Life in the Earth System Climate Biomes Marine

Ecosystems

Estuaries and Freshwater Ecosystems

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• Name the part of Earth where life exists.

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• Biosphere

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• Name the 4 interconnected Earth systems.

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• Biosphere• Hydrosphere• Atmosphere• Geosphere

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• Explain the relationship between the biota and the biosphere.

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• The biota makes up the living portion of the biosphere. The biosphere also includes the abiotic factors such as land, air, and water.

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• A frog jumps into a pond and its skin absorbs water. What spheres has the water moved through?

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• Hydrosphere and Biosphere

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• James Lovelock developed this theory which considers Earth itself a kind of living organism.

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• Gaia hypothesis

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• Name the three climate zones

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• Polar• Temperate• Tropical

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• What is the difference between climate and weather?

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• Weather describes the conditions (temperature, precipitation, wind conditions, etc.) on a day-to-day basis. Climate is the long-term pattern of weather.

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• A climate of a small specific place within a larger area

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• Microclimate

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• What two factors influence the angle at which the rays of sunlight come in contact with the Earth’s surface?

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• The spherical shape of the planet • The tilt of the Earth on its axis

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• Explain the influence that mountains have on rainfall on both the windward (facing the wind) and the downwind side of the mountain.

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• As warm air approaches the mountain it rises and cools causing rain on the windward side

• The downwind side then receives drier and cooler air

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• This biome has very dry climate (less than 25cm annually). There are 4 types: hot, semiarid, coastal, and cold

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• Desert

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• This biome is also known as the boreal forest and is located in cooler climates. It is generally north of the Temperate Forests and South of the Tundra.

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• Taiga

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• This biome can be either Tropical or Temperate and the primary plant life is grass.

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• Grassland

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• This biome is located beyond the taiga in far northern latitudes. Long winters and short summers result in permafrost.

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• Tundra

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• Name the two major Non-Biome Areas and explain why they are not considered Biomes.

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• Polar ice caps – no soil or specific plant communitiy

• Mountains – climate and animal communities change depending on elevation

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• The strip of land between the high and low tide lines

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• Intertidal zone

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• This ocean zone lies below 2000 meters in complete darkness

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• Abyssal Zone

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• This ocean zone extends from the edge of the neritic zone to the base of the continental shelf

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• Bathyal zone

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Name and define the two types of Plankton

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• Phytoplankton – photosynthetic plankton that produce 70% or more of the Earth’s oxygen

• Zooplankton – animal plankton

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• Found in the neritic zone, these forests exist in cold, nutrient-rich waters. They can grow to over 30 meters (100 feet)

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• Kelp

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• A partially enclosed body of water formed where a river flows into an ocean

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• Estuary

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• A region of land that drains into a river, a river system, or another body of water.

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• Watershed

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• The zone in a lake or pond located between high and low water marks along the shoreline.

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• Littoral zone

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• The zone in a lake or pond making up the open water located away from shore characterized by an abundance of plankton communities

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• Limnetic zone

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• The zone in a lake or pond near the bottom where less sunlight reaches and decomposers live in the mud and sand.

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• Benthic zone