Geography- Ecosytems

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Define Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a unit that includes all biotic and abiotic parts in an area.
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What can organisms be classed as?
Prodcucer, Consumer and Decomposer.
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Define "consumer"
An organism that gains energy by eating other organisms.
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Define "decomposer" and an example of one.
An organism that gets its energy by breaking down dead material e.g dead producers/consumers. Bacteria and Fungi are decomposers.
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What are these {consumers, producers and decomposers} transfer of nutrients called?
Nutrient cycling.
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Give two abiotic features of ecosystems.
Soil, Water
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Population
all the members of a single species that live in a habitat eg minnows
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What type of ecosystem is nearly always found between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn?
Rainforests
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Where is tundra found?
Found at high altitdues in northen Europe, Asia and Canada.
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What kind of vegetation can you find in tundra?
Hardly any- only a little amount of trees, mosses, grasses and low shrubs.
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What is the ground like in tundra?
There is a permanent layer of ftozen ground callled "Permafrost"
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What are the the two types of grassland?
Savannah and Temperate grassland.
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Are there any trees in grassland?
Yes, but only a few scattered ones.
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Where can you you find temperate deciduous forest.
They are found mainly in mid latitudes where there are four distinct seasons.
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Do things grow in the Polar environment?
No
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What two plants are sparsley distributed in Hot deserts?
Cacti and shrubs
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Where can Tropical Rainforests be found?
Found around the equator.
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What can organisms be classed as?

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Prodcucer, Consumer and Decomposer.

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Define "consumer"

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Define "decomposer" and an example of one.

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What are these {consumers, producers and decomposers} transfer of nutrients called?

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