Studying the Enviroment | Deserts | Roles of Organisms | Chaparral | Mixed sec. 1 and 2 |
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What is abiotic factors?
Nonliving part of the environment.
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What is stems and roots?
Cacti store water here.
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What is organisms?
Living things.
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What is mule deer or chipmunks?
Herbivores that eat grasses and shrubs.
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What is climate?
Average yearly temperature and rainfall.
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What is temperature?
The degrees of Fahrenheit outside.
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What is huge ears?
Jack Rabbits get rid of heat by their.
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What is herbivore?
An organism that eats only plants.
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What is bobcats?
Coyotes eat.
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What is Tundra?
A biome that has very cold temperatures and little rainfall.
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What is soil?
Plants rely on this for nutrients.
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What is less than 25 cm?
Average yearly rainfall.
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What is producers?
Organisms that convert energy into food.
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What is yearly average rainfall?
Rainfall is 25-43 cm.
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What is temperature in rainfall?
This causes variations in climate.
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What is biomes?
Large areas made up of many connected land and water ecosystems.
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What is 45 F?
Average temperature in winter.
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What is consumers?
Organisms that feed on other organisms to get energy.
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What is 64 degrees Fahrenheit?
Average temperature in winter.
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What is Fringe Toad Lizard?
Buries themselves in loose sand.
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What is the Mediterranean sea?
California is at the same latitude as this body of water.
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What is Kangaroo Rat?
Animal that does not need to drink but recycles the water from the food it drinks.
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What is decomposers?
Organisms that obtain energy by breaking down dead organisms.
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What is chaparral.
A biome has a fairly dry climate but receives only a little more rainfall than a dessert.
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What is fire?
After this, the Chaparral shrubs grow back more quickly than trees do.
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