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Biodiversity
Tropical
Forest
Temperate
Forest
Boreal
Forest
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The first step in
the food chain?
Autotrophs/Producers
Organisms that
eat both plant and
animal material?
Omnivores
The equation used
to determine
biodiversity?
Simpson’s
Index
What
measurement of an
ecosystem is the
most informative?
Species Richness
The name for a top level consumer that has
no natural enemies?
Apex Predator
What is the very
top layer of the
rainforest called?
Emergent
What is the largest
rainforest
ecosystem on
Earth?
Amazon
What layer of the
rainforest contains
large Predators?
Understory
This adaptation
provides added
structural support
for large trees.
Buttresses
Class of plant
organisms that must
obtain nutrients by
dissolving insects?
Nepenthes
What type of trees
are found in
Temperate Forests?
Deciduous
In general, within
what latitudes would
you expect to find
Temperate Forests?
30 to 50 degrees
north.
What adaptation
allows temperate
trees to withstand
periods of draught?
Thick Bark/Large
Root base.
What adaptation
prevents plants from
freezing and dying in
the temperate winter.
Sap production
Where else in the world can you find
a temperate deciduous forest besides the
American Northeast?
Western Europe
and Eastern China.
Where in terms of
latitude are boreal
forests found.
55 to 65 degrees
north.
Which country
hast the largest
boreal forest on
Earth.
Russia
What type of tree
dominates the
boreal biome.
Coniferous
What major
adaptation allows
plants to survive in
the area.
Waxy needle like
leaves.
What is the name
of the ribbons of
ionized energy in
this biome sky.
Aurora Borealis
What is the name
of the oldest
Redwood.
General Sherman
What is the cutting,
clearing, and
removal of
rainforest?
Deforestation
What adaptation
allows tropical
plants to shed
unneeded water?
Drip tip/thin
smooth bark
What type of variant
forest is found in and
along river
mouths/deltas?
Mangroves!
What is the name of
the ribbons of light
found in the Antarctic
sky?
Aurora Australis
Make your wager
Describe all of the
consequences for a
food web if the
secondary consumer is
removed?
Final Question