Los oceanos Introduccion Un nombre mas apropiado para nuestro planeta pudo haber sido planeta ‘Oceano’. Nuestro planeta cuenta con diversidad de biomas; un bioma es una gran region en la superficie del planeta, en esta region existen comunidades de animales y plantas distintivas que se encuentran adaptadas a las condiciones climaticas y ambientales existentes en la region. Un ejemplo de un bioma son los desiertos, aquí los animales estan adaptados a sus altas temperaturas y escasez de agua
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Biodiversity a.Biodiversity- is the degree of variation of life. It is a measure of the variety of organisms present in different ecosystems. This can refer to genetic variation, ecosystem variation, or species variation (number of species) within an area, biome, or planet. Terrestrial biodiversity tends to be highest near the equator, which seems to be the result of the warm climate and high primary productivity. Biodiversity is not distributed evenly on Earth. It is the richest in the tropics. Marine biodiversity
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1/15/12 Forensics Per. 2 Rattlesnake Venom The venom from the common western diamondback rattlesnake is a Hemorrhagic toxin. The toxin is produced within the snake and then injected through the fangs into its victims blood stream. This toxin is usually quite potent and has a complex chemical composition to it. The snake’s venom is quick acting so it proves quite dangerous to human health. The common rattlesnake venom is made up of combinations of proteins that range from hemotoxins, which
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offered 160 acres of free land. The Great Plains is no more than a huge, flat, plateau that has a very wide variety of weather; cold and harsh winters, and very hot and humid summers. Furthermore, as grasslands are among one of the least protected biomes, there are often very strong winds. With all these new conditions, I had some trouble adjusting to my new home. For example, there were no trees on this dry land, so I was forced to make my house out of sod instead of wood. Although the sod house
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What is a place where it can be over 100° during the day, but at night can be below freezing cold? That is the Sahara desert, the biggest desert in the world! The desert is full of fun abiotic factors. Like animals and plants and weather oh my! Do you want to relax with no sound, this is the place to be. Plants Plants can be rare in some parts of the Sahara Desert, but there are a lot of plants. Like the cactus it can contain water and has shallow roots thats why it can survive in the arid
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Geographic Range Found in most of sub-Saharan Africa Habitat Rainbow lizards can occupy urban, suburban and wild areas that supply enough vegetation for reproduction and insects for food. Terrestrial Biomes: desert or dune , savanna or grassland , forest ,rainforest , scrub forest , mountains . Physical Description The agama lizard is characterized by its whitish underside, buff brown back limbs and tail with a slightly lighter stripe down the middle and six to seven dark patches to the
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destruction. The term biodiversity hotspot specifically refers to 25 biologically rich areas around the world that have lost at least 70 percent of their original habitat. Biomass- The total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume. Biome- A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra. Buy-back- The buying back of goods by the original seller. A form of borrowing in which shares or bonds are sold with an agreement to repurchase
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of 200 cm of rainfall and an average yearly high of 400 cm of rainfall; this combination create humid conditions under the trees and at ground level (Smith & Smith, 2009). Precipitation and temperature play a large role in this biome because they almost entirely determine what plants and animals are able to sustain life there. They also establish high levels of biodiversity within the forests, fostering the homes of many different species of trees and monkeys. Ultimately
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the human population a hundred and sixty years ago our atmosphere maintained a unique combination of chemicals. Absorbing the natural emissions from volcanic action and the life cycle, balancing the chemical composition providing a life sustaining biome. The atmosphere provides both life and protection to the ecosystems on the planet from the sun’s UV rays and a variety of debris from space. The atmosphere acts as a blanket working in a layering system to
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SC260 Introduction to Ecology 1. Describe global patterns of atmospheric heating and circulation.? The patterns of atmospheric heating and circulation occur through air movement, and typically happen through convection where there is energy transfer from the earth’s surface (Satoh, 2013). This process takes place because of unequal heating on the earth’s surface, which then influences precipitation patterns. Atmospheric circulation is the large-scale movement of air by which heat is distributed
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