'Dry climates' presentation slideshows

C limate

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Benefits

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Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Theory Unfolds

Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Theory Unfolds. Objectives. After reading, studying, and discussing Chapter 5, you should be able to: List the evidence that was used to support the continental drift hypothesis. Describe the theory of plate tectonics.

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Ch 10 Photoautotrophs-organisms that exist w/light as their energy source

Ch 10 Photoautotrophs-organisms that exist w/light as their energy source Chemoautotrophs-organisms that exist w/inorganic compounds as their energy source. Leaves are photosynthetic organism of plants Cells in the mesophyll tissues in the leaves contain many chloroplasts

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Chapter 7

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PLANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

PLANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS . its about .. An understanding of the ways individual plants and their physiology are impacted by different factors of the environment is an essential component in the design and management of cropping system

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Maintaining a Balance Topic 5: Temperature Regulation in Animals

Maintaining a Balance Topic 5: Temperature Regulation in Animals. Biology in Focus, HSC Course Glenda Childrawi , Margaret Robson and Stephanie Hollis. DOT POINT. Identify the broad range of temperatures over which life is found compared with the narrow limits for individual species

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Weathering

Weathering. Weathering is the process that produces change in the surface of rocks exposed to the atmosphere and/or hydrosphere. . Physical weathering is breaking rock by force. ex: hitting, scratching, cracking.

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Weathering

Weathering. Weathering is the process that produces change in the surface of rocks exposed to the atmosphere and/or hydrosphere. . Physical weathering is breaking rock by force. ex: hitting, scratching, cracking.

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World Climates

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Postmortem changes

Postmortem changes. Theeb Alkahatni. Thanatology. The scientific study of death, deathbed visions Death is the transition of life, not the extinction. Biologically, organs and tissues die at different rate The cause of death, injury or disease resulting in death

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Stomatal Conductance and Porometry

Stomatal Conductance and Porometry. Theory and Measurement. Stomatal conductance. Describes gas diffusion through plant stomata Plants regulate stomatal aperture in response to environmental conditions Described as either a conductance or resistance Conductance is reciprocal of resistance

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Photosynthesis- conversion of light energy to chemical energy Where does it occur

Photosynthesis- conversion of light energy to chemical energy Where does it occur What are the pathways What are the adaptations to hot, dry climates. Autotrophs require only CO 2 , water and light (Where does the CO 2 come from?) Terrestrial plants Algae Some protists (e.g., Euglena )

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Amphibians and Reptiles

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Chapter 8

Chapter 8. Population Migration. Nature of Migration. What causes people to migrate? Push factors cause people to leave the places where they live. Low wages, shortages of food, political persecution, etc. Pull factors attract people to new places.

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Alternative Pathways: C3, C4 and CAM

Alternative Pathways: C3, C4 and CAM. Photosynthesis Quest Number 3 Monkemeier CP Biology 2011. Carbon Fixation. The incorporation of carbon dioxide into organic compounds is known as carbon fixation.

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Adaptation for survival

Environmental change . Competition in animals and plants . Adaptation for survival . Adapt and survive . Adaptation in animals . Adaptation in plants . Adapt and survive . Living organisms need to survive and reproduce Plants need : light, carbon dioxide, water, oxygen, nutrients

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Class 11a: Climate

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Plant Types and names

Plant Types and names . By Elizabeth Weir . Decora Rubber plants. Fiscus Elastica Decora is the Latin name for the decora rubber plant This plant is a evergreen shrub The foliage colors are dark green and red to burgundy

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Physical Geography of South Asia

Physical Geography of South Asia. Landform Regions of South Asia. Himalayas The Ganges River Basin The Indus River Basin The Deccan Plateau. Climates. Monsoons to the South and East; season heavy rainfall. Dry climates to the west (in Pakistan).

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