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3. BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land • Terrestrial Biomes • Characterized by dominant ____________… largely influenced by… • What explains geographic variation in climate? ? • Earth’s… How does temperature AND day length vary here at NNU from season to season? ?

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7. BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land • Climate diagrams help summarize important information about a site. • What variables are represented on each of the axes? ?

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11. BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land • Soil is another very important factor that influences what type of vegetation is dominant at a site • Where does soil come from? • What are the component parts of soil? • How do they differ from place to place? ? ? ?

12. BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land • Soil is the consequence of … • Weathering…

13. BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land Compare dirt samples! • Parent material is the ______________________material from which the soil is formed… • Soils distinguished by their physical and chemical properties including: • ______ = 0.05 – 2mm______ = 0.002 – 0.05mm______ = <0.002mm

14. BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land • Ion exchange is important to soil _______________…

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16. BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life on Land Working in pairs, match the climate graphs and the biome distribution maps to the biome types listed below… • Temperate Forests • Boreal Forests • Tropical Rain Forest • Tropical Savanna • Desert • Temperate Grasslands • Mediterranean Woodlund/Shrubland/Scrub • Tropical Dry Forest • Tundra

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