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Ecology Part 1 - Coggle Diagram
Ecology Part 1
Ecology and the Biosphere
Earth's Climate
Climate
The long-term prevailing weather conditions at a given place
Microclimate
Climate patterns on a very fine scale, such as the specific climatic conditions underneath a log
Earth is at a tilt of 23.5
Seasons
December Solstice
The Northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun, shortest day and longest night. The Southern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun with the longest day and shortest night.
September Equinox
Equator faces the sun, poles don't tilt toward sun, 12 hours of daylight and darkness
March Equinox
Equator faces the sun, poles don't tilt toward sun, 12 hours of daylight and darkness
June Solstice
The Northern hemisphere tilts towards the sun, shortest night and longest day. The Southern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun with the longest night and shortest day.
Terrestrial Biomes
Biomes
Any of the world’s major ecosystem types, often classified according to the predominant vegetation for terrestrial biomes and the physical environment for aquatic biomes and characterized by adaptations of organisms to that particular environment
Climograph
A plot of the temperature and precipitation in a particular region
Tropical Forest
Equator
Very Wet
Hot
Jungle like vegetation
Diverse animals and bugs
Temperate Grassland
Seasons
Grasses
Seasonal
Lots of birds, rodents, and herbivores
30-60 range in middle of continents
Northern Coniferous Forest
Cold
Seasonal
Large animals & smaller pests
60 North or South
Conifers
Chaparral
Season, more warm then cold
Grasslands & Shrubs
Wet & Dry
Large predators & lots of herbivores
Dry for parts and wet for parts
Temperate Grasslands
Seasons
Broadleaf Trees
Fairly wet
Mix of insects & birds
30-60 plenty of rain
Savanna
Warm
Grasses & Shrubs
Wet & Dry
Large predators & lots of herbivores
Between Desert & Grassland
Tundra
Cold
Low growing, cold resistant plants
Fairly Dry
Not a lot of animals
Poles
Desert
Hot
Very Dry
No Plants
Few animals, reptiles, insects
30-60 from equator
Aquatic Biomes
Estuaries
Wetlands that are fresh and saltwater
Streams/Rivers
Flowing, Freshwater
Wetlands
Edges of bodies of water, freshwater, swampy
Lakes
Inland, Freshwater
Intertidal Zones
Aquatic area, rocky tides
Ocean Pelagic Zones
Deep water
Coral Reefs
Photic Zone, Offshore
Marine Benthic Zones
Bottom of the Ocean
Animal Behavior