BIOL 2903- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 31 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Lichens allowed buildup to occur: colourful stuff on rocks-lichens, story of succession, frozen water falls, makes rocks very smooth. Low and flat: 0-60 metres above sea level (asl), 0 elevation would be in the coast, highest part of tundra would be back in the treeline. Lakes are habitats for animals: a lot of ducks, scaup diving ducks, 2 kinds, seaducks called scoters diving ducks feed on crustation on rocks. Lots of geese, more geese now than before, including canada goose, and snow goose comes in. Bc freeze-tolerant, freeze and croak: half of (cid:272)anada"s rivers (cid:894)fw(cid:895) drain into hudson (cid:271)ay-winisk river, rivers are fresh water, hudson bay- arctic ocean-salt water, all these rivers carrying fresh water in. In tundra zone no decomposition , moss gets thicker: soil that grows from plants peatland-organic soil, pesticide free tomatos- organic. Cold hardiness , some trees tolerate -80 c: ferns growing, 2.
