FRST 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Thuja Plicata, Perennial Plant, Climax Community
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A: tropical, as it is 56% of world forest area. A: a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and. A: angiosperms (enclosed seeds, flowering) and gymnosperms (naked seeds, conifers). A: about 30% of the earth"s land surface. A: about 7% of the world"s forests are in bc: are more of the world"s forests in the temperate or tropical region? area, where are the tropics, what is a tree? leaves. A: a plant that lives for more than two years. A: able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. A: a plant that is green and has leaves year-round. A: a vegetative community dominated by trees and other woody perennials. A: slow decomposition rates in boreal, because breakdown of organic matter is slow, A: faster in temperate forest because it is warmer. A: inhospitable climate, low growth rates, difficult access in many parts of the zone,