BIO 200 Study Guide - Final Guide: Oxpecker, Krakatoa, Mollusca
16 Dec 2016
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Difference between rising and sinking air (warmth of air) As cold dry air sinks, atmospheric pressure increases. Adiabatic cooling increasing in altitude lowers temperature (hawaii example) Air comes down again, getting warmer creating deserts. Fundamental niche entire area that species can inhabit. Realized niche what area the species actually inhabit (due to competition) Know the whittaker plot x axis is temperature (rain temp decreases going right: since temp decrease on x axis, coldest with least amount of precip. Everything in the middle have avg precip and temp. Amazon, humid rains a lot, higher up and closer to the left y aixis is rainfall : freq. of fire. Anything that effects precip and temp that can occur in area. 8-12: know characteristic and names of certain biomes. Ephitps plants lack true root system and grow on top of other plants and tree. Allows species to survive and coexist without competing with one another. Many resources = little stress: niches overlap.
