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What is Natural History?
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land ? What is Natural History?
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READING ASSIGNMENT!!!! Assg. 2 (URL)
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land READING ASSIGNMENT!!!! Assg. 2 (URL)
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Characterized by dominant ____________… largely influenced by…
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land Terrestrial Biomes Characterized by dominant ____________… largely influenced by… What explains geographic variation in climate? ? Earth’s… ? How does temperature AND day length vary here at NNU from season to season?
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Climate diagrams help summarize important information about a site.
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land Climate diagrams help summarize important information about a site. What variables are represented on each of the axes? ?
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Where does soil come from?
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land Soil is another very important factor that influences what type of vegetation is dominant at a site Where does soil come from? What are the component parts of soil? How do they differ from place to place? ? ? ?
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Soil is the consequence of …
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land Soil is the consequence of … Weathering…
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______ = 0.05 – 2mm ______ = 0.002 – 0.05mm ______ = <0.002mm
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land Compare dirt samples! Parent material is the ______________________ material from which the soil is formed… Soils distinguished by their physical and chemical properties including: ______ = 0.05 – 2mm ______ = – 0.05mm ______ = <0.002mm
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Ion exchange is important to soil _______________…
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land Ion exchange is important to soil _______________…
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Working in pairs, match the climate graphs and the biome distribution maps to the biome types listed below… Temperate Grasslands Mediterranean Woodlund/Shrubland/Scrub Tropical Dry Forest Tundra Temperate Forests Boreal Forests Tropical Rain Forest Tropical Savanna Desert
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