (this includes kudzu!!) Macrocystis grows along the coast of California.
- Most organisms that inhabit Antarctica are part of an ___________biome rather than a land biome.
- aquatic
- The biome that receives the greatest amount of rainfall is the
- tropical rainforest
- The coniferous forest is also known as a
- taiga.
- The Earth can be divided into
- Gas, liquid, and solid
- The Earth’s oceans include:
________,____________,___________,_________. . Although these oceans have different names, they are all connected. - Pacific Ocean, the – Atlantic Ocean, the – Indian Ocean, and the Artic Ocean
- The lack of any single abiotic factor can prevent the survival of a population. Limiting factors include:
- Amount of light received
Water
Temperature
Nutrients in the soil
- The largest and most diverse reef system in the world is the – _______________– located along Australia’s northeastern coast.
- Great Barrier Reef
- The preferred living site or area for animals in the tropical rain forest is the ___________.
- canopy
- Tropical Rainforest cover about __% of Earth’s surface.
This small portion of Earth’s contains more than __% of the species that inhabit the planet. - 7
50 - True or False
Jungles and tropical rain forests are NOT the same. - True
- What are the main factors that determine what biome is found in a region.
- Rainfall and temperature
- What are two major types of wetlands:
- swamp and marsh.
- What kind of climate does a Charparral have
- Mediterranean climate
- What kind of forests tend to exist in colder, higher latitudes, closer to the poles.
- Coniferous forest
- What kind of forests tend to exist in mid-latitude, or temperate, regions
- Deciduous forest
- when gas forms bubbles in body tissues
- bends or decompression sickness
- Where are Charparral located?
- on Coast and has a mild climate
- _______________provide almost ideal growing conditions for grain crops
- Grasslands
