Living World
- Created by: CallumD2
- Created on: 28-08-18 15:16
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- Living World
- Rainforests
- Tropical rainforests have distinct characteristics that support a wide variety of different species. This means that they have a high biodiversity.
- Climate
- Over 2,000mm of rainfall every year.
- Average daily temperature of 28'C. Never drops below 20'C and never exceeds 35'C.
- The climate is the same all year round. There are no seasons.
- The atmosphere is hot and humid.
- Structure of a tropical rainforest.
- Shrub Layer, Under Canopy, Canopy, Emergent layer.
- Arctic Tundra
- Climate
- Long, Cold winters.
- Annual Temperatures normally below freezing.
- Often windy, with very little precipitation. permanent ice caps cover polar landscapes.
- Plants
- Hundreds of species of moss, lichen and algae survive the harsh conditions of a polar biome.
- Animals
- Polar bears live in the Arctic and penguins live in the Antarctic. Whales, seals and snowy owls are also found in polar regions.
- Climate
- Ecosystems
- An ecosystem is a natural environment and includes the flora (plants) and fauna (animals) that live and interact within that environment.
- The living parts of the ecosystem have a complex relationship with the non - living parts. Changing one, will lead to a change in the other.
- Climate
- The temperature and amount of rainfall can determine which species can survive in the ecosystem.
- Rainforests
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