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Chapter 56.4, Problem 8LO
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To define: Biogeography and briefly describe Wallace’s biogeographic realms.
Introduction: A biome is a large distinct ecological community of plants and animals living together in a particular climate. It is a level of organization between the landscape and biosphere. It is the largest geographical biotic unit and not only composed the climax vegetation, but also includes associated successional communities, fauna, persistent subclimax communities, and soil.
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Ch. 56.1 - Define biome and briefly describe the nine major...Ch. 56.1 - Describe at least one human effect on each of the...Ch. 56.1 - What climate and soil factors produce the major...Ch. 56.1 - What representative organisms are found in each of...Ch. 56.1 - How does tundra compare to desert? How does...Ch. 56.2 - Explain the important environmental factors that...Ch. 56.2 - Prob. 4LOCh. 56.2 - Briefly describe the various freshwater,...Ch. 56.2 - Describe at least one human effect on each of the...Ch. 56.2 - Prob. 1C
Ch. 56.2 - Prob. 2CCh. 56.2 - How do you distinguish between freshwater wetlands...Ch. 56.2 - Prob. 4CCh. 56.2 - Which aquatic ecosystem is often compared to...Ch. 56.3 - Prob. 7LOCh. 56.3 - Prob. 1CCh. 56.4 - Prob. 8LOCh. 56.4 - Prob. 1CCh. 56.4 - Prob. 2CCh. 56 - The northernmost biome, known as __________,...Ch. 56 - Forests of the northeastern and middle Atlantic...Ch. 56 - The deepest, richest soil in the world occurs in...Ch. 56 - This biome, with its thicket of evergreen shrubs...Ch. 56 - This biome is a tropical grassland interspersed...Ch. 56 - This biome has the greatest species richness, (a)...Ch. 56 - Prob. 7TYUCh. 56 - Emergent vegetation grows in the __________ zone...Ch. 56 - The _______________ is open ocean from the...Ch. 56 - The transition zone where two ecosystems or biomes...Ch. 56 - Which biogeographic realm has been separated from...Ch. 56 - INTERPRET DATA Develop a hypothesis to explain why...Ch. 56 - INTERPRET DATA Examine Figure 56-1. What is the...Ch. 56 - INTERPRET DATA Examine Figure 56-24. How many of...Ch. 56 - PREDICT What would happen to the organisms in a...Ch. 56 - EVOLUTION LINK When a black-tailed prairie dog or...Ch. 56 - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY Imagine that you...
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