Ecology 1

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What is a biome?
a large area of land with similar ranges of ecosystems within, defined by vegetation type and climate
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What is evapotranspiration?
combination of water availability and temperature depending on how much water a plant gets and how quickly it leaves the ground
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What is the temperate zone?
located outside of the tropics
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Features of temperate zone 4
Seasonality, moderate varying climates, long active growing season and random rainfall
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What are deciduous plants
Plants that loose their leaves often at winter so they retain energy to survive
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What are the ads of deciduous plants?3
decreased area for water loss, buds are cheaper to protect then leaves and also losing leaves gets rid of disease
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What are the disads of deciduous plants? 2
nutrients lost in autumn and the plant will have a slow start in spring as has to regrow
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What are evergreen plants?
plants/trees that dont lose leaves and have throughout the year
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Ads of evergreen plants 3
Quick start in spring, kept under shade and no loss of nutrients
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Disads of evergreen plants 2
Lower capacity for photosynthesis despite being all year round and lower N availability
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What is evapotranspiration?

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